In this episode of Outsourcing Stories, Fred exchanges with Jin Zhu to share their insights on where Duet Inc. has been struggling before the company worked with Arcanys, how the partnership has fared and how far the team has grown so far. Duet Inc. is a Silicon Valley startup with a simple yet powerful software solution designed for transportation service providers to improve their productivity. 00:24 About Duet, Inc. 01:12 Arcanys team overview 02:00 Start of the collaboration with Arcanys 03:08 Arcanys' role in achieving strategic goals 04:35 Value comparison: California Vs. Philippines 0 ..read more

A few weeks ago, I was invited to Derek Gallimore's show, The Outsource Accelerator Podcast. Derek is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Outsource Accelerator, which he often describes as the 'Alibaba of outsourcing', providing the gateway for businesses to connect with outsourcing suppliers.  In early 2022, I sat with Derek to study how the pandemic changed the outsourcing landscape and how the supply and demand for software developers were evolving (you can find that episode in the show notes if you missed it). Of course, a lot has changed since then, and we're discussing how in t ..read more

Steve France, CEO of BloomLocal, sat down with Arcanys co-founder Frederic Joye to discuss his partnership with Arcanys, and how it propelled his startup company to build the software he needed — a scalable solution for small local florists to better market their online services. 0:00 Intro 0:43 What is BloomLocal? 3:06 Why did you pick Arcanys? 4:21 How did it start and when? 6:01 How is your team doing so far? 7:29 How does Arcanys senior architect help you? 9:01 What does your Arcanys team allow you to do? 10:14 Could you explain the benefits of the Arcanys work for equity program? 12:14 W ..read more

Discover how Koobani CEO Geoff Robinson partnering up with a passionate, tight-knit teamof Software Development experts from Arcanys has unlocked Koobani’s full potential and helped them reach spectacular growth—eventually becoming a market leader in the B2B Sales space. 0:00 Intro to “Outsourcing story of Koobani: A full suite of B2B solutions and provider of technology services” 6:19 How is the team working for you? 7:25 How is the attrition in your team? 9:27 Why Arcanys? 11:02 How is your team doing so far? 27:15 How and when did the collaboration start? 35:57 How would you say this colla ..read more

Albert founder & CEO Antoine Vatar explains how Arcanys’ technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and human-first approach were key to propelling their app to greater heights and improve on the work of a previous agency significantly. 0:00 Intro to “Outsourcing story of Albert: Driving employee engagement with a powerful white-label mobile app” 0:57 What is Albert? 3:32 Why did you decide to work with Arcanys? 6:06 How is your team doing so far? 9:37 What does your Arcanys team allow you to do? 12:15 How often did you visit the Arcanys team before the pandemic? 13:38 How the collabora ..read more

In this episode, Fred and Derek study how the pandemic changed the outsourcing landscape, the trends to watch in 2022, and how the job market and demand for software development professionals have evolved. 00:23 Intro  *Outsource Accelerator*  2:00 How Covid has initially impacted the outsourcing industry and Outsource Accelerator?  8:58 What is the biggest industry learning from the Ukraine crisis?  14:04 How do you see a post-Covid or "new normal" world for the outsourcing industry?  18:04 Any advice for companies looking at outsourcing right now?  *Arcanys*&n ..read more

What time is the right time to outsource? In this new episode of the Smarter Software Outsourcing show, we talk about what sparks the need for specialized support from an outsourced tech team, and the situations in which outsourcing becomes the best strategy. Specifically, we discuss: 00:35 Intro 01:29 Is there a good time (or a bad one) to consider outsourcing software development? 03:20 What makes companies want to outsource their software development or extend their development team? 03:52 1. Hiring the right IT talents takes time 04:31 2. By fast-tracking the digital transformation of ma ..read more

In this episode, we discuss what Arcanys believes are the key drivers that propel customer satisfaction in an offshore team services provider and client company relationship. These are the same guiding principles that have allowed us, as a company, to keep partnerships going, providing invaluable assistance to clients in various industries in our many years as a trusted outsourced software development services provider in the Philippines. Happy listening ..read more

Once you understand the process of getting the best value for money from an augmented team, what’s not to like? You are able to fill in the crucial ‘missing pieces’ in your core team while maximizing productivity and getting projects off the ground—and in a cost-effective manner, at that. But while it’s true that the right outsourcing partner is an invaluable asset to your business, approaching the extended team model with misaligned expectations and rushing into it unprepared can introduce substantial risks of failures, additional costs, and loss of time. So, what can you do? Well, I don’t h ..read more

With the rise of the global remote workforce and the resulting talent wars, employee poaching is a growing threat — especially in the technology world, where a lot of professionals say they’re continuously on the lookout for better career opportunities. So how do you keep your developers happy and make sure they are productive? Here are 7 ways to help you do that ..read more