In this episode, a dear friend and colleague, Dean Denny, gave me the chance to share the origin story of Arcanys, how my own experiences played a role in shaping our culture, particularly our holistic wellness initiatives, and how it ultimately led to the addition of the Arcanys CrossFit Gym. This episode was first published on the Open Source Growth Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/building-high-performance-software-teams-and/id1469951099?i=1000632773850 Open Source Growth: Powerful SAAS Marketing Strategies with Dean Denny: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/open-source-g ..read more

In this episode of the Smarter Outsourcing Podcast, Fred welcomes Jon Darbyshire, a visionary leader and serial entrepreneur who's made a great impact in the world of business process management. Jon talks about SmartSuite's unconventional software outsourcing journey by cultivating remote-first collaboration across 6 distributed teams. 00:00 Intro 03:40 You started with a comprehensive product at SmartSuite instead of an MVP. How did this approach shape your go-to-market strategy and the company's growth trajectory? 08:01 How did you have enough confidence in your product's potential to for ..read more

A few months ago, Daniel invited me to talk about how culture, although not quite measurable, plays a significant role in the success and failure of a business. It was great being on the other side of the podcast fence, if you will. I loved having Daniel rack my brain a little bit about what culture means for Arcanys, and how it has evolved now that most of us are working remotely. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we have enjoyed recording it! This episode was first published on The Remote-Culture Podcast: https://www.remote-culture.com/1485994/11632390-1-helping-employees-feel-great-abo ..read more

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

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