I’m a software engineer from Florida, is it possible to get big tech companies to outsource to me?
Like the title said, I’m a software engineer from Florida and I have a team of devs. I want to go after big companies in the valley, is it possible that companies will want to outsource to me?
Sounds like OP runs a bodyshop, extort work with lesser pay...
Not sure what that is supposed to mean, but either way, doesn’t sound helpful to me.
You can apply to remote positions. Or start over there then transfer to a remote position once you've proven your worth.
It’s not worth my time to relocate and possibly take a pay cut. There is lots of opportunity in general, but I was just wondering what’s if it’s possible. But thanks for weighing in. I appreciate it
if they really wanna outsource, why not outsource to even cheaper countries.
I was hoping that they wouldn’t really care where they outsource as long as it gets done.
Also, there a ton of consulting firms around. What's your selling point? Also, do you have your client network established already?
Aligning yourself to smaller digital marketing firms that have an in with the bigger companies, or aligning yourself with startup accelerators in non-tech hubs might be options to grow...
I have done the agencies, try to stay away from it, hard to find interesting work. The best lead come from LinkedIn and Upwork. The demand is clearly there. But I appreciate the suggestion
I was going to recommend Upwork as well. How do you find opportunities on LI?
A lot of big SV companies first need to approve you and your firm before they let their employees work with you. Maybe you should start with that first
Thanks. How would I go about doing that. Do you have any idea/pointers?
You’d have to find the right department and connection within it (could be Vendor Management, could be a director-level person in charge of a team, etc) that can help you get approved (if needed) with the initial contracts and NDAs out of the way. Before you do that though, it also depends on what you’re trying to position your agency to do... whether you want to act as more of a IT staff supplier or an IT vendor (or whatever else you think your agency would like to do). Advice here: make it crystal clear what your specialty is and don’t try to do too much. Once you’re approved, through a vendor site or a direct connection, you’ll need to find the right opportunities for your agency, some of which will require an RFQ (request for quote) and you’ll need to make a pitch on behalf of your agency to compete against other vendors/agencies and win the work. Another route after approval, is trying to build awareness of your agency within that company so teams that need you can reach out to you directly and since you’re an approved vendor, you’ll be better poised to start that work quickly. Here’s an example from Google: Supplier: https://www.google.com/corporate/suppliers/
Outsource what exactly?
Sorry for not being clear. Outsource maybe side projects / products or new project or any other kind of programming work.
Probably more likely to be hired than win a contract to build things.