Embed, Don't Outsource: Building Effective Development Partnerships in Edtech

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This week we have a guest article written by Sha-Mayn Teh (ex-Googler & former Engineering Director at TeachersPayTeachers) and Yu Chen (ex-Google sales and product leader), the co-founders of Potluck Tech. Potluck Tech offers fractional CTO/CPO services in combination with outsourced end-to-end development. This article draws from the authors’ extensive experience building software, working with dev shops, and angel investing in startups. In the current era of AI-fueled “micro-companies” and lean technical teams, Edtech companies are increasingly turning to outsourced software development…

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