For startups, the nearshore model is often the best compromise between speed, cost, and control. The point is that you don’t just “outsource the code,” but actually integrate external developers into your team, while retaining product decisions, roadmap, and business logic. This approach is described on the page nCube . In practice, it looks like this: you form a small team (for example, 2–4 developers + QA) that works in a close time zone, speaks English, and participates in your daily meetings. This is convenient for a startup because you can quickly scale up or, conversely, reduce the team without painful HR processes. You don’t lose control if you keep the role of Product Owner or Tech Lead. Nearshore is not about “handing over and forgetting,” but about working together on a product.
