Technology management is very crucial for the success of a high-tech firm, be it a venture-funded Silicon startup working on mobile-payment technology or a bootstrapped company launching the newest social commerce website.
In order to succeed, a hi-tech business needs to hire an experienced and proficient technology executive – but most can’t afford to pay for one. Most qualified candidates coming in as full-time VPs for engineering require salaries in six figures. In addition to that payroll cost, a typical search for a technology executive or a VP for engineering through an executive search firm can take six or more months and usually costs thousands of dollars in headhunting fees.
Now there is a feasible and affordable alternative for the traditional technology executive search: technology executive timesharing.
Yashpal Talreja, founder and president of the Technology Gurus, Inc., explains, “Outsourcing software development is not a new concept. Most technology companies now depend upon offshore software developers for their Web and mobile software development needs. This allows technology startups to run their operations in a lean manner. However, outsourcing software development management to a professional who works for you on a part-time or timesharing arrangement is a relatively new concept.”
He added, “An experienced technology executive working on a timesharing basis can help bridge the gap and meet technology management needs, regardless of whether the software development is done in-house or outsourced either locally or to an offshore development team. The pay-by-the-hours-needed model allows a hi-tech firm to run operations at a considerably lower cost.”
The Technology Gurus has an impressive clientele related to various industries, including ecommerce, healthcare, insurance, and specialty retails. Mr. Bruce Klickstein, former President of Meca Communications, a social networking and marketing company based in California which utilized the Technology Gurus’ services said, “Hiring the Technology Gurus for managing our Website development took a load off our mind as well as off our payroll. Outsourcing IT- and technology management–related tasks allowed us to focus on our business objectives and tasks without having to worry about making day-to-day technology management decisions.”
“Technology executive timesharing allowed us to continue to run lean operations” said Dr. Gerald W. Flanagan, CEO of CredentialedCARE Corp., apremier provider of long-term care HRMS and verification services “we outsource our development to an offshore team, but having an executive onsite was a great help in terms of contributing to company’s strategy and provide the bridge between the offshore software team and marketing and business development teams based in US.”
About the Technology Gurus
The Technology Gurus, Inc. is a boutique technology consulting company and a premier provider of technology executive timesharing services. The Technology Gurus team consists of highly qualified and experienced executives with experience in domains ranging from social networking, e-commerce, e-business, healthcare, HRMS, and specialty retail. They have prior experience in executive or senior management roles from well-known software and Internet companies, including Oracle, PeopleSoft, Sun Microsystems, Amazon.com, and startups.
The Technology Gurus was founded by Mr. Yashpal Talreja, who has served in executive or senior management roles at Oracle, Peoplesoft, Amazon.com, MessageGate, and Televoke. He isalso the founder of the Lean Agile Group and chairs the SDSIC Steering Committee for Health and Medical Information Systems. Mr. Talreja has a master’s degree in computer engineering from the University of California, Davis, and has a patent in mobile and Internet payments.
About CredentialedCARE Corporation
Founded by Dr. Gerald W. Flanagan, CredentialedCARE Corp. exists to elevate the transparency and accountability in the home care services industry. CredentialedCARE.com solves the problem created by the lack of reliable information about care providers. It serves as a vehicle to empower consumers (patients) to make informed decisions about specific home care providers by providing background verification checks on prospective health care employees. Membership in the CredentialedCARE Network gives providers a way to demonstrate their commitment to delivering high-quality care to consumers, helping them promote and grow their business.
