Global Business Professor’s latest Audio Interview, “Is Cost Driving the Automotive Industry to Outsource Software Development Globally?” features Steve Mezak is CEO of Accelerance, Inc., author of “Software without Borders” and “Outsource or Else!”, and a global software expert.
In the 8-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Mezak discusses and answers these questions:
- Is cost really the driving factor for software outsourcing?
- Is the technical expertise available for what the automotive industry needs?
- What are the challenges companies face?
- Where do you start if you want to explore the use of software outsourcing?
- What are key factors that play a part in software outsourcing rates?
- How does the automotive industry fit into software outsourcing?
Audio Interview Guest
Mr. Steve Mezak, CEO
Accelerance, Inc.
Email: smezak@accelerance.com
Phone: +1-650-472-3785
About Steve Mezak
Steve Mezak, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Accelerance – In this role, Mezak oversees Accelerance overall operations, drives strategy for business development and leads the cultivation and recruitment of international partner firms.
A technical entrepreneur and internationally recognized outsourcing expert and speaker, he has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry, moving from writing software code to facilitating and managing software development teams and budgets.
He came up with the Accelerance business idea based on his own experience working with an outsourced programming team in Russia in 1998. Then he realized there was no easy way to find qualified engineering firms overseas. He founded Accelerance in 2001 with the goal of helping clients find and select outsourced partner firms that best serve their technical needs and align with their corporate culture.
Mezak has spent the last 15 years traveling the globe and interviewing thousands of software development teams to build the Accelerance network of partner firms. Prior to Accelerance, he co-founded and served as CEO of SendOrder.com, Inc., a B2B e-commerce site. Before that, he served as vice president of Technical Services at Digital Market, Inc., an online marketplace for electronic parts that was acquired by Agile Software in 1999. He also co-founded and served as the director of engineering at Aspect Development, Inc., a B2B software development company that was acquired by i2 Technologies in 2000. Throughout his career, Mezak has guided hundreds of software and IT executives through the strategic advantages of outsourcing their software development.
He’s also the author of Software without Borders: A Step-By-Step Guide to Outsourcing Your Software Development and co-author of Outsource or Else. How a VP of Software Saved His Company.
