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    • Calculating the Total Cost of a Bad Hire (And How to Avoid It)

      When you make a bad hiring decision, what is the cost? Are you just out of the salary you spent? That’s what many leaders assume, but as is often the case, that cost is an underestimate. For technical, management, and executive roles, the real cost, when you factor in all the hidden damage, is estimated…

    • Your Product Roadmap Is Stalled: Here’s How to Get It Moving

      Does your engineering team seem lost? They are busy, everyone is working hard, but they are just walking in circles. Your roadmap, once a clear path to the destination, now feels like a wish list. That key feature is delayed. Again. Your competitors are finding their way to the market. Your sales team is restless….

    • 2026 Tech Salary Guide for Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, & Georgia

      Have you made the decision to hire remote employees for your tech company? We know that the hiring costs of brand-new software developers, engineers, and analysts is an important variable in the equation that can make or break a budget — and we know how important it is to remember the bottom line. So, how…

    • Your Hiring Process Is Too Slow: Here’s How to Fix It

      Are you in the middle of a hiring surge? Do you need to find talented software developers and engineers in a hurry? We all know that the hiring process can be slow and frustrating at times. It is not always easy to find individuals with the skills you need at your tech company that meet…

    • Build a Remote Dev Team on a Startup Budget

      Are you a tech startup that wants to build its own software development team? Are you working under tight budget constraints? The costs related to a startup can vary based on what type of business model you choose to employ — but for many startup companies, budget is a critical element of the equation. U.S.-based…

    • Building Your AI Team in Central Asia

      Are you a U.S.-based tech company that is building a team that supports Artificial Intelligence (AI) development? Are you working to develop your own AI applications? A remote development team may prove to be the solution for you and your company and Truss may be able to help you achieve your goals. The development of…

    • Beyond Latin America: Central Asia’s Stable Talent Pool

      For the last few years, Latin America has been the go-to answer for US companies looking to expand their tech teams. It made perfect sense. The time zone overlap was convenient. The cultural affinity felt strong. It seemed like the easy solution to the high costs and intense competition of the talent market in the…

    • How to Build an Efficient, Modern Development Process

      Your team is talented and busy, but does your product roadmap feel like it is stuck in mud? Deploying even simple features is terrifying and often causes new problems. Your engineers feel trapped, spending all their time fixing old code instead of building something new. The whole organization feels like it is running hard, but…

    • Hiring Fraud in India: How to Protect Your Company

      This is the new bait-and-switch you need to be aware of. A US company spends two months and thousands of dollars to hire a senior developer from India. The “bait” is a candidate with a perfect resume who aces every technical interview. Then comes the “switch.” He starts work, but deadlines are missed, and his…

    • How to Build a Custom AI Solution on a Startup Budget

      Does this sound familiar? You’re watching every competitor and every headline scream about the AI revolution. You know you need to get in the game, but when you look at the price of entry, the average salary for an AI engineer in the US now topping $290,000, it feels less like an opportunity and more…