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		hello_moto on Jan 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Software Millionaire Next Door Interesting. SaaS companies are typically either smaller (hence don't have large budgets) or prefer full-time software engineers. Would you mind, if you have time, to extrapolate why these companies prefer consultant/contractor or even a shop?

tptacek on Jan 6, 2013 [–]

If you can budget an FTE, you can budget a contractor. Lots of SAAS companies have hundreds of employees. I don't know how else to respond to this.

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