Hiring internationally as an early-stage US startup: the first hire, classification, and where to hire.
Daivik GoelThe three ways to hire a Philippine virtual assistant, what each costs, and the classification line that decides whether yours is a contractor or an employee.
Daivik GoelHow practices staff billing, coding, and scribing abroad. Outsourcing vendors versus your own remote hire, the HIPAA line nobody explains, and what each costs.
Paulina LabaWrite a useful self-review with 24 sample answers for remote teams, a copyable template, and practical tips for documenting results across time zones.
Daivik GoelHow brokerages and property managers staff admin work abroad. VA agencies versus your own offshore hire, the license line nobody explains, and what each costs.
Daivik GoelHow law firms staff legal support work abroad. LPO vendors versus your own remote paralegal, the supervision rules, and what each option actually costs.
Daivik GoelWhat a US company collects from a contractor abroad. W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, why withholding is 0% or 30%, when the form expires, and what replaces the 1099.
Daivik GoelUS contractors cannot fill salaried roles. How construction firms hire remote estimators, BIM drafters, and project coordinators abroad, and what it costs.
Daivik GoelHiring one person in another country? The four real options at a headcount of one, what each costs per month, and when a $599 platform is overkill.
Daivik GoelWhat GST, LUT, and zero-rated mean on an Indian contractor invoice, why you should not be billed 18% IGST, and what your contractor needs from your payment.
Daivik GoelYour employee moved to another country. The real risks (payroll, PE, benefits), what tax authorities actually enforce, and the four fixes that work.
Daivik GoelA practical guide to hiring internationally from New York. Timezone overlap from Eastern time, where to hire for each role, and what it actually costs.
Daivik GoelWhere SF startups hire abroad and what it costs. Pacific-time overlap by region, EOR pricing for Latin America and Asia, and the trade-off for each role.
Daivik GoelEmployer statutory load, 13th month rules, notice periods, and EOR pricing for 25 hiring markets in one table, so you can compare countries before committing.