Latin MBA Staff Arbitrage

A strategy for hiring international operations talent, particularly focusing on Latin American MBA graduates and Filipino workers for various roles at significantly lower costs than US-based employees.

Key Points:

• Latin American MBA Talent:

  • Highly qualified operations staff with MBA backgrounds
  • Cost around $3k/month vs $12-15k/month in US
  • Often have consulting experience
  • 4-5x cost savings compared to US equivalents

• Philippines-based Staff for:

  • Customer service
  • Design
  • Data work
  • Marketing assistants

• Cost Benefits:

  • 4-5x more staff for same budget
  • Access to trained professionals
  • Similar quality work at fraction of US costs

• Implementation:

  • Use Shepherd.com platform to find and hire talent
  • Focus on operations roles that don't require US presence
  • Get same quality work while maintaining significant cost savings

• Roles That Work Well:

  • Operations support for COO
  • Developer positions
  • Marketing assistance
  • Customer service
  • Data analysis