I think the comment from Michael Schubert from Pivotal is spot on (http://bhargreaves.com/2010/03/hire-dev-shop-other-never/#comment-34 http://bhargreaves.com/2

I think the comment from Michael Schubert from Pivotal is spot on (http://bhargreaves.com/2010/03/hire-dev-shop-other-never/#comment-34 http://bhargreaves.com/2010/03/hire-dev-shop-other-never/#co...). When you're not sure about what you exactly want and need to quickly iterate on your idea, a good Agile Dev Shop is great. It allows you to limit your risks and not hire people you won't need...