After some experience outsourcing through RAC, I've concluded that paying more for local developers and designers who buy into and understand your product and b

After some experience outsourcing through RAC, I've concluded that paying more for local developers and designers who buy into and understand your product and business model, speak the same language, and share your culture, is often worth it. Unless your product is extremely straightforward and doesn't need to be flexible in the future, there is a huge hidden cost when your developers aren't on the same page. In my experience, the result is far from "agile."