Everyone starts with no skills. Everyone can learn those skills, if: 1. They're motivated. 2. They're doing activities that lead to the right kind of learning

Everyone starts with no skills. Everyone can learn those skills, if: 1. They're motivated. 2. They're doing activities that lead to the right kind of learning. So if you can teach well (or learn how to teach well) and they're motivated, this is a problem that will be solved in time. The problem with a startup is that you're often on a tight deadline. The nice thing about a startup is that often software development's goal is learning (e.g. "are there any customers for this product?"), not building something that lasts, and so "quality" may not matter. So it's very hard to say in the abstract without understanding the constraints you're under and the company goals.