bump. Almost by definition, a healthy startup cannot afford the best there is. But I think what Dru may be getting at is to get the best you need. A few year

bump. Almost by definition, a healthy startup cannot afford the best there is. But I think what Dru may be getting at is to get the best you need. A few years ago, I had a project that blew through 3 dozen developers over a 15 month period because everyone checked out okay until they started to code. Then they'd crack and say "Oh, this is beyond my abilities". Ultimately, we found two developers that did the project in no time (and whom we now treat as well as we possibly can). We were lucky. I suspect a lot of projects sink in the mire of mediocrity.