I try to work very closely with my contractors for this reason. If I dont see results or competence I bail before its too late. I think the lesson for your fr

I try to work very closely with my contractors for this reason. If I dont see results or competence I bail before its too late. I think the lesson for your friend is that they need technical people with ownership in the business. If your primary use is your App, you should be your own expert. IMO: Be a full stack developer at least once in your life. Maybe twice.