If you hire a team to get the job done: 1. Make sure you do a bit of research: talk to past clients, meet with the team... 2. Trust your gut feeling when it co

If you hire a team to get the job done: 1. Make sure you do a bit of research: talk to past clients, meet with the team... 2. Trust your gut feeling when it comes to the team lead. Ultimately, the team will only be as good as their leaders. More importantly, if you're an early stage startup you should probably NOT hire an external team (and that's coming from a consultant). Find a technical co-founder and go through the grind of building it on your own.