Depends on the startup and product. Assuming the product is software, not having technical talent and outsourcing means the quality of the code could suffer. Th

Depends on the startup and product. Assuming the product is software, not having technical talent and outsourcing means the quality of the code could suffer. The problem with this is if the company/product grows it can be harder to work with in the future. Even if one outsources, having someone doing reviews, QAing the code being introduced and setting guidelines on what’s production quality code is a good thing. This could also be outsourced to someone else though. Doesn’t have to be a founder.