I can say, as a seasoned web apps outsourcing contractor, there are two sides of the medal. The bright side: clients usually come to me with just an idea, plan

I can say, as a seasoned web apps outsourcing contractor, there are two sides of the medal. The bright side: clients usually come to me with just an idea, plan or sketches, almost all of my projects were built from the ground up, I totally technically owned them. This is a delight for any coder (and I code a lot, not just manage the team). The dark side: many startups and green business ventures fail, and the failure rate is around 80%, even larger in the longer run. And I do the apps from the ground up, nurture them.. but sometimes I feel myself a gravedigger.. out of any 10 projects maybe 2 or three are still there after a couple of years.