The band analogy applies, or say a director/actor relationship. You shouldn't be telling them what to play, it's mutual collaboration. If they're designers, the

The band analogy applies, or say a director/actor relationship. You shouldn't be telling them what to play, it's mutual collaboration. If they're designers, they look at what the thing is supposed to do, what it's not doing right, and find a way to communicate that to the user. If they're business, they continually understand the product and figure a plan to sell it. Avoid the ones who are dragging their feet. There's many variations of this. Some are good at acting excited. Some bombard you with meetings. Some do what's expected, then stop, or worse, they find excuses why it's impossible. A discussion with them energizes you, and they're energized by you. It's like nuclear energy, there's a chain reaction between you. You can trust them to handle whatever needs handling.