Bringing in someone who doesn't have years of experience is going to bite you later on. (I say this from experience: I was co-founder of a tech company in '99 a

Bringing in someone who doesn't have years of experience is going to bite you later on. (I say this from experience: I was co-founder of a tech company in '99 and I simply didn't have the experience to build the foundation cleanly.) These folks can come in with half-cocked knowledge and leave you with a trail of misery later on. Leave the opportunity for hired guns the lead brings in. The lead needs to be experienced.