Thanks for all your comments - this post has certainly generated a bit of interest and there are some interesting ideas I'm going to have to consider. Although

Thanks for all your comments - this post has certainly generated a bit of interest and there are some interesting ideas I'm going to have to consider. Although 11 points (at 9:30 EST) is hardly justification for building the thing out. If I get to 50 maybe I would consider it. The funniest part is to see the comments coming from each end, the Dev person saying "I can get $100 per hour, why would I do it" versus the business person who counters "I can get it built for less than $20 per hour on ODesk". I think there is an opportunity here. It's not easy to find and manage an offshore resource, and there are not that many people who can justify paying $100 an hour.