This reads like a how-to for killing your business... Consultant <embezzles $3M/Murders all office workers/Disappears without a trace> leaving MoronCorp in ban

This reads like a how-to for killing your business... Consultant <embezzles $3M/Murders all office workers/Disappears without a trace> leaving MoronCorp in bankruptcy with no one to continue developing their software. A balance is necessary. You need (at least a few) motivated employees with skin in the game. You need, at a minimum, a relationship with 1 consulting firm so you have somewhere to get overflow work done. You need a competent manager to oversee all this crap. <--- Most important part. Just 10 minutes to think about this shit shoots down the original article... PS: The business owners also have to understand the meaning of competent. Your brother's uncle-in-law's grandson is not necessarily your perfect developer because you can get him for $13 an hour. wuliwong++.