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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

As talented as a programmer/web developer may be, it still takes at least SOME time to grasp the basic concept of what you are wanting to do. I would rather go for an established development company which can easily scale development team as project grows. Harry Kirby Wallace (2010-06-20) # I like #1. a foundation.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

I would add that having a business such as a web development contract service would bring in cash-flow allowing the main founders to keep alive and grow the vision and initial beta. During the last 2 years of building two startups with a massive development plan we at the same time built 400+ websites on a contract basis.