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[KevBurnsJr]

sometimes a startup can pump out an initial product quickly and cheaply that way.

Worked okay for ConnectBeam : http://connectbeam.com/

Outsourced their prototype to India on angel and debt, used the prototype as a proof of concept to get their Series A, then put together an in-house team to do it the right way (Struts/Hibernation/LDAP/etc).

Even hired a contractor (this guy) to do some high-gear grinding on the kludged UI just in time for their first beta shipments.

Even though the initial product was mostly trashed, it got their business from concept to sales. Quick.

[ericb → KevBurnsJr]

Agreed with your post, except where you called Struts "the right way" made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. :-)

[mattmaroon → KevBurnsJr]

Digg is of course the classic example. I know of one that I'm not at liberty to divulge in my sector.

Just seems like a bad idea to say that something is a bad idea when clearly it's worked out well.