Startup Development
What Founders Should Check Before Hiring an App Developer
A startup does not just need a coder. It needs someone who can protect product velocity, architecture quality, and launch reliability.
Founders often evaluate developers by price or speed alone. That misses the bigger risk: whether the work will still make sense six months from now.
Questions worth asking
You want to understand how the developer thinks about architecture, backend flows, scaling, and long-term ownership.
• How do you structure the MVP for future changes?
• How do you handle backend, data, and security decisions?
• How do you approach launch and post-launch maintenance?
Warning signs to watch for
Be careful with promises that focus only on speed without discussing architecture, data, deployment, or maintenance tradeoffs.
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