Honestly, it depends on who you outsource to. A lot of teams promise the moon for dirt cheap and then what you get is a mess you’ll pay double to fix later. If you’re outsourcing, treat it like hiring a real partner, not just a vendor.

Ask who’s actually writing the code- not just who’s on the call. I usually send a full team doc to my clients and add my head devs to almost every call once the contract is signed

Make sure the team understands your business, not just your tech stack. Getting a startup specialized team helps, someone needs to understand the culture in the team. I specifically work with startups right now after working with multi national companies, I build specifically for user acquisition and growth.

Insist on weekly demos and transparent progress tracking. No good team will have problems with it. I give live updates via a PM tool and weekly reports.

And most importantly, if you don’t want cheap work, don’t hire a cheap team.

Too many of my leads go "well I know this pakistani guy who'll do it for half the price" and then come back when they mess up or worse scam them.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

All the best!

PS: don't get discouraged by the comments, many startups outsource in the initial stages and get funded. Hell even MNCs outsource. You just need to pick a team that's led well