There is a version of the development company selection process that goes something like this. Founder has an idea. Founder Googles "best mobile app development company." Founder sees a list of firms with impressive client logos, awards from publications they vaguely recognize, and case studies featuring brands that are household names. Founder assumes that if these companies are good enough for those brands, they are probably good enough for a startup at the early stage. Founder signs a contract and discovers three months later that being good enough for a large enterprise with a dedicated project team, a multi-year timeline, and an essentially unlimited revision budget is a completely different thing from being good enough for a founder who needs something real in their hands in the next few weeks. This happens constantly.…