Comment by brk

I don't know why this comment is being modded down, this is a good idea (IMO). Maybe not always possible in every scenario, but worth considering.

I've been doing more things with mturk, elance, RAC, and so on lately. For a recent tradeshow we did I had someone on elance doing a short video production for me for $150. The money was a no-brainer and allowed to concentrate on other stuff. I also hired someone on elance (for $500) to write an xcode framework for me for an iPhone app idea. I could probably figure it out myself, but (I'm hoping) it will be easier and more efficient to get started in iPhone app programming by having someone more knowledgeable than I put together the basics so I can see how it's done. (Yes, I know there are a ton of xcode examples on line, I just wanted something specific that I could build off of).

Depending on the price/problem, outsourcing a solution might be an excellent use of time/resources, and may also teach you something new seeing how another person tackled the issue.