Outsourcing vs hiring in-house
For many US companies, a minimal expert outsourcing pod ships sooner than recruiting a full product team.
Hire in-house when
- Software is your core product forever and you need deep tribal knowledge on payroll
- You already have strong engineering management
- You can wait through recruiting cycles
Outsource with TreeHex when
- You need an MVP, AI feature, or ops platform in weeks/months — not next hiring season
- You want seniors, not a crowd of juniors to manage
- You still want a US company counterpart and clear ownership