[porlw]

Don't forget (and this applies to any outsourcing contract, anywhere in the world), the first people you encounter will be the A-grade talent.

Once the project kicks off the they will one-by-one be moved off to the next deal, and replaced with less experienced juniors and trainees.

You can try to contractually lock in particular people, but that's impossible to guarantee if the team is remote.

[penguinlinux]

I totally agree with this. This has happened at two places where I worked. We had to bring back development in house because once the project got started the main guys we talked to the first time where no where to be found.

[starter]

Thanks for the tip!