Dear Lorrie, Hi !! I have never participated in this form of communication over internet and also this is the first time I am writing to somebody over a forum. But I am writing becoz I thought that I can be of some help to you. First of all, sub-contracting as an Idea itself is scary on thoeretical terms. I mean how can u give money, time and ur own work to somebody else to do. What if somebody sitting in Asia screws it off. That's is the question that pops up in the mind of anybody who is doing it for the first time. But when somebody, especially one who is sitting in America subcontracts a part or the whole of his work to some company in India and he gets amazing results both in terms of time and money..the experience is highly satisfying. I mean the results could be startling, believe me !! There is a very different work culture in India..especially the work-culture in software industry is very very different. I am talking in terms of India only because I am an Indian and I also have a good exposure to how a typical US company works becasue I am living in US for last 2 years and working for a matured US professinal company. I think there are a very very few chances that a US co. ever had a totally unsatisfying (disastrous) experience working with an Indian offshore setup. It worked perfectly when I sitting here worked for my Indian co, for an American co. It worked well when i was in Delhi a couple of years ago and worked for NEC Japan. And why won't it work well if u guys meet once after every major mile-stone is achieved and confidence is there. Everybody is a human and educated people are anyway on a sync. to start with !! Write to me if u want some more insight or any way I can be of some help to you. --Murty nmkmurty@hotmail.co