Many entrepreneurs we meet frequently ask about the conundrum of how much to do yourself and how much to outsource. Fair questions, indeed.

Each way of looking at this issue comes with it's own set of thought processes:
Point:
"I'm starting out and simply can't be expected to be an expert on every facet of the business. I'll hire a consultant and try to be fluent on what they tell me."

My view: Whatever you lack in, it'll probably be more expensive in the end to try and untwist your best intentions and a professional should have been hired in the first place.

Counterpoint:
"I have the highest vested interest in my business, I know it inside out and I simply can't find other people who have the same fire as me."

My view: When you are crafting your company in it's early, formative stages, particularly when it's in the fundraising, marketing, PR, sales and product development, its important to wear most of the hats. When the company is as successful as you make it, you'll have a real leg up when it's time to turn it over to the pros. You'll be far more conversant in these aspects and the learning curve will have been straightened out.

You'll find that you'll indeed have to turn it over to the pros, either sooner and delegate the authority, or later, when you've reached the zenith of your own capabilities. In any event, there are professionals that have been through the wars with nearly every conceivable dilemma...choose your poison. Don't think you can do it all alone, statistics prove otherwise.