What kind of IT needs does a startup have? Usually whoever pays for or picks up or accepts delivery for the equipment ends up setting it up...

Email servers? Google Apps.

And the most important point - hackers are notorious for wanting control over their entire workstation. Admin rights for everything. I know I do.

Most startups have atleast one person who you can consider a hacker. They`ll do everything technical without a second thought - sometimes at the expense of their actual job...oh well