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Before you book that call, read this.
Working with a new team can feel risky, especially when you’re moving fast.
So we put this page together to explain how we work, what we charge, who we’re a good fit for, and what happens after you reach out.
Questions founders ask
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Pricing, process, team setup, communication, ownership, timelines, and what it actually feels like to work with us.
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Determining a fit
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What kind of companies do you work with?
Mostly B2B tech companies across SaaS, AI, fintech, web3, consumer platforms, and mobile apps.
We’re usually a good fit for funded startups, growing product teams, and companies that need brand, product, design, and build to move together.
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What kind of companies do you work with?
Mostly B2B tech companies across SaaS, AI, fintech, web3, consumer platforms, and mobile apps.
We’re usually a good fit for funded startups, growing product teams, and companies that need brand, product, design, and build to move together.
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What makes a good client fit for DesignMe?
We’re a good fit for funded startups, SaaS companies, AI products, fast-moving teams, and product-led companies that need senior help across brand, product, website, or build.
Usually that means you’re launching something new, redesigning a product, improving your website, preparing for a raise, scaling your marketing site, or trying to make your brand and product feel more mature.
We’re not the best fit for tiny one-off tasks or teams looking for the cheapest possible execution.
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What makes a good client fit for DesignMe?
We’re a good fit for funded startups, SaaS companies, AI products, fast-moving teams, and product-led companies that need senior help across brand, product, website, or build.
Usually that means you’re launching something new, redesigning a product, improving your website, preparing for a raise, scaling your marketing site, or trying to make your brand and product feel more mature.
We’re not the best fit for tiny one-off tasks or teams looking for the cheapest possible execution.
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Who is DesignMe not a good fit for?
We’re probably not the right fit if you need a tiny one-off task, the cheapest possible execution, or a team that just says yes to everything.
We work best with teams that have a real business reason behind the work and enough trust to let us bring senior thinking to the table.
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Who is DesignMe not a good fit for?
We’re probably not the right fit if you need a tiny one-off task, the cheapest possible execution, or a team that just says yes to everything.
We work best with teams that have a real business reason behind the work and enough trust to let us bring senior thinking to the table.
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What makes DesignMe different?
We sit between a design studio, product team, and build partner.
That means we can help with taste, strategy, UX, UI, websites, development, mobile apps, backend, motion, AI workflows, and launch support without splitting the work across five different teams.
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What makes DesignMe different?
We sit between a design studio, product team, and build partner.
That means we can help with taste, strategy, UX, UI, websites, development, mobile apps, backend, motion, AI workflows, and launch support without splitting the work across five different teams.
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Why not just hire freelancers?
Freelancers can be great for isolated tasks.
But if you need brand, product, website, motion, development, and project management working together, managing separate people can get messy fast.
DesignMe gives you one team with shared context, one standard, and less back-and-forth.
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Why not just hire freelancers?
Freelancers can be great for isolated tasks.
But if you need brand, product, website, motion, development, and project management working together, managing separate people can get messy fast.
DesignMe gives you one team with shared context, one standard, and less back-and-forth.
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Why not hire full-time?
You should hire full-time if you need the same role every day for years.
But hiring senior people takes time. With us, you can bring in a flexible team across multiple disciplines without building the whole department internally.
A lot of clients use us to move faster while they grow their in-house team.
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Why not hire full-time?
You should hire full-time if you need the same role every day for years.
But hiring senior people takes time. With us, you can bring in a flexible team across multiple disciplines without building the whole department internally.
A lot of clients use us to move faster while they grow their in-house team.
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What happens after I book a call?
We’ll review what you send before the call.
Then we’ll talk through what you’re building, fixing, redesigning, or launching. If we’re a fit, we’ll suggest the best next step: retainer, project scope, audit, sprint, or proposal.
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What happens after I book a call?
We’ll review what you send before the call.
Then we’ll talk through what you’re building, fixing, redesigning, or launching. If we’re a fit, we’ll suggest the best next step: retainer, project scope, audit, sprint, or proposal.
Scope
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What do you actually help with?
We help with brand identity, websites, product design, web apps, mobile apps, frontend, backend logic, APIs, infrastructure, motion, pitch decks, AI workflows, and messy MVP cleanup.
Some clients hire us for one clear project. Others work with us as their ongoing design and build team.
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What do you actually help with?
We help with brand identity, websites, product design, web apps, mobile apps, frontend, backend logic, APIs, infrastructure, motion, pitch decks, AI workflows, and messy MVP cleanup.
Some clients hire us for one clear project. Others work with us as their ongoing design and build team.
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Do you design only, or can you also build?
We can do both.
We work across Webflow, Framer, frontend, full-stack development, mobile app builds, backend logic, APIs, infrastructure, AI workflows, and QA.
If you only need design, that’s fine. If you need us to build too, we can take it further.
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Do you design only, or can you also build?
We can do both.
We work across Webflow, Framer, frontend, full-stack development, mobile app builds, backend logic, APIs, infrastructure, AI workflows, and QA.
If you only need design, that’s fine. If you need us to build too, we can take it further.
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Can you help with product strategy and UX, not just UI?
Yes. We help with user flows, UX, product structure, dashboards, onboarding, mobile apps, web apps, design systems, and product iteration.
The goal is not just to make the interface look better. It has to make more sense for users and the business.
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Can you help with product strategy and UX, not just UI?
Yes. We help with user flows, UX, product structure, dashboards, onboarding, mobile apps, web apps, design systems, and product iteration.
The goal is not just to make the interface look better. It has to make more sense for users and the business.
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Can you handle brand, product, and website together?
Yes, and that’s usually where we’re strongest.
A brand, website, and product should feel like the same company. We help connect the positioning, visuals, UX, motion, and build so the whole experience feels more mature.
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Can you handle brand, product, and website together?
Yes, and that’s usually where we’re strongest.
A brand, website, and product should feel like the same company. We help connect the positioning, visuals, UX, motion, and build so the whole experience feels more mature.
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Can you help with AI workflows or vibe-coded MVPs?
Yes, and this is becoming a bigger part of what we do.
If you have a rough prototype, AI-generated product, messy MVP, or vibe-coded build, we can help improve the UX, clean up the UI, rebuild the frontend, connect backend logic, and turn it into something more serious.
AI helps you start fast. We help make it good.
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Can you help with AI workflows or vibe-coded MVPs?
Yes, and this is becoming a bigger part of what we do.
If you have a rough prototype, AI-generated product, messy MVP, or vibe-coded build, we can help improve the UX, clean up the UI, rebuild the frontend, connect backend logic, and turn it into something more serious.
AI helps you start fast. We help make it good.
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What if we already have developers?
Great. We can design for your dev team, prepare clean handoffs, join review calls, support implementation, or work alongside them.
We’re used to collaborating with technical teams and making sure the design can actually be built.
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What if we already have developers?
Great. We can design for your dev team, prepare clean handoffs, join review calls, support implementation, or work alongside them.
We’re used to collaborating with technical teams and making sure the design can actually be built.
Pricing
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How much do you charge?
Most monthly sprint partnerships start around $8k–$12k/month for focused senior work.
If the scope includes multiple workstreams, development, mobile apps, backend logic, motion, AI workflows, or heavier senior involvement, the monthly investment increases based on what needs to ship.
We’ll always scope it around the value of the work, the team required, and the clearest path to momentum, not random hours or unlimited task requests.
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How much do you charge?
Most monthly sprint partnerships start around $8k–$12k/month for focused senior work.
If the scope includes multiple workstreams, development, mobile apps, backend logic, motion, AI workflows, or heavier senior involvement, the monthly investment increases based on what needs to ship.
We’ll always scope it around the value of the work, the team required, and the clearest path to momentum, not random hours or unlimited task requests.
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How do your monthly engagements work?
We work in monthly sprints, not an unlimited task queue.
At the start of each month, we agree on the highest-value priority, define what needs to ship, and assign the right team around it.
That might be a homepage redesign, product flow, landing page system, design system, mobile app work, development sprint, or a launch video for the new feature we've just helped you design or build.
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How do your monthly engagements work?
We work in monthly sprints, not an unlimited task queue.
At the start of each month, we agree on the highest-value priority, define what needs to ship, and assign the right team around it.
That might be a homepage redesign, product flow, landing page system, design system, mobile app work, development sprint, or a launch video for the new feature we've just helped you design or build.
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Is this a design subscription?
Not in the usual sense.
We do work on a fixed monthly fee, but we don’t sell unlimited random requests or cheap task execution.
Each month is treated like a focused sprint with clear priorities, senior thinking, and deliverables that should move the business forward.
Think of it more like an embedded design and build partner, not a task subscription.
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Is this a design subscription?
Not in the usual sense.
We do work on a fixed monthly fee, but we don’t sell unlimited random requests or cheap task execution.
Each month is treated like a focused sprint with clear priorities, senior thinking, and deliverables that should move the business forward.
Think of it more like an embedded design and build partner, not a task subscription.
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Can we start small?
Yes. Sometimes the best first step is a website audit, product review, brand sprint, design direction, or smaller build phase before committing to a bigger engagement.
We’ll help you find the cleanest starting point.
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Can we start small?
Yes. Sometimes the best first step is a website audit, product review, brand sprint, design direction, or smaller build phase before committing to a bigger engagement.
We’ll help you find the cleanest starting point.
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What happens if we don’t use all our retainer time?
We try to plan work so the time is used well, but priorities can shift.
If something slows down on your side, we can usually adjust the plan, move focus to another area, or pause unused days for a limited time depending on the agreement.
The goal is not to burn hours. The goal is to keep momentum.
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What happens if we don’t use all our retainer time?
We try to plan work so the time is used well, but priorities can shift.
If something slows down on your side, we can usually adjust the plan, move focus to another area, or pause unused days for a limited time depending on the agreement.
The goal is not to burn hours. The goal is to keep momentum.
Team/process
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How many people will work on my project?
It depends on what you need.
A smaller project might include a senior designer and project manager. A bigger engagement can include design leads, brand, product, web, development, motion, QA, and strategy.
We don’t add people just to look impressive. We add people when the work needs them.
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How many people will work on my project?
It depends on what you need.
A smaller project might include a senior designer and project manager. A bigger engagement can include design leads, brand, product, web, development, motion, QA, and strategy.
We don’t add people just to look impressive. We add people when the work needs them.
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Who will I work with day to day?
You’ll usually have one main project lead or PM, plus the people doing the actual work.
Depending on the scope, that might include a designer, developer, motion designer, strategist, or creative lead.
The goal is simple: you always know who owns what and what’s moving next.
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Who will I work with day to day?
You’ll usually have one main project lead or PM, plus the people doing the actual work.
Depending on the scope, that might include a designer, developer, motion designer, strategist, or creative lead.
The goal is simple: you always know who owns what and what’s moving next.
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How do you communicate and manage work?
We usually work through Slack, Figma, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Framer, Webflow, or whatever setup your team already uses.
Depending on the engagement, we provide updates every 48h, several times per week, or daily, plus regular calls.
No mystery agency black box.
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How do you communicate and manage work?
We usually work through Slack, Figma, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Framer, Webflow, or whatever setup your team already uses.
Depending on the engagement, we provide updates every 48h, several times per week, or daily, plus regular calls.
No mystery agency black box.
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Can you work with our in-house team?
Yes. We often work with internal designers, marketers, founders, product teams, and developers.
Sometimes we lead the work. Sometimes we support your team. Sometimes we design while your developers build. Sometimes we handle the whole thing.
As long as ownership and feedback are clear, we’re flexible.
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Can you work with our in-house team?
Yes. We often work with internal designers, marketers, founders, product teams, and developers.
Sometimes we lead the work. Sometimes we support your team. Sometimes we design while your developers build. Sometimes we handle the whole thing.
As long as ownership and feedback are clear, we’re flexible.
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Can you work inside our tools?
Yes. We can work inside your Slack, Figma, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Monday, ClickUp, Framer, Webflow, or whatever your team already uses.
We don’t need to force you into our setup if your current workflow already works.
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Can you work inside our tools?
Yes. We can work inside your Slack, Figma, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Monday, ClickUp, Framer, Webflow, or whatever your team already uses.
We don’t need to force you into our setup if your current workflow already works.
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What do you need to start?
Usually we need a clear goal, access to the right materials, and the people who can make decisions.
Helpful materials include your website, product access, brand files, analytics, user feedback, roadmap, current designs, pitch deck, and competitor examples.
You don’t need everything perfectly prepared. We can help organize it during onboarding.
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What do you need to start?
Usually we need a clear goal, access to the right materials, and the people who can make decisions.
Helpful materials include your website, product access, brand files, analytics, user feedback, roadmap, current designs, pitch deck, and competitor examples.
You don’t need everything perfectly prepared. We can help organize it during onboarding.
Legal/ownership
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Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. We can sign an NDA before reviewing private materials, unreleased products, decks, internal tools, or roadmap details.
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Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. We can sign an NDA before reviewing private materials, unreleased products, decks, internal tools, or roadmap details.
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Do we own everything you design and build?
Yes, once invoices are paid, the agreed deliverables belong to you.
That can include Figma files, brand assets, source files, code, components, documentation, and other agreed project materials.
If third-party tools, fonts, templates, or licenses are involved, we’ll make that clear.
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Do we own everything you design and build?
Yes, once invoices are paid, the agreed deliverables belong to you.
That can include Figma files, brand assets, source files, code, components, documentation, and other agreed project materials.
If third-party tools, fonts, templates, or licenses are involved, we’ll make that clear.
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How do you handle third-party tools, fonts, or licenses?
If the project uses paid tools, fonts, templates, libraries, or external assets, we’ll clarify what’s included and what needs to be licensed separately.
No one likes surprise licensing issues later.
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How do you handle third-party tools, fonts, or licenses?
If the project uses paid tools, fonts, templates, libraries, or external assets, we’ll clarify what’s included and what needs to be licensed separately.
No one likes surprise licensing issues later.
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Can you work with sensitive or unreleased products?
Yes. We often work with early-stage products, unreleased features, fundraising materials, internal tools, and private roadmaps.
We can sign an NDA and keep the work private until you’re ready to share it.
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Can you work with sensitive or unreleased products?
Yes. We often work with early-stage products, unreleased features, fundraising materials, internal tools, and private roadmaps.
We can sign an NDA and keep the work private until you’re ready to share it.
Timelines
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How fast can you start?
Usually within a few days to a few weeks, depending on capacity and the scope.
If the project is urgent, we’ll tell you what’s realistic. Sometimes we can start with a smaller audit, sprint, or discovery phase while the full team setup is being planned.
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How fast can you start?
Usually within a few days to a few weeks, depending on capacity and the scope.
If the project is urgent, we’ll tell you what’s realistic. Sometimes we can start with a smaller audit, sprint, or discovery phase while the full team setup is being planned.
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How long does a typical project take?
It depends on the scope.
A focused landing page or brand sprint can take a few weeks. A bigger website, product redesign, mobile app, or full build can take a few months.
Ongoing retainers are better when the work is continuous or likely to evolve.
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How long does a typical project take?
It depends on the scope.
A focused landing page or brand sprint can take a few weeks. A bigger website, product redesign, mobile app, or full build can take a few months.
Ongoing retainers are better when the work is continuous or likely to evolve.
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What can slow a project down?
Usually unclear ownership, slow feedback, missing content, changing priorities, or too many people making decisions.
We can move quickly, but the best results happen when the right people are involved and feedback loops stay tight.
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What can slow a project down?
Usually unclear ownership, slow feedback, missing content, changing priorities, or too many people making decisions.
We can move quickly, but the best results happen when the right people are involved and feedback loops stay tight.
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Can you work on urgent launches?
Sometimes, yes, but it usually costs more.
If the timeline is tight, we’ll help you separate what needs to happen now from what can wait. We’d rather ship a focused first version well than pretend everything can be done perfectly overnight.
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Can you work on urgent launches?
Sometimes, yes, but it usually costs more.
If the timeline is tight, we’ll help you separate what needs to happen now from what can wait. We’d rather ship a focused first version well than pretend everything can be done perfectly overnight.
Luke
Adrian
Still got questions?
Send us some more context and we’ll tell you if we’re a fit.
Or email us ->
Luke
Adrian
Still got questions?
Send us some more context and we’ll tell you if we’re a fit.
Or email us ->
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We’ll help you map the right scope, team, timeline, and next steps.
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We’ll help you map the right scope, team,
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W1W 7LT London, United Kingdom
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Great Portland Street, W1W 7LT London, UK
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with one senior team.
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© Designme 2026. All rights reserved.
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Grunwaldzka 409,
80-309, Gdansk, Poland
Great Portland Street,
W1W 7LT London, United Kingdom
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Design, build, and scale with one senior team.
let's talk
send email
Founder-led. Senior-built.
Enterprise Partner
