My meaning is that those sites listed above are well designed because they need to be. A designer won't pay money to list their company on a crap template monst

My meaning is that those sites listed above are well designed because they need to be. A designer won't pay money to list their company on a crap template monster website that you code up in a weekend. Having a good-looking website is required for the MVP rather than 6 months down the track when the "idea" is proven. My point is that some sites/startups need to look highly polished from day 1, even before you launch.