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I'm in a similar position, and usually turn to a designer friend that I've done business before (he's my "go to" guy for anything design related). That said, i

by senko 16y ago

I'm in a similar position, and usually turn to a designer friend that I've done business before (he's my "go to" guy for anything design related). That said, if you're just starting, you could just buy a design (from sites like http://themeforest.net/ http://themeforest.net/) and then tweak it according to your needs. The end result won't be the same as custom designed by a designer, but it can often be good enough for early iterations of the product/app/site.

calebamsden 16y ago
That's the direction I'm going in now, it just seems like I'd be able to get things done a lot faster with someone helping out on the front-end. Is it common for startups to have back-end devs also work on the front-end when they first start? Is it worth offering 20 or 30 percent, or is it better to just hack something together until you can afford to hire a designer?