Hi everyone, blog post author here. It appears that I may not have been as clear as I could have been: I'm not arguing against hiring designers. Nor am I argu

Hi everyone, blog post author here. It appears that I may not have been as clear as I could have been: I'm not arguing against hiring designers. Nor am I arguing against thinking about design, UI or how your app will look and work. I do hold the view, though, that hiring a designer when you're bootstrapping is a premature optimization.