Finding a developer
Looking for a developer? Read this before you hire one
Every year, founders lose months and savings to the same story: a developer who interviewed well, billed hourly, and delivered something unfinished. If you are searching for someone to build your software, here is the honest landscape and a safer alternative.
The three ways people usually hire, and their risks
Freelancers can be talented, but you are hiring one person's availability, honesty and staying power. Agencies bring teams, but also account managers, change requests and invoices that grow. Technical co-founders cost equity and are hard to find when you need one.
None of these are wrong for everyone. But all of them ask a non-technical founder to judge technical work they cannot see, which is the root of most hiring disasters.
- Freelancers: lower cost, high variance, single point of failure
- Agencies: more capacity, open-ended billing, slow timelines
- Co-founders: no cash cost, but equity, search time and alignment risk
What to demand from anyone who builds for you
However you proceed, four protections remove most of the risk: a fixed written scope before work begins, a fixed price attached to that scope, accounts and code in your name from day one, and a handover that includes being taught to use what you bought.
If a developer or agency cannot agree to those four things, ask yourself why.
The done-for-you alternative
Paramount Profits exists for founders who would rather skip the hiring gamble entirely. You bring the idea and the customer knowledge. We scope the first version with you, build it in 14 days at a fixed $9,997 USD, and hand it over completely: code, accounts, training, hosting and 30 days of fixes included.
You start with a free 2-minute Fit Check, not a sales call. If your idea does not fit a scoped build, we tell you before you spend anything.
Common questions
Is it better to hire a freelancer or use a done-for-you service?
It depends on your budget and risk tolerance. Freelancers can be cheaper but carry delivery and continuity risk you must manage yourself. A done-for-you build costs more up front but fixes the scope, price and ownership in writing before work begins.
How do I judge developers when I am not technical?
Judge the process, not the code: written scope, fixed price, your-name ownership of accounts, and a proper handover. These are promises any honest builder can make, and you do not need technical knowledge to verify them.
What does your service cost compared to hiring?
Our MVP build is a fixed $9,997 USD including the build, sales page, $500 ad spend, training, 12 months of standard hosting and 30 days of fixes. A freelancer might quote less per hour, but the total depends entirely on how the project goes.
Paramount Profits
Find out what your idea could become
Answer a few questions in the free Fit Check and we will show you honestly whether your idea fits a 14-day scoped build, and what your first version could look like.