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Re:How to Launch Your Startup Idea for Less than $5K by mikekarnj on Monday August 01, 2011 @02:19PM (#2833643)
We promised Ed Nacional we would never publicly release the rate but I can say that the the majority of the $5K was spent on both the brand identity and URL.

While I was going through the process of selecting a designer, I went through a very long list of portfolios and selected Ed who was an up-and-coming designer at the time. He's much more expensive today as his portfolio and design skills have matured.

Re:How to Launch Your Startup Idea for Less than $5K by bahman2000 on Tuesday August 02, 2011 @05:25AM (#2836512)
refreshing to see definitive idea selection and validation stages in your process. too much of the if-you-ship-it-they-will-come ideology on hn.

does the $5k price tag factor in the value of time you and your partner spent on this project? at the minimum you had to live somewhere and eat something...

Re:How to Launch Your Startup Idea for Less than $5K by sosuke on Monday August 01, 2011 @03:44PM (#2834037)
Damn I was hoping to hire him for that price range.