Question 1

What does Paragon actually help with?

Accepted Answer

The full arc of building a product: brand and identity, product design, websites, full-stack engineering, motion, and go-to-market. One senior team covers all of it, so there are no handoffs between a design shop, a dev shop, and a marketing agency.

Question 2

Are you a design or development agency?

Accepted Answer

Both — and that's the point. Most teams are one or the other and hand off at the seam, which is where things break. We design and build with the same people, so what gets designed is what ships, in production code.

Question 3

Can you help with a new product from scratch?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's a lot of what we do. From a blank page we handle strategy, brand, product design, and a launch-ready build. Our MVP track takes a new product live in 8–12 weeks; on a retainer we can start smaller and grow it from there.

Question 4

What does it cost to work with Paragon?

Accepted Answer

Two ways in. Monthly retainers are $6,995/mo (Starter) and $11,990/mo (Studio) for ongoing design and build. Fixed projects are scoped up front — Brand and Landing Page at $10k, Website at $20k, MVP at $30k. No contracts, pause or cancel anytime.

Question 5

How fast can you start?

Accepted Answer

Immediately. Subscribe or book an intro call and your first request ships that week — first delivery averages 72 hours (24 on Studio). Fixed projects begin as soon as scope is set.

Question 6

How will we work together day to day?

Accepted Answer

Async by default. You add requests to a shared board, we deliver, you review — no standing meetings unless you want them. A dedicated PM keeps things moving and the team is reachable throughout; most feedback loops close within a day.

Question 7

Can you collaborate with our in-house team?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and it's a common setup. We plug into your stack and tools — Slack, GitHub, Figma, Linear — and take on the work your team can't get to or the parts that need senior design and engineering. We're additive, not a replacement.

Question 8

How many people work on my project?

Accepted Answer

A senior pod sized to the work — designers, engineers, and motion as needed, led by one PM. Starter runs a single active request through that team; Studio runs two workstreams in parallel. You work with the same people throughout, never a rotating cast.

Question 9

What if I don't have enough work every month?

Accepted Answer

Then pause. Billing stops and unused time carries over to when you're ready, so you're never paying for an idle month. For lighter or one-off needs, a fixed project is usually a better fit than a retainer.

Question 10

How is this different from hiring a freelancer?

Accepted Answer

A freelancer is one person with one skill. We're a senior team across design, engineering, and motion, backed by a PM and a real process — no single point of failure, no gaps when someone's booked or offline, and production-grade output rather than a one-off deliverable.

Question 11

Why not hire designers full-time?

Accepted Answer

Senior hires start around $130k each, take months to find, and one person still can't cover design, engineering, and motion. A subscription gives you that whole senior stack now — no recruiting cycle, no fixed overhead — and you pause or scale it as the work changes.

Question 12

Can you scale up if our project grows?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Move from Starter to Studio for a second parallel workstream, or add a fixed project alongside a retainer for a burst of scope. Changes take effect the next cycle, with no renegotiation.

Question 13

What happens when my subscription ends?

Accepted Answer

Everything is yours — files, code, and repositories, handed over clean with full ownership. You can pause and pick back up later with no penalty, or cancel outright effective the next cycle. No lock-in.

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