disciple777
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Like the title reads, it seems companies are working with design agencies less and less in favor of an internal team as that agency process is quite annoying with meetings, estimations, and a scope which 99% of the times needs revision and additional costs.
Obviously having an internal product design team is better as you can communicate more efficiently and not worry about scope/contracts etc.
I'm sure some of you have heard of design agencies offering design as a subscription lately, and I don't want to come across as just self promotional here as I'm launching a "DaaS" model as well, but I genuinely believe it's been long due design agencies evolved their business model.
Why's it better in my view is that you can basically just subscribe and cancel without any contract commitment, like a SaaS, and submit any request to a task board (e.g. design for a landing page, branding, mobile app, or 3D/2D visuals and animation).
Hiring an internal team that does all that is a lot of $$$ compared to a sub. and takes a lot more time to find the right people.
Some of the pushback I've received is that it doesn't fully replace that connection you have a with a full time employee, but I believe it's a way for early stage companies to get their product designed quickly, and then bring on more design full time employees as they grow (as long as that DaaS service has experience with product design).
I'm open to feedback on my website as well (designotion), been in this industry for a long time and I quite believe in this new business model, but would like to better understand some of the barriers to entry for you as SaaS owners.
Obviously having an internal product design team is better as you can communicate more efficiently and not worry about scope/contracts etc.
I'm sure some of you have heard of design agencies offering design as a subscription lately, and I don't want to come across as just self promotional here as I'm launching a "DaaS" model as well, but I genuinely believe it's been long due design agencies evolved their business model.
Why's it better in my view is that you can basically just subscribe and cancel without any contract commitment, like a SaaS, and submit any request to a task board (e.g. design for a landing page, branding, mobile app, or 3D/2D visuals and animation).
Hiring an internal team that does all that is a lot of $$$ compared to a sub. and takes a lot more time to find the right people.
Some of the pushback I've received is that it doesn't fully replace that connection you have a with a full time employee, but I believe it's a way for early stage companies to get their product designed quickly, and then bring on more design full time employees as they grow (as long as that DaaS service has experience with product design).
I'm open to feedback on my website as well (designotion), been in this industry for a long time and I quite believe in this new business model, but would like to better understand some of the barriers to entry for you as SaaS owners.