Run your launch math.
Move the sliders to your situation. The left column is what doing it yourself really costs a Texas founder in year one.
What is your time worth per hour?
$150 / hr
What you’d bill, or what you’d earn doing document review instead.
$50$500
Hours you’d spend on DIY setup
120 hrs
Website, tool research, intake design, billing setup, trial and error. 100 to 200 hours is typical for a first-time founder.
40300
Monthly software budget
$250 / mo
$100$800
Year-one cost of doing it yourself
$21,000
…and it launches when you finish it.
Year-one cost, built and run for you
Discussed on your planning call
How these numbers work. Assumptions are conservative and editable. DIY hours based on typical first-time firm setup including research, configuration, and rework. No revenue projections are included, because we won’t sell you numbers we can’t stand behind.