Hiring guides

6 pages in this section. Each one opens with a short answer, goes deeper, says where the advice does not apply, and ends with the questions people ask next. Written by Sachin Sharma. See the editorial policy.

Read these when you are about to hire. Each gives a checklist you can tick, the proof worth asking for, and the red flags that mean walk away. The list works for any developer, including me.

• 01Hire a developer as a non-technical founder: how it worksHire a developer as a non-technical founder: clear milestones, code ownership, and direct communication. An 8-week MVP costs ₹3 to 5 lakh.
• 02Hire me for your clinic booking appDeveloper for a clinic booking app with me: how an engagement starts. Full code ownership, phased delivery in 3–4 months, and DPDP Act 2023 compliance.
• 03Hire me: developer for a coaching institute appBuild a custom coaching institute app with a developer directly. Get full code ownership, clear milestones, and no agency layers. Learn what you get and how.
• 04Hire me for your small business website: how it worksBuild your small business website in 4 to 8 weeks with fixed-scope delivery and full ownership. See what you get at each stage and how we work together.
• 05Hire me: Flutter developer for your first appHow an engagement with me works: what you get at each milestone and how we work together. IP-transfer paperwork is signed before any code is written.
• 06Hire a Next.js developer for your web productOwn everything built. Hire a Next.js developer for your web product: what you get, how long it takes, and how we work together.