Commissions

Not in the catalogue? Ask for it to be built.

LaunchStock sells things that already exist. When the thing you need does not, describe it instead — sellers who can build it will offer a price and a turnaround, and you choose one of them or none of them.

Free to post. You are not committed to anything until you accept an offer.

How it goes

  1. Step 1

    Describe what you need

    A short form: the problem you are solving, what it must do, what it does not need to do, your budget and when you need it. Fifteen minutes, and the more concrete it is the better the offers.

  2. Step 2

    We check it

    Briefs are reviewed before sellers see them, the same as listings. Usually within a day. If something is missing you get told exactly what, rather than silence.

  3. Step 3

    Sellers offer

    Each one sets their own price, turnaround and what they will hand over. You are emailed as they arrive. Nothing is committed and nothing is charged.

  4. Step 4

    You pick one, or none

    Compare what each seller will actually deliver. Accept one and it becomes a listing only you can see, which you buy through the ordinary checkout — or let the brief expire and walk away.

You pay the same way

Accepting an offer creates a listing only you can see. You buy it through the ordinary checkout, which means the same payment, the same receipt and the same 14-day refund terms as anything else here.

The money is held

The seller is not paid out the moment you pay. The funds are held until the work is delivered, so neither side is asked to go first on trust alone.

You decide who owns it

Ask for exclusive ownership and nobody else is ever sold it — it costs more, because the seller is giving up the right to sell the work again. Or take a licence, which is cheaper and the usual choice.

Worth knowing before you start

What does it cost to ask?
Nothing. Posting a brief is free and you are under no obligation to accept any offer. If none of them suit, let it close.
How long does it stay open?
Thirty days from when it goes on the board, then it stops taking offers on its own. You can withdraw it before that at any time.
What if nobody offers?
That happens, and it usually means the budget and the scope are not meeting. The catalogue is young and the number of sellers is still small — this is honest rather than encouraging, and it is better to know it now than after thirty days of waiting.
Can I talk to a seller before accepting?
Not yet. Sellers quote from what is written, which is why the brief asks for the problem rather than a feature list, and for what you would consider finished. Messaging on a brief is coming.
Who sees my brief?
Sellers signed in to LaunchStock. It is not public and it is not indexed by search engines. Even so, do not put anything in it you would not want a stranger to read — credentials, customer data, or anything commercially sensitive.