Why Hiring Cheap Developers Can Cost You More in the Long RunWhy Hiring Cheap Developers Can Cost You More in the Long Run
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Ahmad Shahzaib
• Jun 17
The most expensive developer is rarely the expensive one.
It's usually the cheap one you hire three times.
A pattern I've noticed after delivering 250+ projects:
First hire → Build it cheap.
Second hire → Fix the mistakes.
Third hire → Rebuild everything from scratch.
By then, the business has spent more money, lost more time, and delayed growth.
Good development isn't about writing code.
It's about making decisions that won't need to be reversed six months later.
The real question isn't:
"How much will this cost?"
It's:
"How much will the wrong decision cost?"
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