A third way to hire a developer
Freelance marketplaces make you pick a stranger and hope. Fixed agencies bill you for a bench of people you never talk to. TGB is neither — it's a small network of independent developers, matched to what your project actually needs, and you talk directly to whoever's building it.
How the three models actually differ
Freelance marketplace
You browse profiles of strangers, compare bids, and hope the one you picked is actually good and actually finishes. No vetting beyond star ratings, no accountability if they vanish mid-project.
Fixed agency
A permanent team with account managers, a fixed rate card, and overhead baked into every hour billed — whether or not the people assigned actually fit your project's stack.
TGB's network
You describe the project, TGB matches it to whichever developer(s) in the network actually fit — not whoever's free, not a stranger you gambled on. Direct communication, no reseller markup, no bench you're paying for.
The practical differences
| What matters | Marketplace | Fixed agency | TGB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who you talk to | A stranger you picked blind | An account manager, not the builder | Directly the developer(s) building it |
| Matched to your stack | Whoever bid lowest | Whoever's on the bench | Whoever actually fits the project |
| Pricing | Race-to-the-bottom bidding | Fixed rate card + overhead | Scoped estimate before code is written |
| Consistency | No guarantee they finish | Team can rotate without notice | Same developer(s) own the project end to end |
Tell us what you're building
No bidding, no bench, no reseller — just a scoping conversation with whoever ends up building it.