Choose a design partner on proof, not pitch. Ask ten questions and, for each, ask to see something: a live project, a decision log, a dated timeline, a written scope. Strong partners answer with specifics from past work; weak ones answer with adjectives. The questions cover fit, decisions, speed, team, price and what you keep.
Why ask for proof instead of a pitch?
Because every pitch sounds the same. Every agency says it is strategic, fast, collaborative and detail-oriented, and in 2026 every agency can make a polished pitch deck with AI in an afternoon. What separates them is what they can show: work that is live, decisions they can explain, dates they hit and things your team kept.
Use the ten questions below with every partner you talk to, including us. Ask for the proof in the second column. Score how specific each answer is, not how confident it sounds.
Ten proof questions
| Ask | Proof to request | A weak answer sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Which clients like us have you designed for? | Two live projects for companies at your stage, selling to buyers like yours | We work across every industry |
| 2. Show me one decision you made on a past project | The options, the choice and the reason, ideally recorded | We made it clean and modern |
| 3. What goes live, and on what date? | A written scope with an end date | It depends; let's start and see |
| 4. What did your fastest project take, start to launch? | A named project with dates | We are very fast |
| 5. Who exactly works on our project? | Names and roles, and their past work | Our team |
| 6. Do brand, product, website and motion work together? | One project where all four were done by one team | We partner with other studios for that |
| 7. What does it cost, and what moves the price? | A price for a defined scope, in writing | We need a few calls before we can say |
| 8. What can our team do without you after launch? | The system, guide or workflows handed over on a past project | You can always come back to us |
| 9. What will you push back on? | An example of a client brief they changed, and why | Whatever you need |
| 10. Who has vouched for you? | A named client or partner you can check independently | Anonymous logos only |
Which questions matter most?
If you only have time for three, ask questions 2, 3 and 8. Question 2 tests judgment, which is what you are really buying. Question 3 tests whether the partner will commit to a result, which protects your budget and your date. Question 8 tests whether the work survives the end of the engagement, which decides what the money is worth a year from now.
For portfolio checks before the call, use our portfolio checklist. For choosing the type of partner first, see which type of design agency is right for a B2B SaaS company.
How does Weroast answer these questions?
- Clients like you: only B2B SaaS and AI companies; published case studies include Kuhnic, Maven Data and Clarity RCM.
- One decision: the Kuhnic behind-the-scenes video shows a direction being decided, and we show more on the first call.
- What goes live and when: the Signature Homepage, $9,783, in nine days; the Scalable Website System, $22,981, in 3.5 weeks. Larger scopes are written down with an end date.
- Fastest project: Maven Data's homepage was designed in one week.
- One team: product, website, brand and motion designers work together.
- What you keep: a design system built for Claude, Cursor and Codex, and a guide and video so your team builds new pages after we finish.
- What we push back on: positioning that is not settled; we work alongside partners such as Fletch for that, because we do not do positioning ourselves.
- Who vouches: we are listed as a trusted design partner by Fletch, and Michael Lock, PMM at Clarity RCM, described our work as "a complete system in Figma plus a 25-page site architecture."
Who is Weroast?
Weroast is a design partner built only for post-PMF B2B SaaS and AI companies, from Seed to Series B, with published prices and end dates on every plan. See pricing.
Hire Weroast only if
- You want a partner who answers these ten questions with proof.
- Your positioning is clear, or you have a partner for it. We do not do positioning.
- You are a B2B SaaS or AI company past product-market fit, from Seed to Series B.
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Ask which clients like you they have designed for, to see one decision explained, what goes live and when, who works on your project, what it costs, what your team keeps, and what they will push back on. Ask for proof with each answer.
Look for specifics: live projects for companies like yours, decisions explained with options and reasons, dated timelines and written scopes. Adjectives such as strategic or fast are not proof.
No end date, no named team, no explained decisions, and nothing your team keeps after the engagement. Also a partner that agrees with every line of your brief.
A free speculative design rarely tells you much, because it is made without your context. Ask to see how they decided on a past project instead.
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