— CASE STUDIES

Real duos.
Real numbers.
Real work.

These pairs formed on Duos and changed their own careers. Read how.

$1.4M

Total earned by featured Duos

247 days

Average duration of a Duo on platform

2.4×

Their win rate vs solo applicants

94%

Still working together after 12 months

— THREE STORIES, IN FULL

What happens when two careers find each other.

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MR

Chen Wei
+ Maya Rodriguez

Full-stack Dev × UX Design

EARNED

$148k

CASE STUDY 01

Within 48 hours of forming our Duo, we landed a $40k project that neither of us would have won alone.

They were both burnt-out solo freelancers when they matched. Eighteen months later, they've shipped for 14 clients and turned down 3 agency acquisitions.

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Alex Torres
+ Jordan Kim

Brand Strategy × Motion Design

EARNED

$92k

CASE STUDY 02

Clients stopped negotiating on price the moment they saw a complete team. We command rates solo freelancers can't touch.

From Fiverr gig-sharing to a six-figure year — the transition wasn't magic, it was structure. Read how Alex and Jordan used the Pair Agreement to protect what they built.

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SO

Priya Nair
+ Sam O'Connor

Copywriting × Performance Marketing

EARNED

$67k

CASE STUDY 03

Our first month we billed more than I made in my last six months of solo freelancing. The second month, we doubled it.

A cross-continent Duo that runs on asynchronous handoffs and a 60/40 split. The blueprint for any pair separated by timezones.

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— YOUR TURN

Your story is next.

The next case study on this page hasn't been written yet. It begins with a match, an agreement, and a first client. Start there.

— PAIRS WE WANT MORE OF

The combinations that tend to win the best briefs.

  • Designer × Developer
  • Strategy × Execution
  • Writer × Marketer
  • Researcher × Product Designer
  • Engineer × Creative Director
  • Illustrator × Animator