IncSpring

Here's an interesting concept. IncSpring was founded in 2008 as a way to help entrepreneurs get a professional brand for their company without breaking the bank. There, designers from all over the world can sell their unused designs at a price that start-ups can afford.

An entrepreneur can browse the brands on the site, choose the one that suits them, get it customized by the original designer and download the files. All brands are original and removed from the site once sold.

The process is still collaborative but the entrepreneur says goodbye to the brief and in return gets a world-class brand at a rate they can afford and the designer gets paid for a brand that was previously sitting idle.