In a design competition you will get 0 trained people and only hobbyiests. It isnt zero cost because you still have to operate and judge this contest. If the actual IP is worth 25k, the cost of running the contest probably is 100k. so you pay 25% more to get 10 design options out of a design firm that knows what they are doing or you save 25k and get 100 designs of varying quality.
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