Ask HN: What was your biggest fuckup of 2014?

Re:Ask HN: What was your biggest fuckup of 2014? by dublinclontarf on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @09:01AM (#8819355)

I focused on building an awesome product for my client and ended up doing free work for them (on the assumption they'd get funding and be able to pay me).

Never happened, the client got an awesome product, some free work, and I had no new work lined up afterwards.

Currently in the middle of a cashflow crisis.

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Re:Ask HN: What was your biggest fuckup of 2014? by busterarm on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @11:28AM (#8819920)

Sorry to hear that; that's a rough situation. I made a similar mistake in my early 20s and didn't get paid on a $20k contract right after it. I couldn't afford a lawyer to get myself paid. Those were hard times.

This seemed to happen a lot to designers but I've seen them start to take a much more ruthless/professional approach to their business.

I know this doesn't help your situation right now, but this video is some fantastic guidance going forward: "F* You, Pay Me!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkLVRt6c1U

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Re:Ask HN: What was your biggest fuckup of 2014? by dublinclontarf on Thursday January 01, 2015 @11:41AM (#8823386)

I've watched this video, loved it.

Just to be clear here though, I said I wouldn't charge for that time, so it was a mistake on MY part.

I did get a great example for my portfolio though.

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Re:Ask HN: What was your biggest fuckup of 2014? by busterarm on Friday January 02, 2015 @10:13PM (#8829783)

As long as you don't work on spec ever, we're cool. lol

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