Ask HN: What was your biggest fuckup of 2014?

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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