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A New Rocket(r) is Fast Approaching Launch

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38 pointsheatherpayne11 comments

Signing a $50,000 contract when you don't have the money to pay for it sure is gambling alright, but it's gambling with someone else's time, money and livelihood. I sure hope the vendor was in on the risk.

There's a lesson in this for all you contractors out there. Take money up front (I used to expect 50% for small projects, but less for larger ones.) Don't assume your client necessarily has the money to pay once you've completed the job.

Yup. I just left a comment on the blog about this.

There's a little more context there that is probably relevant to this story. In short, the bet wasn't made quite so belligerently. It just so happened that unexpected circumstances made the situation a little more dire than we anticipated when we signed it.

Dear web 2.0 hipsters: there are guys like Elon Musk and John Carmack actually launching rockets. This is nothing to do with that. It's just a silly little website with a toy iPhone app. Please try to pick some halfway meaningful names.

I'm looking at you too, Urban Airship.

It is fascinating how even the most value startups, behind the scenes are actually having a lot of problems...good luck with your new launch.

> It was a $50,000 contract and I didn’t have the money when I signed it.

I hate these people.

If you knew me, you would know that there is no way I would not show up with the money in hand under any circumstance.

You hate the people who don't pay. And I don't blame you. That being said, you probably don't care whether they sold lemonade to get it.

Really appreciate the honesty in this post. Looking forward to seeing the new Rocketr!

Totally unrelated but I like the little rocket logo, maybe it is the curved flame or who knows, it is just too cool.

Thanks for the submission! I'm an engineer at Rocketr and our talented team is very excited to get shipping!

It's post's like this, knowing others are going through the tough emotional cycles, that inspires and helps all of us. Yes building a company is still really f*cking hard!!

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