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Or they live in a second/third world country, or they're a student, or...

$5000 to spend a month working on something you love isn't that bad for many places in the US, even.

I wouldn't take this deal, because stopping / starting employment isn't that easy for me, but I can see other people rationally taking it.

And if other people think he's underbidding, I would encourage them to bid him up.

I wouldn't take this deal, because stopping / starting employment isn't that easy for me

But for those people who freelance, and are in between jobs this may well be an ideal opportunity to (continue) being paid for doing something they have been thinking about for a long time.

A couple years ago I would have been all over this. I've done several ventures similar to this resulting in modest exits as well as couple resulting in being simply paid for working 4-12 weeks on something I want netting nice contacts.

It's okay if you don't hit a home run. It's even better if you don't starve or get evicted for your troubles.

Just to put this in perspective, I live in a Central European country, part of EU, I earn almost 2x national average and I have to work about 4.5 months to get that kind of money.

.. Do you think that 5k he gives is going to be tax-free?

Do you think 4.5 months salary is a tax-free alternative?

yes? unless I read that wrong he's saying he'd have to work 4.5 months for his post-tax savings to equal $5k...

$ 8000 is 1-2 months salary for a top developer in Brazil, depending on experience. To work on a side-project you're trying to get off the ground, it's fair.

Hey man, I'm from brazil too. Where in Brazil you receive 16k reais for two months of coding? I can see this only in a high level of seniority.

I assume he was thinking in R$, not dollars, with a slightly <2x exchange rate. Either way, a developer is not going to leave a good paying job like that, if he can just save for a few months and own 100%.

I know, Ricardo. It's a real good money. My question was where to find highing pay jobs like this in brazil, if you are not a senior developer.

Exactly my thoughts

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