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Comment by rmcastil | Hacker News Reader

Interesting business concept. From their copy it seems like their goal is to remove a lot of the pains developers have associated with doing freelance. My main concerns would be

1. How much does the service cost. Is it a percentage of your rate? Is it flat?

2. What is their vetting process for clients/freelancers. They claim to "only represent the most talented designers and developers". That's quite the claim.

3. How do they provide payment protection?

I'm fine with the contract negotiation, representation, and customer relations but the other business offers need more details.

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My name is Kennedy and I am represented by Kenvek I would love to help answer any questions.

1. They take 10%. Which makes sense to me as my rates and time varies from project to project.

2. Brian, the main man behind it, who represents me is only taking on 10 full time freelancers at this time. He wants to start small and is in no rush take on a bunch of people. This way he can focus on the best people. The vetting process right is strong referrals

3. This is something that I had concerns with as well. Like anything else he is trying new things as he goes. The current process is to hold the money from the clients in the bank account for the sanity of both client and freelancer. For me collecting payments has always been a pain with a lazy client.

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Thanks for the reply!

> the current process is to hold the money from the clients in the bank account for the sanity of both client and freelancer.

Sounds kind of like an escrow service. What kind of measures does he have in place if there is a discrepancy between the client and developer? For instance what if the client feels cheated somehow and wants some money back. Admittedly if you're a good contractor and have vetted your clients this hardly ever happens but there are edge cases.

Thinking about I am pretty sure that it is an escrow. I haven't had to worry about collecting payments from a client in a while. I look at it more as a safety net for both me and the clients. Brian helps establish goals and milestones to make sure everyone is on the same page at all times. This helps to ensure no one feels cheated.

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