First major software project was with a startup I worked for. It was a 3 month project that ended up being extended due to lack of concrete requirements, the cl

First major software project was with a startup I worked for. It was a 3 month project that ended up being extended due to lack of concrete requirements, the client would constantly add/remove features during development which contributed to the projects extension. When the project was near completion, the client demanded to the CEO that he lower the quote on the project because it went past the deadline (this was after we explained to the CEO that the extra features added by the client will take more time, so he was fully aware that extra time would be needed). After the CEO told the client that he can't lower the extremely under-quoted budget, the client left. After four months of full time work on this project, the CEO told us he can't pay us anything because he spent the clients deposit on things he refuses to discuss. I am not sure how the startup is currently doing, but almost all of the developers left after that project. Ultimately this was a huge learning experience for me as a developer, as bad as the entire situation was I learned a lot of things that will ultimately benefit me in the future.