> let's say they take a year to become net productive That's some crazy long time for becoming productive. Do you have any examples of the kind of projects whe

> let's say they take a year to become net productive That's some crazy long time for becoming productive. Do you have any examples of the kind of projects where this would happen? As a freelancer I expect myself to be productive within a week, preferably from the second or third day onwards with smaller tasks. May be that I'm finding just easy projects.