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What I would do if I was on the receiving end of that conversation: Get really excited and started coding on your laptop. Code the entire thing and do a great
by zackzackzack 15y ago
What I would do if I was on the receiving end of that conversation:
Get really excited and started coding on your laptop. Code the entire thing and do a great job. Make it really shine for the guy, follow up on his comments, tell him "excellent idea, why didn't I think of that". Do it all locally. After an hour or two of this, the idea guy should be smugly confident about how awesome he is and what a good idea coming to the dojo was. When it is all finished, start to walk away or start working on something else. The idea guy will probably ask something along the lines of "Wait, can I haz it?"
Then quote an obscene hourly rate and ride out the storm. "Oh, you mean you actually want to have this? Sorry, I thought this was just a practice exercise or something. It will cost about $300 for me to send it to you." At the very least, he won't be so assuming anymore.
- hammock 15y agoThat is so mean...and clever.
- tsunamifury 15y agoIf you worked a few hours on it and it was good, I'd happily pay $300 for your labor.
- andrewflnr 15y agoThat's sort of the idea ;). But, especially after seeing it done in a couple hours, Mr. Hollywood is not likely to know it's worth $300.
- zackzackzack 15y agoYeah, my response was fairly tongue in check, but it isn't hard to imagine a scenario where the idea guy starts grumbling and shells out whatever you ask.