mthomasb

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   by mthomasb 11y ago

   Reddit live feed: https://www.reddit.com/live/vwwmdb26t78v
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   by mthomasb 11y ago

   Quick run down: a few months ago we launched a tool for freelance designers + devs to create free work contracts (hellobonsai.com). With that we've gathered data on how much they charge for different types of work in different geos. We
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   Show HN: Visualize rates for thousands of freelance devs / designers(hellobonsai.com)

   5 points by mthomasb 11y ago|1 comments
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   by mthomasb 11y ago

   Indeed, escrow is highly regulated in some states, including CA. There are a few third party services that provide an API for escrow among other things: http://www.armorpayments.com/ and http://promisepay.com&#x
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   by mthomasb 11y ago

   Indeed, still exploring carrot and stick options here to get clients to pay on time. One nice idea we've come across is a trivial discount for early / on time payment (~1-3%). We've heard anecdotally that it helps!
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   by mthomasb 11y ago

   One of the makers of Bonsai here. Thanks for checking us out! - Agree re email. Reason we did that is we realized most people don't have the need to create a contract immediately, and unless they bookmark us, they may not remember &q