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By: Information Rain » Ten lessons I’ve learned building websites for small businesses

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:52:07 +0000

[...] for have been kind and generous and have even become close friends. But there are some that like to run you through hoops before hiring you, wanting free advice and even free work, and then disappear without even giving [...]

By: Moments of Truth

Moments of Truth — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:42:46 +0000

Recently we had the same experience. Since we are a start-up which works on innovative ideas to help customer solve problems, customer said he will pay after the prototype. We delivered the prototype free of cost.He signed a contract.

we developed a fantastic CRM solution which was driven by the customer. We gave more than the customer asked for. The point of contact from the customer side left the job due to some political issues within that company.

But last leg into the development phase customer got another independent consultant as he didnt want to pay the rest of the money which is about 50% payment due. Very difficult for start ups like us. But we will fight it out in the court. Even though we had the Payment terms defined (50% upfront) customer never followed the schedule.As we wanted to do ethical business, we never hampered the customer's delivery schedule. So much for Honesty.. Learning to run the business the hard way :)

By: Oliver Reichenstein

Oliver Reichenstein — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:54:00 +0000

What statistics?

By: feanne

feanne — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:31:59 +0000

The statistics you stated, where are they from? I'm just curious. That's in Japan right?

I need statistics like that to help convince my dad to let me shift into Fine Arts :D

By: Deienara

Deienara — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:38:37 +0000

Don't hold any punches! Great blog entry. Can't wait to read more in the future.

Your humble fan, D

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:19:01 +0000

Thanks for the explanation. I’m still studying design so I’m not that familiar with the business side of it.

By: Alive and Kicking « Startupreneur

Alive and Kicking « Startupreneur — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:17:55 +0000

[...] In the meantime, please take time to read this wonderful post on Information Architects Japan’sweb site. It gives a true picture of what small businesses are faced with today. I had written a post along similar lines some time ago but this article is much better. [...]

By: Vijay

Vijay — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:39:19 +0000

Oliver..heres a blog entry I wrote on my other blog along similar lines last November…

http://startupreneur.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/of-business-and-businessmen/

By: Vijay

Vijay — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:25:14 +0000

Oliver, it certainly doesn't but for a while there was this going around here (in India).

Typically these are brokers who say they have a customer waiting who has business but wan't their "cut" up-front... of course the sensible business guy would say "I'll pay you AFTER I get paid"and they'd disappear.. but yes a lot of people desparate for business got conned by these types.. so much so that the local affiliate of CNBC even carried out a sting operation on one of these brokers.

By: Oliver Reichenstein

Oliver Reichenstein — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:41:07 +0000

Vijay,

You mean they want you to do work for them, but then YOU have to pay them first? That doesn't make any sense.