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Risky one?

Jokes aside, we routinely work for clients without any contract. Contracts get finalized usually by the time a prototype (1/4 - 1/2 of the whole job) is done.

Corporate world is slow. They really like it when you come in and start delivering. Having something to show makes it easier for them to get the project green-lit.

There are obviously some reserves just in case it wouldn't pan out and I still feel quite uneasy. It works, though.

Haha, reminds me that the risk sometimes goes both ways. Like that one time we've got 100% paid for 1/2 the work and then kept working to finish the other 1/2. Can't betray that kind of trust.

(Not related to this drama. Just another data point from elsewhere. It's nice to see others to start working first and only call lawyers second.)



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