Ask HN: Client replaced me with offshore team – what could I have done?
tldr: client has paid me $4k/wk for internal tools. They’re replacing me with a team based in India bc they can get 1 US pm and 2 devs for $4k/month. They think progress will be faster and less expensive.
They’ve been pleased with my results, and I’ve done everything from working onsite and modeling out their workflow to deployment on Heroku to Django api to front end development.
Without going into too much detail, what can I do to in the future to either 1) change my process so they don’t think this is a better option, or 2) suss out which prospects don’t have the stomach for the realities of developing their own software?
I’m not bitter, more just somewhat frustrated. I understand that from their perspective, that sounds like an obvious choice. I’m simply concerned with how I can operate/communicate more effectively going forward.
They’ve been pleased with my results, and I’ve done everything from working onsite and modeling out their workflow to deployment on Heroku to Django api to front end development.
Without going into too much detail, what can I do to in the future to either 1) change my process so they don’t think this is a better option, or 2) suss out which prospects don’t have the stomach for the realities of developing their own software?
I’m not bitter, more just somewhat frustrated. I understand that from their perspective, that sounds like an obvious choice. I’m simply concerned with how I can operate/communicate more effectively going forward.