kennedysgarage

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A naively-optimistic entrepreneur.
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Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
Thanks a lot, really appreciate that.
Comment · 12 years ago
This is incredible. I am always amazed by what you can hack together with Twilio.
Comment · 12 years ago
That is very interesting. I would love to know more about how this works in the UK. Do you have any agents that you have worked with in the past that I can check out to have a better understanding.
Comment · 12 years ago
My name is Kennedy and I am represented by Kenvak. I wouldn't say it's scary and I actually handle the business side of things quite well. I have found that the non-billable hours dealing with client is a waste of time and it's nice to have someone take care of all the business things so I can focus on being creative.
Comment · 12 years ago
My name is Kennedy and I am represented by Kenvak. I am not the biggest fan of recruiters. A recruiter is hired and paid by a company to find people to fill that role. My rep Brian is paid by me and he works for me.
Comment · 12 years ago
Thinking about I am pretty sure that it is an escrow. I haven't had to worry about collecting payments from a client in a while. I look at it more as a safety net for both me and the clients. Brian helps establish goals and milestones to make sure everyone is on the same page at all times. This helps to ensure no one feels cheated.
Comment · 12 years ago
They take 10% of the project.
Comment · 12 years ago
My name is Kennedy and I am represented by Kenvek I would love to help answer any questions.

1. They take 10%. Which makes sense to me as my rates and time varies from project to project.

2. Brian, the main man behind it, who represents me is only taking on 10 full time freelancers at this time. He wants to start small and is in no rush take on a bunch of people. This way he can focus on the best people. The vetting process right is strong referrals

3. This is something that I had concerns with as well. Like anything else he is trying new things as he goes. The current process is to hold the money from the clients in the bank account for the sanity of both client and freelancer. For me collecting payments has always been a pain with a lazy client.

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