We Turned Down a $200k Project Last Month - Here's Why
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Last month, a Series B fintech company offered us $200k to build their platform. We said no, and it was one of the hardest business decisions I've made at Autor. Here's the full story — the call, the spreadsheet I built at 11pm to justify it, and what it taught us about running a boutique AI development studio. The pitch sounded perfect The founder reached out through a warm intro. Smart guy, well-funded, clear vision. His company had raised $14M and needed a platform rebuilt from scratch — a…
1Key Takeaways
- Last month, a Series B fintech company offered us $200k to build their platform.
- We said no, and it was one of the hardest business decisions I've made at Autor.
- Here's the full story — the call, the spreadsheet I built at 11pm to justify it, and what it taught us about running a boutique AI development studio.
- The pitch sounded perfect The founder reached out through a warm intro.
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Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — ML reports that last month, a Series B fintech company offered us $200k to build their platform.
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