New Partnership Question
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- ohhhhhsnap
Recently I drafted up a proposal for a client, and won the pitch amongst the pool of designers. Excited about it! The agreement is currently being written up on their end.
This is the first time, I'm going into a partnership with someone (a front-end dev person). I've been very transparent with them about everything thus far. Quite a bit of money is involved but we are not going to be millionaires just yet ...
Anything I should do to ensure that things run smoothly between both of us and the client? Since this is the first time-- I'd really like to minimize my mistakes or "I didn't know's" and have to ask QBN'ers about it in a TLDR thread ;) LOL
The project starts late aug/sept.
- ArmandoEstrada0
Contracts Contracts Contracts. Hire a lawyer for a day or someshit and have them read though it. Doesn't Legal Zoom offer this?
- ArmandoEstrada0
also make sure you're not in the contract as 'for hire' but instead as a partner 'ownership' level.
- Gnash0
are you asking about the contract with the client or the developer?
- or am I just not understandingGnash
- With the Developer.ohhhhhsnap
- monospaced0
I believe you need to approach this as a single entity, and then have your own contract (as Gnash indicated) that outlines your partnership and how funds are distributed between you.
- +1000. the agreement with the developer is equally important.Gnash
- a partnership contract is extremely important!monospaced
- fadein110
yep - this is written in such a confusing way. Are you worried about your agrement with the developer or the client? Please clarify.
- fadein110
A partnership contract with your developer is as simple as a written fixed costing from him or her and your agreement to that. You are hiring the developer to execute the work you are contracted to do with the client - the developer does not impact your client r'ship - he/she is your responsibility. You are outsourcing part of the job to a subcontractor - make sure you have a watertight price agreed with him or her before moving forward.
- he or she is a supplier. that is all.fadein11
- watertight, meaning a cap? they suggested an hourly payment... which i stated verbally i'd be ok with. i prefer a cap.ohhhhhsnap
- cap.ohhhhhsnap
- watertight in that it cant be contested or interpreted in any other way than you intendedmonospaced
- < got you.ohhhhhsnap
- ohhhhhsnap0
Sorry for not being clear. I want things to be smooth btwn the individual I'm partnering with.
This is an old client of mine who is happy with my work.
I've done many client contracts, but none between myself and another individual. As I'm writing this now I'm thinking that I should have had an agreement before writing the pitch?
I want to be sure I keep on top of things or a step ahead to avoid anything going sour (though I doubt it will)
- Gnash0
big difference between partnership and outsourcing the dev to someone.
Partnership = "I did way more work than you. I taking more $" or "um, so the client just wants to work with me" or "i'm going away for a few weeks so you can wrap things up, ok?" etc, ect.
Outsourcing = "here's you cheque. thanks"
- careful which words you use when communicating with the dev.Gnash
- fadein110
Well done on winning the work by the way - sounds like exciting times.