4% … holy sh**** … Here in Europe the average is 1%

4% … holy sh**** … Here in Europe the average is 1%

If a company that is just an OpenAI API wrapper calls themselves a startup - I don’t even feel sorry for them.

This is not a universal advice. It depends a lot on the industry and your clients.

In your case - you could put some obstacles for users not to be able to abuse the free plans as much.

If it was 25% higher you might not have been chosen to do the job. If you’re operating at market rates, why would anybody hire someone with no experience (a.k.a. previous jobs) vs someone that has done this tens of times?

Do your job as best as you could and take your recommendation, next time ask for a higher price and you’ll be sure you’ll get it.

You may be underestimating the amount of work your technical co-found has done so far. It’s not his/her responsibility to get clients.

Yep, happened to me as well. Worst $100 ever spent - not only did they sell my data, but each lecture was a complete waste of time + no networking at all.