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I don't think 2k-3k will cover the costs for the dev. Just to humor you with the breakdown:

- Friday night: Plan and agree on approach

- Saturday morning to Sunday night: hack

- 4-5hrs sleep/night + breaks and tomfoolery

Maybe getting 35 hours of actual solid work comes out to $200-$228/hr. $2k-3k would be way too low esp. after taxes unless there is a way to skirt the IRS.

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Some reason I can't edit my own comment, but even $200/hr is low. I used to work in economic consulting and I only have a BA in economics. My company charged the clients $400/hr for my services. Good lawyers charge $1,000/hr, why shouldn't good hackers make $400k-$500k/year just in salary? Fuck stock options, that's just the cherry on top. I've been reading that a good dev makes 125k to 150k, I think that's cute, but devs are still under valued in this market. Let's do something about it.

Lawyers have systemic and geographical barriers to competition.

Al Capone advises that you don't "skirt the IRS".

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