A New Rocket(r) is Fast Approaching Launch

A New Rocket(r) is Fast Approaching Launch(blog.rocketr.com)

38 points by heatherpayne 13 years ago | 11 comments

chrisdinn 13 years ago |

Signing a $50,000 contract when you don't have the money to pay for it sure is gambling alright, but it's gambling with someone else's time, money and livelihood. I sure hope the vendor was in on the risk.

There's a lesson in this for all you contractors out there. Take money up front (I used to expect 50% for small projects, but less for larger ones.) Don't assume your client necessarily has the money to pay once you've completed the job.

drupeek 13 years ago | |

Yup. I just left a comment on the blog about this.

There's a little more context there that is probably relevant to this story. In short, the bet wasn't made quite so belligerently. It just so happened that unexpected circumstances made the situation a little more dire than we anticipated when we signed it.

gaius 13 years ago |

Dear web 2.0 hipsters: there are guys like Elon Musk and John Carmack actually launching rockets. This is nothing to do with that. It's just a silly little website with a toy iPhone app. Please try to pick some halfway meaningful names.

I'm looking at you too, Urban Airship.

duiker101 13 years ago |

It is fascinating how even the most value startups, behind the scenes are actually having a lot of problems...good luck with your new launch.

perfunctory 13 years ago |

> It was a $50,000 contract and I didn’t have the money when I signed it.

I hate these people.

drupeek 13 years ago | |

If you knew me, you would know that there is no way I would not show up with the money in hand under any circumstance.

You hate the people who don't pay. And I don't blame you. That being said, you probably don't care whether they sold lemonade to get it.

heatherpayne 13 years ago |

Really appreciate the honesty in this post. Looking forward to seeing the new Rocketr!

Kilimanjaro 13 years ago |

Totally unrelated but I like the little rocket logo, maybe it is the curved flame or who knows, it is just too cool.

travisjeffery 13 years ago |

Thanks for the submission! I'm an engineer at Rocketr and our talented team is very excited to get shipping!

technotony 13 years ago |

It's post's like this, knowing others are going through the tough emotional cycles, that inspires and helps all of us. Yes building a company is still really f*cking hard!!

dredmorbius 13 years ago |

Web design readability fail for grey text on white background.