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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Shachar Shemesh wrote:<br>
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Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:
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cite="mid:Pine.LNX.4.64.0908131025510.3338@linray.tkos.co.il"
type="cite">Hi Shachar, <br>
"Without knowing the details..." You don't need any more details, you
hit the nail on the head. The question is, who would take such a
project? <br>
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Actually, that's an easy one.<br>
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Assuming the penalties are capped by the amount you are supposed to
receive (i.e. - you do not end up owing them money), someone who wants
to build up their resume and without a likely source of income for the
coming five weeks can actually turn a profit on this job, whether he
makes it on time or not. The profit is, of course, non-monetary.<br>
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I'm sorry Shachar, you are not being devious enough:<br>
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1. Offer quote that say you'll do it for 100k$ if on time, 25k$ if
delivered in 10 weeks, and 1k$ if failed to deliver after 10 weeks.<br>
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Assuming they take it:<br>
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2. Wait 10 weeks<br>
3. Profit!<br>
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Gilad :-)<br>
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