[YBA] Freescale i.MX27 project

[Gilad Ben-Yossef]

Shachar Shemesh wrote:

> Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote:
>> Hi Shachar,
>> "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?
> Actually, that's an easy one.
>
> 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.
I'm sorry Shachar, you are not being devious enough:

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.

Assuming they take it:

2. Wait 10 weeks
3. Profit!

Gilad :-)

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