[connectsnk]

Can you elaborate more on how the expense split maths worked? Also why would the contractor wish to keep getting the business through the coop. Once they have the business, isnt it in their interest to make a direct deal for the next instalment of work?

[satvikpendem]

Because we're all friends and we only split the money for the projects that we all worked on, projects that need, say, #X engineers, #Y designers etc, and so we split the funds. If anyone gets their own contract, by all means, they can get paid directly, but usually companies might hire us as a team.

[moralestapia]

A lot of people on both sides are scared of the "direct deal" situation whereas in practice it is extremely uncommon.

When was the last time you asked a Uber employee for their phone number?

[connectsnk]

uber is not repeat business. Some platforms with repeat business like upwork see this a lot