Mike Monteiro: F*ck You, Pay Me

What this video covers

Mike Monteiro's CreativeMornings talk on getting paid for creative and freelance work, covering contracts, working with lawyers, and refusing to work for free. It is delivered with blunt humor.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN regulars send freelancers and consultants to it whenever clients don't pay or contracts come up.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“You really need to watch this (very famous) talk by Mike Monteiro”

“That $1250 makes me money”

“I watched this video from Mike Monteiro and I always refer to it since.”