Freelance escrow tool that protects payments when milestones get stuck
Get paid milestone-by-milestone: money auto-releases when work is approved or enters dispute resolution when clients ghost.
The signal
“I’ve been dealing with this client since August, and now I’m at the end of the tunnel with what to do. I’ve been working on a website with him since then, and it has been a complete pain in my ass. Something to keep in mind, I work in sections. Each section has a list of things t”r/freelance — read the original
Why it scores 68
Recurring pain point for freelancers dealing with client scope creep and communication breakdowns, frequently voiced in forums as a major stressor.
Several decent project management and contract tools exist, but few are specifically designed and loved by freelancers for managing difficult clients.
An MVP focused on templating agreements, payment milestones, and communication logging can be built in weeks using standard web stacks.
Steady tailwind from the growing freelance/creator economy, but no major new catalyst currently makes it urgent.
MVP build path
The full MVP path, competitor teardown and keyword data are part of the paid database.
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