Why 3 Clients Fired Me in 7 Days (And the $30K Lesson I Learned)

Podcast: The Value Engine · Nico Hartwell

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

Getting fired by three clients in one week isn't just embarrassing-it's expensive. For Nico Hartwell, it was a $30,000 wake-up call that transformed how he builds AI automation systems. Most AI agencies crash within 18 months because they make the same five critical mistakes. They overpromise timelines, underestimate complexity, and charge too little for work that should cost $15,000-50,000 per project. Meanwhile, 70% of automation projects fail because agencies try to fix processes that aren't even standardized yet. In This Episode: > Why Nico's "simple" 4-week automation took 6 months to deliver > The pricing mistake that cost him three clients and $30K in revenue > How...