MileStage

Freelance project tracking with built-in payment gates.

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Freelance project tracking with built-in payment gates.

3 followers

Dead simple milestone payment tracking for freelancers. Automated reminders, stage locking, zero transaction fees. Stop chasing payments, prevent scope creep.

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3d ago

Business idea I accidentally validated by solving my own problem for 10 years

Sometimes the best business ideas aren't ideas at all. They're just frustrations you finally got fed up with.

Here's one that's been sitting in plain sight in the freelance world forever:

The problem:

Freelancers deliver work, then chase payments. Sometimes for weeks. Meanwhile clients ask for more changes on work they haven't paid for yet. The freelancer feels awkward asking for money, so they keep working hoping the payment will come. It often doesn't - at least not on time.

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7d ago

The problem isn't invoicing. It's leverage

I freelanced for years and tried every invoicing tool out there. Sent invoices faster. Added late fees. Wrote polite follow-ups. Nothing really moved the needle.

Then I realized something: the moment I delivered final files, I had nothing. The client had everything they needed. My invoice was just another task on their list, competing with a hundred other priorities.

The issue wasn't how I invoiced. It was when I invoiced - after all my leverage was gone.

The fix: make payment part of the workflow

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7d ago

Why I built MileStage (and what's coming next)

Hey everyone

I'm Saman, the founder of MileStage. Thanks for checking out the product!

I built this because I lived the problem. Years of freelancing, delivering work, sending invoices, then waiting... and waiting. Meanwhile clients would ask for "just a few more tweaks" before paying. The awkward follow-up emails got old fast.

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Hey everyone! I built MileStage because I was tired of the same freelancing cycle: deliver work, send invoice, wait forever, send awkward follow-up emails, do "quick revisions" while still waiting to get paid. I tried invoicing apps, all-in-one platforms, contracts with payment terms - none of it solved the core issue. Once you deliver, you lose leverage. Clients have everything they need, so paying you becomes low priority. The fix wasn't better invoicing. It was changing the structure entirely. Projects broken into stages where payment is required before moving forward. Client approves stage one → pays → stage two unlocks. Simple. I couldn't find anything that did just this without all the bloat, so I built it myself. Started as a tool for my own projects, now it's live for other freelancers. Would love to hear your thoughts - what's missing? What would make this more useful for your workflow?

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p/milestage

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3d ago

Business idea I accidentally validated by solving my own problem for 10 years

Sometimes the best business ideas aren't ideas at all. They're just frustrations you finally got fed up with.

Here's one that's been sitting in plain sight in the freelance world forever:

The problem:

p/milestage

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7d ago

The problem isn't invoicing. It's leverage

I freelanced for years and tried every invoicing tool out there. Sent invoices faster. Added late fees. Wrote polite follow-ups. Nothing really moved the needle.

The issue wasn't how I invoiced. It was when I invoiced - after all my leverage was gone.

The fix: make payment part of the workflow

p/milestage

•

7d ago

Why I built MileStage (and what's coming next)

Hey everyone

I'm Saman, the founder of MileStage. Thanks for checking out the product!

View all

Maker Comment

Maker

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7d ago

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