{"podcast":{"title":"Freelance to Founder","slug":"freelance-to-founder-55033","podcast_index_feed_id":55033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG2662696523","website_url":"https://freelancetofounder.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/30092982-f3ec-11e8-965a-fb872bb8bb89/image/87b8f84c7f2835b0cf64bf85aec7380f.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Millo","episode_count":605,"summary":"Freelance to Founder is a call-in show helping real-life freelancers grow their businesses and escape the feast-famine lifestyle. The podcast is hosted by Preston Lee, a former freelancer who has started, built, and even sold successful businesses of his own. Preston is joined nearly every weekday by other expert founders, freelancers, and entrepreneurs to help you take your solo business to the next level. You can submit your questions at FreelanceToFounder.com/ask If you enjoy content from shows like The Futur, Being Freelance, The Accidental Creative, Smart Passive Income, or The Side Hustle Show, then you'll love Freelance to Founder. Join us every weekday to take the next step on your journey from ... freelance to founder.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T22:18:07.904441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033"},"episode":{"title":"Do This with Late-Paying Clients","slug":"do-this-with-late-paying-clients","published_at":"2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033/do-this-with-late-paying-clients","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7475577836.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG7475577836.mp3","summary":"Priya has a client she genuinely enjoys working with—the work is solid, the money is good, and the relationship is smooth. The problem? They never pay on time. Not occasionally late. Chronically, reliably, always late. And the cashflow stress it's creating is starting to affect her whole business. Preston and Chanda Coston dig into how to have the hard conversation about payment terms, how to restructure contracts to protect yourself, and why solving this one problem might be the unlock that finally makes your business scalable. Support our show sponsors -> ⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Priya has a client she genuinely enjoys working with—the work is solid, the money is good, and the relationship is smooth. The problem? They never pay on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":895,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freelance-to-founder-55033/episodes/do-this-with-late-paying-clients/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033/do-this-with-late-paying-clients.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}