A lot of people leave hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table by not really pushing hard enough negotiations. A third point is like, never say a number first, also very uncomfortable. If you don't do your research, it's really hard to figure out what even to propose that would make everybody happy.
Indie Hackers is no longer a part of Stripe! Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen) talk about their history at Stripe, the process of spinning out the company, and future ideas for how to generate revenue now that they're indie hackers themselves starting at $0.