The $39,750 Project That Nearly Broke Me
2.1K views · 2025-12-01
UI Design
A 40,000 dollar project nearly broke my agency, not because of the design, but because our old systems collapsed the moment the scope scaled. In this video I break down what actually went wrong, how feedback loops and stakeholders multiplied overnight, how I accidentally became the bottleneck, and how we rebuilt our entire delivery workflow inside one simplified Notion system.
If you’re a freelancer or studio aiming for bigger clients, this is the part nobody tells you: your systems matter more than your talent. I’ll show you the exact structure we use now, plus the free Notion kit I built after this project so you can avoid the same chaos.
Get the files mentioned: https://arnau.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/161cc36e-efe9-4941-acfa-5d92d9b29511
Learn to become a pro freelancer 👇
https://ros-design-academy.webflow.io/courses/freelance-mastery
Hire my agency 👇
https://www.macu.studio
0:00 The moment everything changed
1:40 The first signs something was off
3:20 When the pressure started to build
5:10 The breaking point
7:00 The decision that flipped everything
8:50 What we discovered behind the mess
10:30 The shift that finally made things move
12:10 The part nobody talks about
14:00 What this changed for us
15:30 The real takeaway
-----------------------------------------
Try my component library (Webflow, Figma, Framer) 👇
https://www.tilebit.io
🛠 Try Framer 👇
https://framer.link/arnau-ros
🛠 Try Webflow 👇
https://try.webflow.com/arnau
-----------------------------------------
🚀 Subscribe for more weekly design content
https://bit.ly/2FQLrO5
🎥 What I use in my videos!
https://kit.co/arnauros/filming-setup
👨💻 Connect with me
https://arnau.design
https://instagram.com/arnau_design
https://twitter.com/arnau_design
If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. It helps support the channel, thank you!
If you’re a freelancer or studio aiming for bigger clients, this is the part nobody tells you: your systems matter more than your talent. I’ll show you the exact structure we use now, plus the free Notion kit I built after this project so you can avoid the same chaos.
Get the files mentioned: https://arnau.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/161cc36e-efe9-4941-acfa-5d92d9b29511
Learn to become a pro freelancer 👇
https://ros-design-academy.webflow.io/courses/freelance-mastery
Hire my agency 👇
https://www.macu.studio
0:00 The moment everything changed
1:40 The first signs something was off
3:20 When the pressure started to build
5:10 The breaking point
7:00 The decision that flipped everything
8:50 What we discovered behind the mess
10:30 The shift that finally made things move
12:10 The part nobody talks about
14:00 What this changed for us
15:30 The real takeaway
-----------------------------------------
Try my component library (Webflow, Figma, Framer) 👇
https://www.tilebit.io
🛠 Try Framer 👇
https://framer.link/arnau-ros
🛠 Try Webflow 👇
https://try.webflow.com/arnau
-----------------------------------------
🚀 Subscribe for more weekly design content
https://bit.ly/2FQLrO5
🎥 What I use in my videos!
https://kit.co/arnauros/filming-setup
👨💻 Connect with me
https://arnau.design
https://instagram.com/arnau_design
https://twitter.com/arnau_design
If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. It helps support the channel, thank you!