I took a fairly similar path for a couple years and honestly felt it was pretty much the best of all worlds (corporate/consulting/startup). The only hiccup was

I took a fairly similar path for a couple years and honestly felt it was pretty much the best of all worlds (corporate/consulting/startup). The only hiccup was growth...I found myself taking on and wanting to do more and it slowly became more than I could handle myself or through the part time online services available at this point in time. People under appreciate their value as an independent consultant so often I am really surprised.