Quitting my job way too early to work on my super hip and cool startup. Then running out of money and started freelancing for a local small business for < 1k a

Quitting my job way too early to work on my super hip and cool startup. Then running out of money and started freelancing for a local small business for < 1k a month. Three years later the business has grown and I'm the Director of Technology (fancy title ooo) managing a team of seven. We are hiring three more this month. Worked out.