It's a fair question. For me (consulting for 10+ years; currently negotiating the sale of my business which will likely shift me closer to an 'employee' situati

It's a fair question. For me (consulting for 10+ years; currently negotiating the sale of my business which will likely shift me closer to an 'employee' situation): Ultimately, the consulting business model for individuals or small teams sucks. You're only ever as good as next month, and juggling the sales v delivery cycles is hard, especially if sales/people doesn't excite you. (When you're charging $30K for the week, you can't bugger off for an hour to have a sales meeting.) Consulting businesses can be scaled, but the dependence on finding the right, skilled people is harder than developing scalable product or software businesses - especially if, like Patrick, you have those skills.