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This might sound hokey, but think of getting into consulting as phases of software releases. During alpha get to know people and the problems they face that yo
by eswat 10y ago
This might sound hokey, but think of getting into consulting as phases of software releases.
During alpha get to know people and the problems they face that you can potentially help out with (at this point you haven’t started consulting yet), in beta you drop whatever you were doing before, or cut down your time commitment enough, and getting into consulting (or more likely freelancing, where you’re doing more grunt work than being an advisor or strategic partner), in gold master you’ve demonstrated enough value that you’re at least making more than what you were previously and not hemming and hawing for more work.
Don’t expect to start at gold master.
- mylons 10y agoreasonable answer! thanks. during the "alpha" phase, are you potentially offering your services to prospective clients?
- eswat 10y ago> are you potentially offering your services to prospective clients? Yes. If you’ve really understood the problems these potential clients have and they haven’t already asked you if you could be the person to solve it, offer your services. Depending on your employer and your comfort level you may even be able to hit to beta earlier and do your freelancing on the side. I didn’t have the energy to work on other projects outside of my dayjob when I started. So I had to make a clean break before I started working with clients. You may be different.