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Reading this post saddens me, I think if he linked to a profile of his skillset and provided a way to contact him in the article he could easily land a few cons
by hultner 9y ago
Reading this post saddens me, I think if he linked to a profile of his skillset and provided a way to contact him in the article he could easily land a few consulting gigs until he can stand on his feet again.
We have a group of strong developers here and many of us are looking for personal, i.e. I need people both to hire permanently but could also use a consultant with matching skillset for shorter term to back me up in some projects, and since I'm thinking it I bet there's dozens of others reading the article thinking the same thing.
Consulting is a solid way to earn a living while building up your product portfolio and it's a great way to stay independent while still having a more reliable income for basic needs.
- SomeStupidPoint 9y ago> it's a great way to stay independent while still having a more reliable income for basic needs You should be careful with that -- you can get nastier IP agreements through consulting firms than you might at full-time employment. Similarly, even if it's not in the contract, you probably want your contracting work to be fairly orthogonal to your side projects, so you don't get sued for something by a client. It never looks good if you work on say, a networking project, and then a month later, your networking related product appears on the market.
- hultner 9y agoI’m not saying join a consultancy but rather offer consulting services. Thus one can make their own contracts.