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Agreed, but there is a slight twist to that I have seen be even more effective. 1) Consult in the industry as a contract developer at X/hour rate. 2) When you
by michaelbuckbee 8y ago
Agreed, but there is a slight twist to that I have seen be even more effective.
1) Consult in the industry as a contract developer at X/hour rate.
2) When you find a problem that they're facing that you might be able to turn into a business, offer them 0.75X/hour while you work on it in exchange for the right to commercialize it.
Obviously this doesn't work for everything, but it's a non-obvious way to get paid while fixing a real problem and build a business.
- goatherders 8y agoGood advice. I have a B2B lead gen system that I offer - built on 19 years of experience - for 75% of the price of someone who has 2 years experience.
- ryanmarsh 8y ago2.b Be independent contractor. Carefully work on side-biz on your own time. Have good documentation and git-log in case someone at the client ends up caring when you worked on it (zero risk if it's not core biz for them and they aren't assholes). Don't tell anyone what you're working. Don't use proprietary data in your product. Profit
- michaelbuckbee 8y agoAgain, every situation is different. But the benefit of bringing the client in is that they can act as your first reference client (the hardest to get), and that it's not job+sidebusiness, but a hybrid so your time is more efficiently spent.