Self taught programming while making a web service that I thought was ace while in university but never made any money after overstaying in university and final

Self taught programming while making a web service that I thought was ace while in university but never made any money after overstaying in university and finally quit and I had to get a job. Joined some startup who was struggling to get their services right as they didn't have any proper programmer. I just kept fixing stuff left and right with my 10 years experience and it was apparent even from their clients who the guy was that kept fixing stuff. I was planning to quit the place in a year (without planning anything ahead) but as I quit, everyone started asking me for work, even from the company I left.