Great read with the logical analysis and openness lends well to success and navigating this adventure. Doing your own products is definitely the way to go for

Great read with the logical analysis and openness lends well to success and navigating this adventure. Doing your own products is definitely the way to go for sustainability. Just one big one or a few have to work. Focusing on products is nice as you don't have to work for clients but instead customers more which can be more rewarding and freeing. Having only a big client or a few end up dictating direction and freedom to pursue ideas. Overall the experience on the business, marketing and promotions side is very helpful in all aspects of life. I have been freelancing/contracting/product developing for 8 years full-time off of trying it for a year or two and have had to take clients/contracts here and there. This helps while you are building up products where needed. Though it isn't all bad doing contracts it can take time away but also help you, sometimes you learn about new problems and thus solutions that can become products when dealing with clients and unique industry problems. These problems can be hard to find if you aren't going through some of the pain points related to them. I will say most products do take multiple years to make it so fail quickly and press the gas on momentum and projects that you lean towards or are more interesting. Pay attention mostly to external product user experience and presentation at this stage. Good luck on your adventure and may your travels be rewarding personally and financially fruitful.