I had a "consultancy" website up, with basic content. Maybe a dozen posts, never kept the habit. Because I had something (even though it was crap), I was able

I had a "consultancy" website up, with basic content. Maybe a dozen posts, never kept the habit. Because I had something (even though it was crap), I was able to talk my way into being the cofounder at a startup, then a job at a FAANG at a crazy salary. The FAANG recruiter mentioned specifically that they saw I was running my own shop (even though I never landed any accounts > $10k in the 6 months).