What is implied but not specifically stated in his lessons learned is that selling your time while also selling a product is VERY difficult to pull off. Fried/

What is implied but not specifically stated in his lessons learned is that selling your time while also selling a product is VERY difficult to pull off. Fried/DHH eventually turned into a product company to focus solely on Basecamp, and I think the Ruby on Rails thing also makes their case entirely off the table for basis of comparison for why your consulting business could generate some quick and easy extra cash from a saas product build by the billable employees on the bench.