Consulting is a great way to make money, period. A decently talented software developer can amass enough projects to overtake their salary at any desk job. Howe

Consulting is a great way to make money, period. A decently talented software developer can amass enough projects to overtake their salary at any desk job. However, I would not recommend using consulting income to supplement entrepreneurship nor to expose yourself to product ideas. The best product ideas come from experiencing some pain point yourself (as the "buyer") and meeting other buyers who, like you, know exactly what is painful and why. This is something that you cannot really experience as an outsider.