I have made decent money working for a company that went public. (Remember to sell ASAP unless you are so confident in the stock that you purchase additional sh

I have made decent money working for a company that went public. (Remember to sell ASAP unless you are so confident in the stock that you purchase additional shares with your own $). I do pretty well doing my own thing. But there was a ramp-up, and it wasn't overnight (much like some LI influencers would have you believe). Regarding the effort of creating your own thing, yes, there is a lot of non-sexy stuff that no one talks about because it is non-sexy. An additional benefit for me is flexibility. Being able to go to my kid's school function or help coach a team is more important to me than professional accolades. As far as the work. Yes, it is a lot of work. But theoretically, you are doing your own thing because you like it. My work is generally self-motivating. I can't say the same about when I worked for others.