Why do you think you would you drift apart if you take on client work? I think there's strong demand for iOS and Android dev, you probably can work out if you'

Why do you think you would you drift apart if you take on client work? I think there's strong demand for iOS and Android dev, you probably can work out if you're good at that. You could take on client work and meanwhile try to work out a pivot for your startup? I went to a talk by a succesful company that did just that (they were failing, took on client work while working part-time on their products, then found an opportunity and gambled at the iPad launch, then became succesful and sold out). It probably sucks to remove your focus from your startup, but it seems it's not going to grow in its current incarnation. If you took on outside money, it's a whole different story. Take it as random advice from a guy on the Internet that hasn't had a startup yet :) but I hope at least I asked some interesting questions.