Any 🐠 tried their hand at independent consulting as side projects? How was your experience and what is the biggest challenge in your opinion?

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Yes that’s how I got into starting my agency. I was at Ad tech company and I hated the autonomy. Crazy I know but I was the head of business development, I was bored, under appreciated and under-motivated. So I started to work on consulting with non profit and then TV/ Film. I learned a lot in the first year. Setting boundaries and being ok to lose clients! It’s always for the better! The challenge was scheduling or forgetting my days and what I had planned. In the very beginning I was booking and doing so much I had no schedule.

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My day job was at Big 4 tech consulting. I was spending more time writing proposals compared to doing hands-on work.

Started my agency by onboarding a first client on a side project. My flat mate was working with a cool startup & introduced me with his boss. We started with a small app as an experiment.

You need burn yourself with after office hours. Less sleep & more excitement as you work on things you love.

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Hi MFA1 , I am getting into app development, can I DM you with a few questions

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