Forget scaling, I just want to pay my bills and not burn out. Why do people look at you crazy when you're okay going solo without some grand vision of building a huge team?

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Don’t know what they’re thinking. Honestly, freelancing solo with an s-corp is kind of the best.

Because they don’t know the other side. That’s your advantage. 🤫

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