Ask HN: How to turn job offers into consulting gigs instead?

Hi HN. I run a small dev shop and am getting some really nice offers from companies I used to dream of working for. However, my priorities have changed and I now want to build my own company.

We do consulting to be able to bootstrap product development.

Have any of you guys managed to pull off being called into interviews and leaving with a consulting gig instead? How did you do it?

Thanks /devdad