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Is there some prerequisites to get into consulting alone, e.g. having worked in a consulting org before ? What kind of profile are people expecting ? I have a pretty good tech generalist engineer profile, and I'm considering doing that while working part time on a personal project.

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The biggest requirement of solo consulting is being able to get clients on your own. The quality of your clients will directly result in how successful you are. There are several approaches to gaining new clients, but the best ones come from your professional network and your reputation.

Solo consulting is more work than many other positions you can find. If you want to work part time on a personal project you are better off finding a product org with flexible scheduling then solo consulting.

A lot of it is recommendations, networking, knowing the right people.

At the beginning I was very active in the startup community and that meant several small contracts with startups / small companies.

With my network growing (and ageing) with me, I started having contacts in bigger companies, which landed some contracts with FTSE 100 companies.

That translates to more experience which helps you land similar roles.

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