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I'm definitely torn on bootstrapping with consulting. On one hand, it's good to have money coming in until you can take your project full-time. On the other hand, it's really hard to focus on your project when you're at the mercy of clients.

Do any of you have any stories you can share about successes/failures in this area?

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Hi, I'm the author of the post. Thanks for the comment.

I worked a day-job for years while I was building up the revenue from my startups. I finally was able to get to the point where the profit was enough to sustain me.

My advice is to treat the consulting work and your startup work as 2 completely separate jobs. Schedule time for both of them and make sure that they don't overlap. That way each job gets the best that you can give.

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