Been doing freelance development for last 5+ years. Enjoyed the flexibility and the freedom of being an indy dev. Started off with aspirations of building my own SaaS on the side and bootstrapping with consulting, but got sucked in by nice hourly rates and cushy lifestyle. Can’t complain too much though! Getting the itch to do something new now, though. Trying to decide between
1. Trying another startup as a founder or very near to it - before freelancing I worked in a few startups, one was successful (as an employee).
2. Re-joining corporate america to see if I can make a big impact with a relatively high and predictable income + benefits. Eyeing health care IT as one potential area of impact where there’s seemingly lots of opportunity and change right now due to health care reform (and it’s a distinct area of interest beyond coding).
Title: Freelance Software Developer
Years Exp: ~12
Been doing freelance development for last 5+ years. Enjoyed the flexibility and the freedom of being an indy dev. Started off with aspirations of building my own SaaS on the side and bootstrapping with consulting, but got sucked in by nice hourly rates and cushy lifestyle. Can’t complain too much though! Getting the itch to do something new now, though. Trying to decide between
1. Trying another startup as a founder or very near to it - before freelancing I worked in a few startups, one was successful (as an employee).
2. Re-joining corporate america to see if I can make a big impact with a relatively high and predictable income + benefits. Eyeing health care IT as one potential area of impact where there’s seemingly lots of opportunity and change right now due to health care reform (and it’s a distinct area of interest beyond coding).