I have been moonlighting as a freelance webdeveloper for the last couple of years. The first year, I was using my spare evenings and weekends until I began having trouble finding enough time to dedicate to new projects.
My reaction was to cut down on my dayjob, leaving me with more time to focus on my own clients (and less time to focus on BiQ, forcing us to hire another developer).
However, it was only a matter of time before I’d run into that luxury problem again. Once again, having to turn down cool new projects due to lack of time left me with the same choice I took roughly a year ago. And once again, I decided to cut down on my dayjob.
Do the math and you’ll notice that it leaves me no time to work for BiQ. And you’d be correct. Starting this December, I will be a full time independent web application developer. I am super excited (and slightly scared) about this change.
If you have a great idea for a website, why don’t you drop me a line and we’ll talk about it - I love giving good ideas the execution they deserve.
Congratulations on your decision!
It certainly feels great being your own boss :-)
I guess we'll be seeing you around the office soon :-)
Very best wishes for success. No matter how it turns out financially, I am sure this decision is a moment of great personal growth.
Congratulations and best wishes!
Congratulations - exciting times are ahead! :)
I am the lucky person to take over Jakob's job at BiQ. I look forward to working with you in january, and then best of luck onwards after that. I am actually going the opposite direction - having been an independent developer for 8 years. :-)
I am sure that you have more than it takes to make it a success. Are you intrested in giving a session on the wonders of Ruby? I will gladly exchange with some knowlage on the .NET 4.0 Framework.
Mikkel, certainly - I am always happy to evangelize ;) Let's hash out the details via email.