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From Coder to Entrepreneur: Are You Exploring New Horizons?

Have you ever thought about freelancing or starting your own coding-related business?

What inspires you to consider this entrepreneurial path?

What specific coding skills or services do you specialize in or intend to offer in your business?

What are some of the advantages you see in freelancing or starting your own coding business compared to working as an employee?

Let's discuss the opportunities and challenges that come with pursuing an entrepreneurial path. Share your experiences and insights!

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Joe Mainwaring

Have you ever thought about freelancing or starting your own coding-related business?

I have been operating as a freelancer on and off for the last 20 years and own my own LLC for products I bring to market.

The idea of starting an agency model to scale out the freelance opportunities has crossed my mind, especially after a close friend made a ridiculous amount of F*ck you money when he sold his UX agency to Salesforce, but an idea that grand would require a well rounded team to execute.

What inspires you to consider this entrepreneurial path?

Financial independence.

What specific coding skills or services do you specialize in or intend to offer in your business?

My freelance offerings have evolved over time as my skillset has developed. Today, I primarily focus on JavaScript development opportunities, but I also market my non-coding skills as I can provide strategic value to businesses.

What are some of the advantages you see in freelancing or starting your own coding business compared to working as an employee?

The rewards tend to be more lucrative compared to working as an employee, but it does come with additional risks that you may not encounter in an employee situation.

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Clayton Malarkey

Hi there I am taking a full stack developer course that should net me a diploma that said I want to build a business that makes profitable projects for myself and for others.

Illl have most of the skills needed by the time I finish my course and I plan to be a serial enterprenuer by building many 10 k a day dropshipping sites many apps games and other websites most of which are profitable.

But my main goal is to change the world and its focus with my public deindoctrination app that i am creating

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Emiliano • Edited

Making profits and improving the world are more often than not objectives that get on the way of each other lol

Unless we classify some crypto wallet platform as a service for mankind

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Clayton Malarkey

nothing wrong with making profits while changing the world also mutually benifitial profits are what i ment it could also be that it might be detrimental to creativity

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Wendllandtyrell

Freelancing and starting a coding-related business have definitely crossed my mind. The idea of being my own boss and having the freedom to choose projects that align with my passion is inspiring PhenQ PM.In terms of coding skills, I specialize in web development and have experience in building websites and web applications using various technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.