Cam Sloan

I really... I see a lot of people trying to do it while they're still in a full-time job and they burn themselves out.

And I was trying to do that too.

And I just can't.

I can't go all day at a full-time job and then all night and weekends.

It burns me out.

So this is a really viable option for a huge number of people.

I know it's not everyone that can say this, but if you're a developer, if you're a designer, and you're looking to go become an entrepreneur anyway, then...

Probably one of the best ways to start is to go and find some freelance clients.

It's going to get you comfortable talking with people, doing sales, and selling yourself, selling your product services.

And it's just a great way to transition.

And then you can work half the hours or less or more, however much you want to, and then manage your runway accordingly.

I started looking... When I first started looking into freelancing, I was like, Oh, I got to go on TopTal or Upwork or something.

But I actually was lucky that I didn't get accepted to any of those.

And so I ended up... My first client was the company that laid me off.

I helped them for another...

set number of hours on some work that they had.

And then I found another company through a friend that is in the city here, who is another web developer.

I just let my network know on LinkedIn, on Twitter, on Slack groups.

I just said like, Hey, I'm a freelancer now.

And so many people don't do that.