I just went ahead and did it, irrespective of what the economy was doing. Twice, no four times. On two continents. Damn the torpedoes and all that. OK, I did niche consulting and picked a business model which very much tried to save the client money. Problem is that niches come and go, and the challenge now is to find a new racket.
I suppose I could try inventing something new. Now is a great time to do it. Of course, I will probably fail, but so what. If I make time to do it, I will certainly have at least a bit more time to ride my bike around and stall that looming congestive heart failure.
But seriously, if you have a little bit of cash, or better, still have a bit of cash coming in, extra help won't get any cheaper than it is now. If I'm in Europe, I'll outsource to the USA.
We never tried to make money - it just happened. Sure, it was much closer to Stallman than Billy Goat, but it paid for the house and will send my kid to MIT.
I suppose I could try inventing something new. Now is a great time to do it. Of course, I will probably fail, but so what. If I make time to do it, I will certainly have at least a bit more time to ride my bike around and stall that looming congestive heart failure.
But seriously, if you have a little bit of cash, or better, still have a bit of cash coming in, extra help won't get any cheaper than it is now. If I'm in Europe, I'll outsource to the USA.
We never tried to make money - it just happened. Sure, it was much closer to Stallman than Billy Goat, but it paid for the house and will send my kid to MIT.