So it would be something like a line of people who are willing to hire my services, while I decide what to work on and how to do it.
> That's the mind virus that the CEOs want you to have.
What do you mean by that?
Concretely, as I said, I'd look at chiseling time off of your main job to work on other things. This will require a lot of patience (and maybe a job switch to somewhere where that is acceptable). You will probably lose money in the short term.
But I think you need to have a fairly decent skill in networking.
I've been slowly building up my skill in networking (randomly approaching people on LinkedIn). It's currently slowly paying off in that I think I will have one friend that is working in FAANG.
I've had 10 conversations so far with people from FAANG (or related). I found most of them okay conversations. However, with this guy, the conversation was genuinely fun and I realized I could consider hanging out with him no matter what his title is.
So why not synergize and look for people that work in prestigious places that I also genuinely enjoy?
Once enough people know you, work will slowly roll in.
That's my strategy moving forward.
> My only option is to jump between jobs and swim in somewhat the same salary range, until AI will replace
That's the mind virus that the CEOs want you to have.
> I have a SaaS that generates pennies
Most people's initial independent ventures don't make any money, so give yourself some credit here.
> I would love to switch to being self-employed either via consultancy or having my own business, but I can't seem to figure out how to make the switch.
Limit risk by requesting a reduced working schedule at your current gig and do more independent work in the time you get back.