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Is it better to be a founder, freelancer or employee? (Personally for you)

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I'll be honest – I've never liked the feeling that someone "owns" me.

So being employed was very distant to me. [As if I had no power over my income.]

And being a founder gave me a greater sense of "ownership", but also responsibility. And, when things are not going well, and business is going poorly, you don't really want to be a founder in bad times. :D

Freelancing probably worked out best for me – delivering a service, while also protecting your income and time... although the time part is probably the most exhausting (sometimes the tasks are beyond my strength, and I have to make things up, no social & health insurance, chasing people with paying invoices, etc.). But despite that, it's still my choice.

What suits you the most, and what advantages/disadvantages have you noticed for your preferred choice?

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Wisdom Nnadi
Most people start as employees, and that’s not a bad thing. Employment gives you financial stability. The key is making sure you don’t trade all your time for money. Leave enough room to build something of your own. Freelancing is really just another version of employment. Instead of working for one employer, you work for multiple clients with more control over your schedule and the kind of work you take on. But the same principle applies: don’t overbook yourself to the point where you have no time left to build your own future. The goal should eventually be independence, building your own product, business, or service. Personally, I prefer running my own business because it gives me the freedom to fully apply my creativity, vision, and way of solving problems. When you build for yourself, you’re able to create on your own terms and directly see the impact of your ideas. That’s the path that fits the way I think.
Qasim Khan

i think each one teaches a different type of freedom honestly.

employment teaches structure, freelancing teaches self-reliance, but building a startup teaches emotional resilience, because some days you genuinely have no idea if what you’re building will work and you still have to wake up and continue anyway

Mahmoud Moursy
It was depends on the personality, If you want security = employee with monthly income not to much of worries and i know some people that really prefer this 😃, but in the other side if you are looking for independence and higher income freelancers and founders are the choice, but not everyone can be a founder nor a freelancer! it comes with big responsibilities and it has a bad side also :s
Altaf Vanat
Been employee for over 15 years, last 2 years I been a consultant and that’s been the best time ever , no more drama or working overtime for free… just work on whatever task is given…
yashika vahi

I've had mutliple business ventures that didn't work out and working a 9-5 job has personally never been ideal for me. A remote job or freelancing with different companies is probably I would say are also the only things that seem to be working out well for me!

Richard Smith

The "someone owns me" feeling really stuck with me. Freelancing gave me that ownership back, even if the holidays come unpaid.

Memduh Mehmet PANPALLI

Founder, no question. Freelancing still means someone else sets the ceilin, you just negotiate where it is. Building something you own is a different game entirely. The risk is real but so is the upside.

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