I actually AM a filmmaker. I spent years making very low-budget films - some of which were quite successful.
But I've now spent a couple of years developing a parallel career to fund my filmmaking - because attempting to make films without any cash, frankly, sucks.
It's a very similar situation to bootstrapping a long-time-to-launch startup: you'll often find that having SOME income through consulting makes running the actual startup either a) much easier or b) possible at all.
I actually AM a filmmaker. I spent years making very low-budget films - some of which were quite successful.
But I've now spent a couple of years developing a parallel career to fund my filmmaking - because attempting to make films without any cash, frankly, sucks.
It's a very similar situation to bootstrapping a long-time-to-launch startup: you'll often find that having SOME income through consulting makes running the actual startup either a) much easier or b) possible at all.