[iamacynic]

you do it until you get the money, then do what you want.

maybe you're not getting what i'm saying because it involves investing (aka betting) your own money into something.

[davidw]

Consulting involves very little capital outlay, and is mostly just trading your own time and expertise for money.

Creating a product - even a small scale one - is much more of an investment (and a risk), because while you're building it, it earns nothing. The payoff is that it can make money while you're asleep.

[nickpeterson]

I've decided the best company is calling old people and selling them extended warranties for their Buicks.