[diego]

It depends on your definition of "mundane". You could start a consulting company, take whatever software jobs pay best and make your business grow to the point that it could be attractive to a buyer. This may be boring, but it's easier than creating the next Facebook.

It's also possible to have a mixed model, which is working very well for us. We do some consulting work but only pick clients that are interesting in terms of improving our products or doing work we like. This allows us to be profitable and work on our own interesting stuff without the pressure of concerned investors.