[wdewind]

This sounds like way too complex a question to answer with the small paragraph of information provided. So with that little amount of information, I think the best way to make the decision is by thinking about your team. Of the two mercenary coding has the advantage of actually feeding people so if you really like your team I think you should try that, build and ship a few products for other people and see if with a new perspective you can't think of another product.

You already have a network and customer base, why not try to build products for the new businesses THEY are entering?

[Personne]

Because the new market looks like a blind gold rush. Everybody is going to the same place but the maths says that most won't have any ROI.

Maybe you could help with this more-focused question : How to promote a team of (quite) expert python coders ? I've seen some freelancing sites but 1/ indians/chinese/whatever can undercut everybody there and 2/they focus mainly on task that doesn't need good coders.

Thanks

[wdewind]

Unfortunately I don't know a ton about a) the python market or b) freelancing in general, but as a fundamental rule you can't be chasing the same clients as the 1 Indian guy. I don't know where the big fish are, but minnows wont feed you anyway.

Maybe try finding some other, larger firms and work on a project by project basis? Contact some agencies, other dev firms etc. Short of that it's all sales: find the big guys, get an audience, convince them. Not so complicated just very difficult :)

Good luck.

[Yoric]

The other side of the coin is that, depending on the team, mercenary coding might not be what they signed up for, at all. So, while it may feed them, it might also break the team.

[wdewind]

Totally valid point: it's a really different game with really different goals.