Almost all the wealthy people I know did it through a combination of real estate and small businesses too. Only a few came directly from anything technology based.
I don't necessarily think the web is saturated it is more that the tech media and places like HN have a small but very active community and so things seem very crowded. I personally intentionally sought out a lot of the traditional companies to consult with because I knew they have been underserved and frankly not well appreciated by the general tech community. Sure, lots of SaaS solutions get built but many times they are 65% of what the company needs etc, and with a little extra help and integration work we can give them a cost effective, 98% solution that they can live with and helps them make more money. It comes with challenges though too as these same small businesses can be a challenge to work with at times more than a startup or an enterprise client, so its not a panacea by any means.
Personally, I have been diversifying for years and working to acquire real estate and work in markets that have little to do with technology as a core. Not because I don't love the tech industry, I just am playing the odds, diversifying and doing stuff that I love so it all works out for me. Plus something appeals to me at some level not to be behind a computer day in and day out the rest of my life.
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Almost all the wealthy people I know did it through a combination of real estate and small businesses too. Only a few came directly from anything technology based.
I don't necessarily think the web is saturated it is more that the tech media and places like HN have a small but very active community and so things seem very crowded. I personally intentionally sought out a lot of the traditional companies to consult with because I knew they have been underserved and frankly not well appreciated by the general tech community. Sure, lots of SaaS solutions get built but many times they are 65% of what the company needs etc, and with a little extra help and integration work we can give them a cost effective, 98% solution that they can live with and helps them make more money. It comes with challenges though too as these same small businesses can be a challenge to work with at times more than a startup or an enterprise client, so its not a panacea by any means.
Personally, I have been diversifying for years and working to acquire real estate and work in markets that have little to do with technology as a core. Not because I don't love the tech industry, I just am playing the odds, diversifying and doing stuff that I love so it all works out for me. Plus something appeals to me at some level not to be behind a computer day in and day out the rest of my life.