What I’ve learned since giving up the day job and starting a design agency

Studio LDN founder James Sutton provides some pearls of wisdom for anyone thinking about quitting the day job and opening their own agency.

Maybe I should have named this article ‘what I wish I knew’ or ‘what could have prepared me for this’. Either way, it really doesn’t matter. You’ll never be fully prepared. You learn on the go. You make mistakes. The great thing about mistakes is that you only make them once, learn from them and solve it like a boss next time.

Going alone is hard work, but fun too. It’s very rewarding when it pays off. Nothing beats that feeling of securing your first fully independent job. It’s awesome.

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