Omar Zenhom argues that entrepreneurs should build a full-time business, not a side hustle. You need just 13 clients paying $1,000 a month to replace a $150k salary. The key: high margins, a specific problem, a narrow audience, and a repeatable system.
Build an income engine and not a side hustle. If your goal is to quit your 9 to 5, you don't need a hobby business. You don't need something that's going to make you a few hundred dollars a month. You need something capable of replacing your salary. This means you need to build a business that has high margins, solves a clear problem, has a specific audience or customer, and has a repeatable way to deliver on your promise. You don't need thousands of clients. You need about 15 to 25 strong clients that will allow you to replace your job. If you can hit $20,000 to $30,000 a month in revenue with strong margins, you can leave your job. If you make $150,000 in your job right now, you only need about 13 clients paying you $1,000 a month. That's it. Very doable. The math is smaller than you think.
