Jason On Firms Podcast 082 How Many Years Experience Do You Need To Launch An Accounting Firm?
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Jul 28, 2023 AI Snips
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Validate Your Firm With A Side Hustle
- Do start a side hustle early to test the specific firm niche you enjoy before quitting your job.
- Jason Staats recommends hustling while working, get client experience for 6 months–years to confirm you love the work before going all in.
Specialization Shortens The Launch Timeline
- Focus reduces required experience; deep, relevant domain work shortens the path to launching.
- Example: specializing in benefit-plan audits or a narrow business return niche needs far less generalized years of experience.
Early Career Confidence Gap From Youth And Client Ages
- Jason reflects that two years in he "was not doing anything remotely useful" and lacked confidence as a 23‑year‑old starting out.
- He notes age and client demographics made finding clients his age much harder then.