We're finally getting enough zaps to pay all of our infrastructure suppliers, and occasionally zap someone, but that's it. All of our own servers and man-hours are self-financed.

so you are getting cheap education, amirite?

full disclosure, i did this also when i started a tech support business... solved my own problems, a dude said "you can solve these problems, we should sell you to solve those problems" and on the government dime sponsored me my first marketing campaign and i folded and deliverd them all and got a raging response

and i just used my silver tongue to waffle past those several hour long periods where i was like "wtf" and eventually got their solution and win... i charged X hours and didn't change for my learning process and they were cool

that went on for a decade... i definitely was born with the silver tongue, but only for technical things... i am really good at making you think that i know your shit nearly as good as you

but it's all for good

because i also want to help you get better even if i'm not seasoned in your realm of operations