{"podcast":{"title":"Freelance to Founder","slug":"freelance-to-founder-55033","podcast_index_feed_id":55033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG2662696523","website_url":"https://freelancetofounder.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/30092982-f3ec-11e8-965a-fb872bb8bb89/image/87b8f84c7f2835b0cf64bf85aec7380f.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Millo","episode_count":605,"summary":"Freelance to Founder is a call-in show helping real-life freelancers grow their businesses and escape the feast-famine lifestyle. The podcast is hosted by Preston Lee, a former freelancer who has started, built, and even sold successful businesses of his own. Preston is joined nearly every weekday by other expert founders, freelancers, and entrepreneurs to help you take your solo business to the next level. You can submit your questions at FreelanceToFounder.com/ask If you enjoy content from shows like The Futur, Being Freelance, The Accidental Creative, Smart Passive Income, or The Side Hustle Show, then you'll love Freelance to Founder. Join us every weekday to take the next step on your journey from ... freelance to founder.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T22:18:07.904441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033"},"episode":{"title":"More Clients, Less Freedom — What Went Wrong?","slug":"more-clients-less-freedom-what-went-wrong","published_at":"2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033/more-clients-less-freedom-what-went-wrong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1417217770.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1417217770.mp3","summary":"Shalimdar quit his 9-to-5 as a UI/UX designer, went full-time freelance, and hit a new income high. The problem? He's working more hours than ever—and still doesn't feel like he owns his time. Preston and AJ Cassata from Revenue Boost dig into exactly why this happens and walk through a practical framework for diagnosing where your time is actually going, what to cut, what to automate, and what to hand off—so you can stop trading every hour for a dollar and start running your business like a founder. Links: Support our show sponsors -> ⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask⁠ Attend The \"10X Your Freelancing\" Summit -> ⁠⁠https://10XFreelance.com⁠⁠ (FREE) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Shalimdar quit his 9-to-5 as a UI/UX designer, went full-time freelance, and hit a new income high. The problem? He's working more hours than ever—and sti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freelance-to-founder-55033/episodes/more-clients-less-freedom-what-went-wrong/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freelance-to-founder-55033/more-clients-less-freedom-what-went-wrong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}