One of the biggest reasons is the desire for greater control over work. Independent professionals can decide which services they want to offer, which customers they want to work with and, in many cases, how they organise their time. For example, a software professional may take development projects for small businesses. A marketing specialist could help local companies improve their online presence. An experienced accountant could provide bookkeeping or tax-related services to small businesses.
It is due to the quality of the cohort, the tech focussed curriculum, the deep industry immersion, and the practitioner-led classes that our students achieved tremendous placement success, at par with the old IIMs