I cam upon this series of articles a little while ago on Gamasutra:
http://gamasutra.com/blogs/RobertMadsen/20140731/222331/Starting_an_Indie_Studio_Part_1.php
The articles explains the trials and tribulations of a computer engineer starting an independent game company.
I don’t want to take away any fire from the article’s creator so I’ll let the reader discover the value of the articles themselves. As a burnt out old Digital Artist, I am encouraged by this series of article. I pray to the universe it has a happy ending. Of course this gives hope for my own success but success to all the other individuals teetering on the possibility of going independent in the near future.