Hi all, I'm thinking of getting back into the working world after 13 years of working for startup companies (10 as CTO and 3 as CEO). Neither of the companies took off but were until recently enough to pay the bills.
Cliff Notes version: I have a Comp Sci degree, wrote a couple books, spoken at a bunch of conferences, and have always been a hands-on leader. At one point I was managing a 15 person team. I've brought several product lines from 0 code to 6/7 figure revenue. And I was able to keep my team happy and advance their careers.
And my HN throw away profile has almost 6000 karma but I can't take karma to the bank .
My concern is that 13 years of "wearing lots of hats" has not positioned me well for the job market. I know I can be a great principal engineer, manager, or executive but I don't think my interviewing skills (I haven't interviewed for 13+ years) would reflect that.
I'm prepared to work hard. My first thought is to cram leetcode for a while but are there any better resources out there? And/or other general advice.
Thank you in advance!
Cliff Notes version: I have a Comp Sci degree, wrote a couple books, spoken at a bunch of conferences, and have always been a hands-on leader. At one point I was managing a 15 person team. I've brought several product lines from 0 code to 6/7 figure revenue. And I was able to keep my team happy and advance their careers.
And my HN throw away profile has almost 6000 karma but I can't take karma to the bank .
My concern is that 13 years of "wearing lots of hats" has not positioned me well for the job market. I know I can be a great principal engineer, manager, or executive but I don't think my interviewing skills (I haven't interviewed for 13+ years) would reflect that.
I'm prepared to work hard. My first thought is to cram leetcode for a while but are there any better resources out there? And/or other general advice.
Thank you in advance!