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Definitely not well-versed in this. Reading the Wikipedia article now, but if you have specific references you'd recommend, I'll check them out. Thank you!

Yes! I am definitely looking for people to start things with too, if that's what you mean.

Thank you for the kind offer! I really appreciate that, though I am not a MERN stack expert + wouldn't want to waste the startup's time. I will reach out if this changes.

Oooh, this is interesting. I started my career as a consultant before doing startups. It's one area I've debated quite a bit mainly because it doesn't focus on product or sales (unless you're a partner, and even then, "sales" != "client development"). This is helping me think of criteria, so thank you.

Re: technical sales, this is actually a really good idea as it fits my social + technical interests. Curious if you've done this? Curious about your experience.

Your last question is a good one and I do want to say that I count my blessings regularly!

What scares me about my current position is that I definitely see myself atrophying. I am at a local maximum at best, and there are so many other hills and mountains to climb.

Thanks! I think this thread is definitely convincing me to at least search and explore employment opportunities.

Are there specific subsets of the hardware space you recommend exploring?

You know, I'd love to tell you, but this is the challenge. I don't know if any of these excite me -- not sure if it's burnout or just pressure or something else.

Thank you, both for the feedback and kind words.

Yes, I agree on business not being a recreational pursuit. I definitely am missing the drive now.

I also agree that there’s nothing wrong with getting a job. I think it’s more about coming to terms with not being good at entrepreneurship.

Thank you! That’s a great idea; I like not closing the door on startups so this is awesome.

I am definitely considering this -- when I say 'job' I often think I'd be better suited for a smaller company because I'm a pretty big generalist. I can sell technical stuff, I can write code, I can manage people, but I am by no means an expert on any of these things.

I guess you'd recommend early stage startups as the opportunity to explore?

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Thanks for the response + help. :)