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Yes! I'm pretty un-hireable right now. I have 4 years experience as a dev, 1.5 in sales, 1.5 in marketing, and <1 as a founder. So ... I started a company maki
by trjordan 10y ago
Yes!
I'm pretty un-hireable right now. I have 4 years experience as a dev, 1.5 in sales, 1.5 in marketing, and <1 as a founder. So ... I started a company making marketing analytics software. It's pretty great!
One of the most fun things about my path in the last couple of years has been embracing the actual problem the business is trying to solve, instead of just the neat tech that powers it. For me, it's a lot more fun to work on problems that have that tightened feedback loop (e.g., somebody gives you money because you solved their problem). It meant breaking a lot of the ties in my head between easy/hard and worthless/valuable -- sometimes the most valuable thing about your software is the weekly update email.
To OP, without a BUNCH more information about what you like and what you can do, I can't suggest a new path. But you probably know something about the products and markets at the companies you worked at. See if any of the other departments have openings for somebody with deep product knowledge. It's easier to switch careers within the same company than it is to jump companies to a different role.