Looks like your trading experiments have not worked out so well. Probably because you seem to be a fan of market timing... good luck with that. I think you need

Looks like your trading experiments have not worked out so well. Probably because you seem to be a fan of market timing... good luck with that. I think you need to take a longer term view with your investments. I also think your friend is right - you should bet on yourself. I worked in the financial services industry and I know first hand how horrible 90pct of the software is in that space. It's a market full of poor quality or outdated software with roots in the 80s and I think it's ripe for a shakeup if you can figure out how to break in and sell.