Have you considered hiring in someone with relevant experience? They could both help you out and provide a good mentoring/learning aspect. If you don't know 100

Have you considered hiring in someone with relevant experience? They could both help you out and provide a good mentoring/learning aspect. If you don't know 100% what good leadership looks like, it's hard to make that journey on your own. Not saying finding such a person is easy btw, but could be worth considering? ~40 years of "total career", approximately speaking, and usual caveats re YMMV, is a long time. 3 years coding then 37 years managing/leading isn't necessarily the best balance. That is another factor to consider. Drifting from hands on tech this early could cause you problems relatively soon into your own career.