I was pretty much in the same boat back in 2013, except with no CS degree but another degree and experience in a different field. What helped me was that at som

I was pretty much in the same boat back in 2013, except with no CS degree but another degree and experience in a different field. What helped me was that at some point we did freelance development for a company to pay rent, and when our startup capsized they hired me and other founders because they knew what we could do. This bootstrapped my software engineer career very nicely. (I ended up staying 6 years because the work and people were great.) I'm not suggesting you start doing freelance work as well, but if your startup enables you to form relationships and prove your skills to people who could recommend you for interesting roles down the line, that would be super useful.