"Make something people want" and/or develop rare and valuable skills. There are as many problems that people will pay money to solve as there ever has been. Als

"Make something people want" and/or develop rare and valuable skills. There are as many problems that people will pay money to solve as there ever has been. Also, the Who's Hiring thread is a testament to the fact that software companies are still talent limited. Perhaps specializing in security would be a good move, since that seems to be a massive ongoing problem. However, ownership is the best bet, so making some rare and valuable thing, out of software, perhaps that solves a security problem in the context of a startup ... that has to be a solid recommendation.