> I want to have opportunities to dive deep and become smarter, but realizing I don't really know how to best go about this. Do you want to become a SME with d

> I want to have opportunities to dive deep and become smarter, but realizing I don't really know how to best go about this. Do you want to become a SME with deep expertise in a certain vertical of software or do you really want something vastly different? For example, I realized I wanted independence and ability to make decisions and learn the direct impact of those decisions. So working for small businesses and larger, who were hiring me as software arch. and lead, was out of the question and doing pre-rev startups as a (co)founder, was the only way out.