If you know you have skills gaps why haven’t you tried to fill them in the 2.5 years you’ve been unemployed? If you tried to build a SaaS business in that time,

If you know you have skills gaps why haven’t you tried to fill them in the 2.5 years you’ve been unemployed? If you tried to build a SaaS business in that time, even with 0 revenue you’d have both some new experience as well as something you can put in front of employers when you do interviews. Can’t change the past of course but seems like you should take this time to also build something and learn in addition to job searching.