Describing yourself as an "aspiring founder" suggests that you are attracted to the idea of being an entrepreneur. It's not unlike aspiring to be a professional

Describing yourself as an "aspiring founder" suggests that you are attracted to the idea of being an entrepreneur. It's not unlike aspiring to be a professional sports person or TV/film star. It is the glamour that you find appealing. Successful startups come about from recognizing a problem worth solving and having a market willing to pay to have that problem solved. Computers and software are means to an end. In addition to building up your knowledge, you also should seek out experience in some domain that you have an talent for. Once you have acquired a critical mass of real world experience, you will see lots of problems that need solving. Some of them might even be commercially viable. Perhaps a good option for you would be to identify startups that are active in an area that you could become interested in. In addition to your technical education, you could follow some proven entrepreneurial processes. I recommend Steve Blank's blog and book -- http://steveblank.com/ http://steveblank.com/ Being a founder also means not being motivated by job security. You either find investors to fund your runway, or build up considerable savings in advance and be self-funded series-A.