It's really hard. You can tell that job adds are written by people that don't know WTF they are talking about. The number of people that are specialists in mo

It's really hard. You can tell that job adds are written by people that don't know WTF they are talking about. The number of people that are specialists in more than 1 or 2 areas are rare. And expert? What does that really mean. The problem is, in order for recruiters to justify their 30k+ fee, they have to ensure that their recruits are worth it...and the perfect person for the job. Which is to be expected when you are selling yourself to a non-technical startup CEO. But really, there isn't a single engineer that will pass on the right talent b/c of zero tolerance for a learning curve. These days, having an exit under your belt is a big deal. Get back into the startup community, if that's where you want to be. I do think you should pick one new technology and crack it open. However, don't be afraid to learn on your prior works. You should start some side projects, or if you worked on a few things over the years, say so. But, use linkedin. Reach out to CEOs / higher-ups at the companies you'd like to work for. Talk to them. They'll appreciate your history. Just get out there and flaunt it. BTW, there is very little new under the sun, the same is true in tech. There are new packaged, frameworks and the like, but if you learned it once, you can again...and faster the second time.