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At 41, I found a local family owned company with a desire to participate in the gadget space (ie material widgets with electronics for added value) in a relativ
by travisgriggs 2y ago
At 41, I found a local family owned company with a desire to participate in the gadget space (ie material widgets with electronics for added value) in a relatively niche market (ag automation). It’s a small group, I’m sometimes the only full time software part of the team. We’ve had some wins. At 54, I imagine I’ll retire here eventually. I’ve enjoyed a huge amount of autonomy, learned a wide range of different tech (still doing so) and am rewarded by a company that values me and invests in me (I also get to put up with the drama/dysfunction that can come in a multi-generation company in the back woods of ag).
TLDR; go find a niche that is underserved and serve it. You have the breadth to succeed as a generalist now.