If you can't leave the company due to the "golden handcuffs", maybe you can switch jobs or positions within it? Get another role, maybe more challenging or in

If you can't leave the company due to the "golden handcuffs", maybe you can switch jobs or positions within it? Get another role, maybe more challenging or in a position to learn? I also think that it's a good challenge to your management skills for your side project. I'm not sure what kind of product you're building but unless you're already in the "launch" phase or you've got contacts or something that needs your personal attention, or it's some special tech only you know, you can (and maybe should) try to outsource, find a cofounder or something :) You need to find someone that can execute on your vision and communicate clearly and often, but it's doable. Two of the largest exits here in my country outsourced most of the coding part of their startups (one was cofounded by a lawyer, who's now doing a kid-friendly startup. He still can't code :) ) .