Definitely not well-versed in this. Reading the Wikipedia article now, but if you have specific references you'd recommend, I'll check them out. Thank you!
Thank you for the kind offer! I really appreciate that, though I am not a MERN stack expert + wouldn't want to waste the startup's time. I will reach out if this changes.
Oooh, this is interesting. I started my career as a consultant before doing startups. It's one area I've debated quite a bit mainly because it doesn't focus on product or sales (unless you're a partner, and even then, "sales" != "client development"). This is helping me think of criteria, so thank you.
Re: technical sales, this is actually a really good idea as it fits my social + technical interests. Curious if you've done this? Curious about your experience.
Your last question is a good one and I do want to say that I count my blessings regularly!
What scares me about my current position is that I definitely see myself atrophying. I am at a local maximum at best, and there are so many other hills and mountains to climb.
You know, I'd love to tell you, but this is the challenge. I don't know if any of these excite me -- not sure if it's burnout or just pressure or something else.
I am definitely considering this -- when I say 'job' I often think I'd be better suited for a smaller company because I'm a pretty big generalist. I can sell technical stuff, I can write code, I can manage people, but I am by no means an expert on any of these things.
I guess you'd recommend early stage startups as the opportunity to explore?