Started my own mobile app company. B2C is a rough market but I love not dealing with customers, sales people, etc. I do hope to shift into some B2B webapps instead.
Also now working on another startup with friends roughly my age and have a couple other startups as options there if I wanted to take on more.
My specialty is pretty much being a jack of all trades and being able to learn new ones quickly. In some ways it sucks because there isn't any one stack that I eat, sleep, and breathe, but on a typical day I do some golang backend, js/html/webgl frontend, obj-c iOS, maybe some python, linux sysadmin, and some graphic design. The benefit is that it means not needing to go find and hire/contract another resource.
Keep learning new things. I know many people my age that spend 10+ years on a single tech stack and never really learned anything new. Then suddenly they're out of work and realize the demand for C99 on Solaris isn't that high. Go to Meetups, conferences, webinars. Take on side projects. Mentor students.
It helps that I look a bit younger than my age. I honestly probably get more discrimination due to my weight. Working on that, but if you can maintain your fitness and the appearance of boundless energy, it overcomes a good bit of age.
Also now working on another startup with friends roughly my age and have a couple other startups as options there if I wanted to take on more.
My specialty is pretty much being a jack of all trades and being able to learn new ones quickly. In some ways it sucks because there isn't any one stack that I eat, sleep, and breathe, but on a typical day I do some golang backend, js/html/webgl frontend, obj-c iOS, maybe some python, linux sysadmin, and some graphic design. The benefit is that it means not needing to go find and hire/contract another resource.
Keep learning new things. I know many people my age that spend 10+ years on a single tech stack and never really learned anything new. Then suddenly they're out of work and realize the demand for C99 on Solaris isn't that high. Go to Meetups, conferences, webinars. Take on side projects. Mentor students.
It helps that I look a bit younger than my age. I honestly probably get more discrimination due to my weight. Working on that, but if you can maintain your fitness and the appearance of boundless energy, it overcomes a good bit of age.