[pizzaknife]

I'll add that with actual "purpose," double down and also insist on expanding your skills in and around development to whatever ends also suit your personal interests ~ basically ensure that your gig also provides you time to explore creatively in your field, on the job (even if such exploration is not directly related to your company's product or industry).

Emphasis to "on the job" - this is one of those few, rare lines of work where "learning" can and regularly is achieved for "free" (time and internet connectivity, invested), but that doesn't mean that improving your skills should be entirely shouldered by you and burdening your non-working life.

[Eliahu_horwi]

Thank you, I do that and I expand my field to all things startup related. Up until not long ago, my goal was to climb up the ladder, eventually be the CEO/CTO of a company and then advance from there. now I am not so sure, what says I won't get bored of managing a company after 4 years?