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by davidajackson 2202 days ago
You should build your own things, if even on the side. You get:

1. More technical knowledge.

2. Ability to identify sooner which startups will fail, and what the red flags are early on for startups that will die. You might even have a startup die, but that's kind of a right of passage... and you'll learn a lot from it.

3. More future employment leverage that comes with the more technical knowledge/domain expertise(s) you develop

4. Maybe a successful business!