I agree. I wasn't fun of the Funding Eng role for the same reasons, however I reconsidered it as a way to learn and position myself better at a lower risk compared to just start my own business.

> as for your self-marketing, you just need to go on LinkedIn and start messaging people or find interesting founders, go to their websites, and send them an email. worst case they don't respond, who cares?

that's good stuff, should try. Thank you