To answer the question you didn't want answered (as no one has mentioned this yet):
Autonomy, mastery, and purpose are three psychological factors that impact the 'meaning' one can derive from work / a job. [1] is the first link I came across when trying to remember the specifics. For me, the work I was doing at the last two startups failed the 'purpose' part - I wised up and realized I was wasting my life making already rich people even richer and/or dealing with manipulative wannabe sociopaths (the downside of capitalism, right?) (it took two lessons, I'm a slow learner). For me, "purpose" got toxic and I kept at things far too long than I ought to have.
So I'd give a think about those three factors - whatever you do next should take those into account (it sounds like purpose is most relevant for you right now)
As for starting a company, make sure to do proper / thorough background checks on whom you partner up with. I was 'the contractor' who decided to help out the 'friend of a friend' and ... I'll spare the reader the usual sort of story. I wish I'd learnt that lesson far sooner, but of course wasn't aware of my blind spots. Starting a company is grueling - make sure to do the right research (and sufficient amounts of it) before starting down a particular path. Otherwise you may waste money and end up having to pay your contractor late all the time... ha. And most are not as dumb as me and will quit.
Autonomy, mastery, and purpose are three psychological factors that impact the 'meaning' one can derive from work / a job. [1] is the first link I came across when trying to remember the specifics. For me, the work I was doing at the last two startups failed the 'purpose' part - I wised up and realized I was wasting my life making already rich people even richer and/or dealing with manipulative wannabe sociopaths (the downside of capitalism, right?) (it took two lessons, I'm a slow learner). For me, "purpose" got toxic and I kept at things far too long than I ought to have.
So I'd give a think about those three factors - whatever you do next should take those into account (it sounds like purpose is most relevant for you right now)
As for starting a company, make sure to do proper / thorough background checks on whom you partner up with. I was 'the contractor' who decided to help out the 'friend of a friend' and ... I'll spare the reader the usual sort of story. I wish I'd learnt that lesson far sooner, but of course wasn't aware of my blind spots. Starting a company is grueling - make sure to do the right research (and sufficient amounts of it) before starting down a particular path. Otherwise you may waste money and end up having to pay your contractor late all the time... ha. And most are not as dumb as me and will quit.
[1] https://blog.deliveringhappiness.com/the-motivation-trifecta...