As an engineer quits software, a thread lists eight high-dollar tech opportunities
jackedAJ · x · 2026-09-18
After an engineer publicly announced quitting software engineering altogether, jackedAJ listed niche but lucrative tech opportunities: making launch videos for companies, growing their X accounts, pairing tech with boring verticals like legal and food travel, consulting non-technical founders, building bespoke software, digitizing healthcare and skincare (e.g. lumeria), teaching AI to non-technical people, and running paid communities and offline events.
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