Should pursue software engineering or product management roles?Context:
I'm young and trying to make my next career move. My first attempt at a mobile app startup just failed. I built the mobile app, as well as the AI-powered backend myself. Now, I'm job hunting. I have a Master's in Computer Science from a top CS school but zero years of experience as a software engineer (I do have a couple of years of systems engineering experience from a large tech company). My end goal is to be a successful tech founder, playing the tech and product role.Argument for Software Engineering:
I think working as software engineer would legitimize me as a technical person moving forward and enable me to write scalable and reliable code. Additionally, technical co-founders seem more in-demand than product people.Argument for Product Manager:
I feel I have more to learn on the product side. I also think I can already build the MVP of low-to-medium difficulty products, albeit sloppily. I'm scared to remove myself from the technical side for too long and not be able to return, because I don't have years of formal experience in software engineering.Thanks for your advice!