Resolve link, this is of great interest.
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hey SABmore, so my experience is very much the same as yours. Granted I was a little younger when I started (28) I was in the same boat, mortgage, wife and great job I didn't want to give up for nothing. So I decided I would make it work. At this point I should note I have been blessed with an amazing understanding wife who has been very patient over the years. My strategy was simple, dedication in the evenings and unlike many startups by a younger founder where fly by the seat of your pants, I made a very clear plan first which took over 2 months in the evenings. This way when I was ready to start development my work was very concentrated based on the plan I had developed. In addition this proved to be very beneficial when I brought on another developer. They could be working during the day without having to call me.
One thing I will say... do it, work your butt off and it will pay off in the end!
I have to agree with the recent posts. I actually went to school and received a specialist in Software Engineering first. Afterwards I decided it would be good to also get a web development degree on top of it to have all bases covered.
Truth is, I could have got more knowledge for the web dev by speeding 10 hours a week for a year on w3c tutorials, where as finding solid consistence tutorials on the engineering aspect is a lot harder.
Though it will be more work and a bit more of a challenge, the payoff will be 100x in the end.