Everything shifts before you can tell if what you're building even works

70% of you are figuring out what's next for your career, whether that's a voluntary or involuntary transition, or feeling employed but bored. 71% want more control over your work and life: a startup, a side business, or leaving your day job within six months.

Your top blockers, and the asks that would fix them

What's in the way

1. Gets too complex, engineering or business side
2. Too many projects, all stuck at 60% done
3. The bar keeps moving on what's expected of you

What would help

1. Experienced mentors and an action plan
2. Clarity on the business, not just the build
3. A repeatable process, not one-off advice

What are you doing to get unstuck?

Source: AISC community survey, Sept 2026. n = 60 respondents, self-selected. Quantitative values are only representative directionally due to sample size and selection process.