Would you like to build a small company or a start-up?
There are plenty of good resources that will both give you directions and encourage you to make your moves.
The problem is the same as with Perl. There are too many ways to solve the problems and there are too many resources to read. (Actually, much more than for Perl.)
I find the collection of Rahul Chaudhary sent out once a week in the Founder Weekly quite well curated.
Issue #86 just arrived in my inbox. Among others it included an article by Stephanie Singer on how to avoid legal issues with your current employer.