Suppose you want to work as a software engineer.

What is the highest salary job you can get that has no location requirement?

For example, FAANG US may have a US-remote requirement so it doesn't qualify.

Similarly, a good US client may not want to hire you if your timezone is opposite from them.

So what are jobs/companies/clients which pay the highest in this category (no location preference)?

I looked at Buffer's salary for example. It is good but not outstanding.

I have had this encounter 2 times in the last 6 months where a domain-experienced non-tech person has reached out to me to pursue his idea.

These non-tech people are usually product lead in their current org and they want to create a product of their own in a similar market.

How should I evaluate these kinds of offers?

They look very tempting since the hard parts, which are product-market fit & distribution seem to be "figured out" (these are product people so they usually have done a lot of research & have a lot of customers as contacts).

But I am not sure how much I can trust someone whom I don't know. Hence the confusion.

Have you been in a similar situation (non-tech product person reaching out to you for partnership)? If yes, how did you handle it?

Thanks!

A comfortable paycheck can make you comfortable and you wouldn't want "freedom" that badly.
How to counter this feeling?
Leaving the job seems too extreme.

Some trending themes for example are decentralization, ISA (UpSkilling), VR, Resource Sharing (AirBnB, Uber).
Which one would you go after?
Thanks.