> You said you worked on the library at Intel. Doesn’t that qualify as getting paid for your work? It just shifts the problem along; instead of getting paid, y

> You said you worked on the library at Intel. Doesn’t that qualify as getting paid for your work? It just shifts the problem along; instead of getting paid, you need to justify to Intel why they should pay you. Showing that you're keeping customers happy, building Intel brand value etc. can be part of that, but only if they give you feedback.