So this would kind of a mentoring help, right? I feel like that is one of the main advantadges of working inside a Big Co. Its hard to do the same without being

So this would kind of a mentoring help, right? I feel like that is one of the main advantadges of working inside a Big Co. Its hard to do the same without being part of a group. What probably works best "outside" is writing a blog post with your problem, and throwing that into HN/Reddit for discussion.