go the extra mile of studying yc's free startupschool.org curriculum. come up with a project, look for a cofounder there, post your weekly updates there, and ap

go the extra mile of studying yc's free startupschool.org curriculum. come up with a project, look for a cofounder there, post your weekly updates there, and apply for yc startup school deals. you will get $5k in aws, $2k in gcp, $1k in do, waived fees in stripe, discounted company setup in stripe atlas and clerky. best case you build a startup and turn your life around, worst case you build a project that improves your skillset. yc is very supportive regardless if you get in or not.