>> never interested in education/college/degree If you want to do "great things" in the industry, you will need to learn the equivalent of what people learn at

>> never interested in education/college/degree If you want to do "great things" in the industry, you will need to learn the equivalent of what people learn at university. You cannot make up the difference by simply "working more", universities provide structured learning environments. If you insist on skipping the university system, you could do leetcode, hackathons and similar competitive behavior to discover your skill deficits and to connect with others that might give you some access to the industry.