Here was my approach: - Talk to a family member who is employed in a business. - Find out a task they do that is repetitive, inefficient, automatable, and enh

Here was my approach: - Talk to a family member who is employed in a business. - Find out a task they do that is repetitive, inefficient, automatable, and enhanceable. Spoiler alert: there will be a lot of these. - Automate/improve/streamline said task. - Get noticed by said family member's boss. - Arrange to do more of same in exchange for 1099 compensation. - Lather, rinse, repeat. - Get referrals from said boss to other companies in same industry. To them, you are not an employee's family member, you are an experienced industry consultant. Raise your rates. - Lather, rinse, repeat.