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by dv35z 1285 days ago
You ought to check out UpWork (https://www.upwork.com/) and Fiverr (https://www.fiverr.com/). Treat it as a "buffet" of interesting work, projects, and skills. Likewise, you can hire other workers to help you with tasks, and then form your own virtual team. For example, If you'd like to build a mobile app, you could use those apps to find a graphic designer (someone skilled at Figma, in order to do design & prototyping), a back-end engineer (in order to build APIs), and a product manager (manage requirements, backlog, development cadence), and a skilled mobile app developer to build it. Depending on where your interest and skill level is, you can always pair-collaborate with these people - you'll learn a ton, feel the team vibe, and feel less "behind the times", since you have now augmented yourself with experts. Most importantly, treat the team well, prioritize quality, and have fun.
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This is fine advice. I kind of like upwork because I can find someone, give them a small task, see if I like them and how good they are to work with. Then I basically fill up their pipe as things go well. After a few jobs you can usually work off of the platform so they make better margin.