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📣 mraza007

Any advice for starting out as a contractor or freelancer


Hi HN, I’m coming out as a fresh grad from college with a CS degree. I do have experience developing software and worked for companies as an intern but my long term goal is to start doing my own thing or spend some time at startups where i can have higher growth and then transition into freelancing or contracting.

I would love to hear from you guys

  👤 op03 Accepted Answer ✓
Who you are surrounded by in those first few years makes a big difference to future trajectory, atleast it did for me, so I'll say find ways to be useful to good people i.e. people who teach/push you/make you think/amplify your strengths/get you to follow good habits without you realizing it etc etc.

Corollary - Don't spend those early years around people who aren't doing those things.