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> Most of them completely skipped vetting me, and just were hungry for someone who could code.

How did these people find you?

I am ready to quit my stable job and do something fun for a while. Where do you I find people in the same boat.

Networking. All of my consulting contracts came from people I already knew, who either hired me directly or introduced me to someone who needed help. And those contacts and clients then introduced me to other people who were looking to found something new. FYI, I found zero value in meetups or other networking events, because the people who are working hard on good ideas are too busy (in general) to attend such things.

What was the source of your network, if I may ask? Old college friends? Church? Co-workers?

One contract came from a partner of a business I used to code for. The rest were just asking around town, in particular with people who worked in marketing - they knew who needed help growing their business, and would pair me up with business owners who had specific tech problems to solve.

Same story here. Quit my job a few weeks ago, and now looking for some fun stuff to do. If I don't find something by myself soon, probably will have to resort to spamming/broadcasting in LinkedIn like the next commenter advised :)

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