Can contributing to Open Source lead to Consulting gigs?
Say I contribute to one of the popular frameworks or libraries out there (like Django or React). Does it lead to consulting work? As in companies reaching out based on contributions demonstrating a certain level of skills with respect to the framework or library?
Same question for creating a popular library or framework that gets adopted by a decent number of people. People reaching out to get consultation or paying you to build more (where new work might or might not be Open Source).
Context: Setting up my consulting practice, figuring out how to get good quality projects and create a steady source of revenue