Before I worked at Microsoft (the first time) , before I worked at Cognizant, before I had a wild ride with HPA and undergoing multiple acquisitions, before my first "real" job... T his was where I built my experience, this is where I started my career: All those red boxes was where I'd spend hours scour different postings and looking for anyone that even remotely looked like they could give me work - building a website, making a small app, building a flash game, even styling a MySpace. Other times, I'd make postings of my own: "Let me build you a website, I don't charge much" it would say. I met a lot of interesting folks that way. I built an ecommerce site for a small laser manufacturing company. I built a website and flash game for a Ghana ian prince. And yes, I was paid $200 to style someone's MySpace. This is where I learned to handle multiple projects and timelines, handle customers and requirements gathering, and billing. Let me be clear: The