Do you have some kind of subject area around which you'd like to do a startup? If so, find work where you can meet people with problems in that subject area.
If you want to do consumer-based software, work somewhere where you can hear a lot about what consumers want in software -- perhaps a Best Buy? If you want to do medical-based software, find a job helping install computer systems for doctors. For large subject areas, there are all sorts of entry-level jobs.
I've found that the more people I meet with and interact with, the more I think up solutions for those people. So if possible, surround yourself with your future market.
>If you want to do consumer-based software, work somewhere where you can hear a lot about what consumers want in software -- perhaps a Best Buy?
One could get to know consumers very well by doing in home spyware removal and general "computer lessons." You can charge as much as any other consultant if you present yourself professionally to the right people.
If you want to do consumer-based software, work somewhere where you can hear a lot about what consumers want in software -- perhaps a Best Buy? If you want to do medical-based software, find a job helping install computer systems for doctors. For large subject areas, there are all sorts of entry-level jobs.
I've found that the more people I meet with and interact with, the more I think up solutions for those people. So if possible, surround yourself with your future market.