Do free work everyday for years, which believe it or not, ends up compounding. Claude Monet painted for 15 years without making money, averaging a painting every 10 days for 60 years. Act on favors, curate, simply and genuinely care about others. People are always watching, many "connectors", "vcs" will also come along by because you have some alpha/tacit knowledge, remember never to give that away for validation.