Background: I'm 21, live in the UK, without a degree, and split my time between building simple Wordpress websites for freelance clients, working in retail, and slowly learning to build web apps using Ruby on Rails.<p>My 'aspirational job' would be to work as a Product Manager at a startup, wrangling something into existence and using data to refine it into something better.<p>I can't seem to connect the dots between there and here - I don't have the experience to get a job now as evidenced by many tens of rejected applications, and there are very few 'junior' roles in London to learn the craft.<p>One avenue I'd considered is to try and find a non-tech position in a startup, and try and learn from their product team if the role permits.<p>Has anyone been in a similar situation, that has any advice to share? I have the drive to get there but can't see quite which route to take.