Someone I know wants to meet with me to talk about BTC and crypto.
want to get into it.
What would you recommend be the step 1? for them to approach?
My recommendation is to become an active user of this Forum: here many experienced traders share their experience with the other guys. You can also go to YouTube and subscribe to one of channels devoted to crypto, for instance, this one:
https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisdunntv/featured?disable_polymer=1