I also just built my Circuit Gem using a Pi Zero and ran into the same issue. Luckily there is a way to connect to the pi via a usb cable and the RNDIS driver. With ICS you get internet access and everything... hope links are allowed.. https://www.circuitbasics.com/raspberry-pi-zero-ethernet-gadget/...

This is starting to turn into a flame war and people offending one another for my sake, this is not my intention nor do I want this to occur since it will just make the community bitter. I was trying to keep the numbers kind of obfuscated but since everyone "needs" one of these boards I'll divulge ...