[medinism]

This article stroke a cord with me. I actually agree that half the battle is showing up - or be at a place where the people you want to meet show up. One of the issues we are discussing at our current startup is about moving to the valley. All our customers, users, and funding will most likely come from there, so - what are we doing in Seattle again?

[robfitz]

We actually moved from the valley to London for that very reason.. all our customers were in London (or NY, but better advisors/investors in London).

On the other hand, you aren't going to be able to reasonably maintain relationships iwth 10,000 people. If you can get 10 or 100 and stay in close contact with them through either events or friendships, then you've probably got 90% of the potential value already.

[smoyer]

I actually do have a yacht (a small one) and I'm not super-successful either ... I have however been moderately successful for 30 years. One day I'll have a project that explodes into super-successfulness but until then, I'm living a pretty nice life and I love what I do.

So showing up is part of the equation but long-term thinking and persistence/patience goes with it.