[Hendrikto]

If you want “genuine connection”, there is no surrogate for in person meetings. You very likely won’t ever get that from any online portal.

[Tanishmittal]

You mean I have to go for physical meetups?

[Hendrikto]

It does not necessarily have to be organized meetups, but you need physical presence if you actually want to form any deeper connections, in my experience.

[Tanishmittal]

Maybe I can start with you. My name is Tanish Mittal, and 19 years old and working on a fintech startup.