My friend got hired at the start up like that and now he is doing fine. The truth is that I am very honest and critical of myself, I just don't have the confide

My friend got hired at the start up like that and now he is doing fine. The truth is that I am very honest and critical of myself, I just don't have the confidence in my abilities. He also had several years of experience, I don't. I might start hanging out at local meetups again but the tech scene is small.