You choose how much you want to consume from the community. I think that in a startup, there's a learner's schedule in addition to a maker's and manager's sched

You choose how much you want to consume from the community. I think that in a startup, there's a learner's schedule in addition to a maker's and manager's schedule. It would encompass going to meetups, reading blogs, attending conferences, listening to podcasts, following Twitter, etc. It can easily take over your whole day if you let it but it's ultimately up to you how much time you want to invest and on what schedule.