Yes, it's good advice, I know how this works. Meetups and linkedin messages. You still need to be in a google location to come across a meetup (there are only

Yes, it's good advice, I know how this works. Meetups and linkedin messages. You still need to be in a google location to come across a meetup (there are only so few offices in the world) and your profile might need to be better than "I dropped from art school last month. I like computers."