"... I did. Very nice, low key affair. Lots of interesting people to talk to, but not the Startup School crowd. I can't quite put my finger on it, maybe because

"... I did. Very nice, low key affair. Lots of interesting people to talk to, but not the Startup School crowd. I can't quite put my finger on it, maybe because people were interested in the tech part, but not a lot of startup talk. ..." Because they are showing only subset of being an entrepreneur. Joel likes his hires to be smart, get things done... and cautious. Maybe it's some hangover of his past training? It means your next step forward will be safe, less chance of failure. The downside is well fed Lions who might kill for a living but have yet to learn or worse forgotten how to hunt for themselves.