The startup was successful in that it had a good exit for me and my investors. As a going concern it was a failure. My point was that, as I've gotten older, I'

The startup was successful in that it had a good exit for me and my investors. As a going concern it was a failure. My point was that, as I've gotten older, I've found that my most meaningful experiences have come from seemingly random encounters with people. The startup world is full of interesting people, but they all are kind of the same in terms of their daily lives and motivations. I wish I had spent more time in my twenties connecting with people who care about things besides venture capital, IPOs and the latest technology stack. To that end, I now go out of the way to stimulate more random encounters. I'd rather take a salsa dance class than go to a big data meetup.