Thanks for this story, I've been really confused about things like startup school myself. I guess I went to a seminar or two about how to think about a startup

Thanks for this story, I've been really confused about things like startup school myself. I guess I went to a seminar or two about how to think about a startup way back when I first realized I was definitely doing it wrong, but the idea of being around a thousand other wanna be entrepreneurs has always been intimidating and anxiety inducing to me. I feel like it just makes me feel even less qualified to do what I'm doing, since I'm not a socialite. Sure, I can be friendly and engaged and talkative for short stretches, but the idea of being around a thousand excited people trying to network is just really depressing. And I think after just reading/skimming the lean startup and steps to the epiphany, there's really not much to learn from lectures... small groups and an expert discussing specifics sure, but such large groups have to trend towards generalities which I just find exhausting. Really, I'm at my happiest when I'm in the lab building and testing things, and at my least happy when I'm feeling like I need to be constantly "on" selling my ideas. I assume lots of other technical founders feel similarly... I can deal with sales, and I can deal with negotiations, but even when I really do enjoy hearing other people's stories it gets emotionally and intellectually taxing fast!