A few options. * Keep in touch with past colleagues. Use linkedin. Congratulate them when they post something. This will take a few years. * Go to 1 meetup/month. Talk to people there, but don't make plans outside of the meetup. This will take a few months. * Write something regularly. Create a newsletter from it. This will take a few months to years. * Post to HN anonymously. Keep making insightful comments. This wi…
I find it hard to believe people meet trough hn comments. How many times did it happen to you?
I have only met a few people IRL via HN, but have definitely built my network through it. That is to say I've built connection with people that I either met on HN and then connect with elsewhere online, or met them in real life. In one case I interacted with someone on HN, then helped them get a job, and then later they wrote something for my company, then we have interacted several times on LinkedIn.
Maybe I misread your comment, but I don't think that meeting someone in person is required to build a network.