Ask HN: Getting back into networking and attending events

I have been trying to get back into attending in person networking events and conferences. I am finding it challenging to motivate myself to attend them. For reference, I am trying to attend a few in SF and just the thought of driving of taking Caltrain from San Jose puts me off.

I know that I need to get back in the game to launch my startup but its like I am dragging my soul.

Any tips?

I'm the same boat as I was skimming through meetups. I'm in the S.bay and aint interested in trekking to SF with no promise of anything meaningful.

ping me if you're interested in a chat over coffee. My boss is with his 4yr peers at preschool so free-ish.

I think my info popups on my username.

Start with your prototype first. Have something to show, something to get feedback on, and potential allies and customers.

Make "launch my startup" not an event, but a process spanning a few months at least. Ease into it.

Stay in San Jose! There are some pretty awesome events happening in the South Bay - albeit not as much as SF proper:

I built http://fogcity.events/ to help me find tech events around the Bay, hope it's useful to you too.