Tech is a problem that needs solving but it isn't the biggest problem to be solved, having a network and knowing people is more than half the job.

Those connections didn't materialize out of thin air, you know. Your CEO/random board member had to meet people, understand what they do, keep those connections alive, etc.

Why can't you do the same? Start now and in five years you'll be a lot more connected than you are at this moment. This is also an entirely solvable problem.