I've been reminiscing about this a lot lately. And you're right, it was a magical time, full of excitement, optimism, and joy. Some of my closest friendships were forged then too.

Thanks for posting this.

posted on reddit too about 6 hours back: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1jbc5gu/...

> Sure most of their companies didn't make much profit or, in many cases, even revenue - but the magic was palpable.

These businesses are called hobbies.