Networking as an Introvert in the Startup World

Let me be upfront: I'm an introverted English literature major from a small public school doing business development for a venture-backed payments startup. By many standards, I do not fit the generic standard for a typical business hire in the technology world. Much has been written about breaking into the tech industry as part of the operations side of the business but very few time is spent on the introverts out there. It's not something to be resented or dismissed as a characteristic of defea...