How to build a relevant startup network

This one has always eluded me. How do you build a network from scratch? Let's say I am currently a PE Associate, all my friends are in law, banking, or PE, and I know nobody in the startup ecosystem. Where do I start? 

The ideal answer to this question is a list of steps that can be taken so that the process is clear. It may be a hard set of steps, but the ideal answer makes clear what must be done. 

Thanks in advance. 

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