I know speaking for myself, I have lost the passion big time. I believed in this chain more than anything in my life, and while I had some great moments, at the end of the day, it never grew into what I thought it would.
Maybe it's because I'm just 'meh' about it all, but you are right, there was something incredible about those times a decade ago. Everything felt exciting, like we were really going to change the world with it all.