Good advice, but the advice given also works in Europe: Also in Amsterdam, you can bump into VCs. You just have to know what to say.

Nice article! And interesting startups, hope they find their funding, either in Europe or US

Thanks Sieuwert!

Good idea to focus on one platform first. But isn't it better to choose Android first for this target audience? Also, is Berlin the right city to do next?

iPhone vs Android for this? Good question, although 'meet people nearby' Apps like Highlight launched on iPhone, so I'd say it's an ok choice here.

iOS makes sense as a launch platform IMHO, still the number one with respect to quality of market you reach vs. Android

good tip, but he makes winning a hackathon sound easy. I am sure it isn't for everyone :-)

Very insightful post. In my experience, the startup weekend teams are also too large: most startups have 2-4 founders, not more.

Cheers. That's a good point too. My SW team of 9 was good everyone contributed something over the weekend, but a lean team of 2-4 with the skills you really need to execute could probably do more

Very good initiative not just to help find people, but also to improve the visibility of startups in the wider economy. Do similar job boards exist in other countries?

There is one for Berlin: http://berlinstartupjobs.com

Cool, seems to work pretty well there. Hope the Dutch version will be as successful!

Kenya www.ihub.co.ke/jobsboard/