Amsterdam here. I'd be interested in a meetup, but I just organized a meetup (non-HN) that went pretty horribly by most standards (people pledging to come and then bailing).
Brno, second largest city of Czech Republic (around 500k of people). Great city to live, there are a lot of tech companies around, but mostly just larger ones: Red Hat (biggest development center outside of US), IBM, IBA, Accenture, Honeywell and so on.
Unfortunately there is nearly no startup scene here.
Now, I upvoted this as an indicator that I live in London too. But I see inconsistent numbers on other locations (such as a comment with 2 votes and two "me too" replies). Seems like a better solution is required.
Thanks for these recommendations - I'll be sure to check them out. Thanks to sharpn too, I hadn't heard of The Hub before and it looks like a great resource.
Noticed one more "Copenhagen, Denmark" comment, so there is at least one more than the two of us. ;) I'll leave it unsaid whether that is sufficient for a meetup, but rarely turn down invitations to have beer, so ...
I'll just butt in to say Kobe is great. Lots of character and interesting places to hang out in. Has it's own charm, different from Osaka or Nagoya (which I really like too).
I like Kobe very much. It feels like a very 'international' place downtown, but it's not overly large. Once you leave downtown, things can get very local. It's also also just a hop away from Osaka and two from Kyoto, which makes it a day trip away from a good chunk of Japanese culture.
I'm afraid I can't compare it much with other cities, as I've spent much more time in Kobe than anywhere else, and it's only been a few months so far.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 385 ms ] threadMeet up: don't know, I'd be interested though.
But what the heck...
Dutch Meet-up is actually a good idea!
http://opencoffeeutrecht.nl/
It's in "my" office (flex office) but I have to admit I haven't been yet, so I can't say if it's any good.
Wednesday morning at 9? I have enough trouble Wednesday mornings just waking up by 9 ;)
Any Utrechters have any suggestions?
Unfortunately there is nearly no startup scene here.
It would have been cool seeing a graph of this poll today as the various timezones woke up.
Myself: Zurich, Switzerland, currently in Singapore
Soon to be Washington DC.
I was wondering why most responses were Europe. Then I realized it's 2:30 in the morning. :-/
Goodnight Hacker News! Hack away until I rise again.
Any of you guys make it out to Gangplank or Refresh?
Can you describe the differences in the cities' vibes?
I'm afraid I can't compare it much with other cities, as I've spent much more time in Kobe than anywhere else, and it's only been a few months so far.
So what's the intention of this question?