if Europe, why not Asia? ;-)
ok I am just indulging in wishful thinking here, so don't mind me :-)
"We all know the UK scene is seriously lacking - not enough founders, not enough investors, not enough ambition..."
heh you should come to Bangalore! Plenty of outsourcing/ body shopping. No interesting work. Plenty of frustrated talented people though. Someone who figures out how to tap them (as team members not (cheap) "consultants") is going to get seriously rich.
". We're going to redefine the social experience for PC/console gamers, and have tons of gamers itching to use the service already. We're fully funded (backed by some of the best investors in the world), and you'll get some nice goodies like Herman Miller Aeron, new computer, snazzy dual monitors and free drinks/fruit when you join. We want someone who has a thirst for learning new things, gets stuff done fast, and has a passion for making the Internet a better place."
You need to know someone in Asia (obviously). Ideally you've worked with them before, but if you got a contact in some other fashion, obviously you need to interview /talk to them, look at their code (I strongly suggest this), read their blogs etc, just the same as you would if you were hiring them for your startup in the USA/Europe.
If anyone is looking for good developers (no PHP folks, but say, RoR, Django, Java, C++ etc) in Bangalore, write to me. (No you don't have to pay me. I am a developer not a head hunter ).
"We all know the UK scene is seriously lacking - not enough founders, not enough investors, not enough ambition..."
heh you should come to Bangalore! Plenty of outsourcing/ body shopping. No interesting work. Plenty of frustrated talented people though. Someone who figures out how to tap them (as team members not (cheap) "consultants") is going to get seriously rich.
". We're going to redefine the social experience for PC/console gamers, and have tons of gamers itching to use the service already. We're fully funded (backed by some of the best investors in the world), and you'll get some nice goodies like Herman Miller Aeron, new computer, snazzy dual monitors and free drinks/fruit when you join. We want someone who has a thirst for learning new things, gets stuff done fast, and has a passion for making the Internet a better place."
I am so insanely jealous!
Good Luck folks!