Do you have any idea what are the conditions for foreign students (non-EU) to start a company in the Netherlands? I'm very much interested in launching my own startup here but everybody I ask gives me a conflicting answer.
Hmmm... Not really. I suppose your permit for staying here("verblijfsvergunning") should allow you to work. Maybe they have a different category for starting companies.
If you want to know for sure, you should contact the Chamber of Commerce: http://kvk.nl/ That's where you should register your company, so they probably know this (or know who can tell you).
If you want to know for sure, you should contact the Chamber of Commerce: http://kvk.nl/ That's where you should register your company, so they probably know this (or know who can tell you).