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I am not sure how they are out in your area but I have attended two here in Michigan; one in Ann Arbor and one in Detroit. The event can be hit or miss in terms of actually starting a start up but it is a great networking event for finding like minded individuals. Both times I have come away happy with how my time was spent.

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What sort of people were present?

Developers, designers and marketers made up the majority. There were even some lawyers and non-techies.

In my experience at the Detroit one marketers/social media people made up the majority. Also IMHO was one of the more poorly planned events that I have been to.

And I will second that, Startup Weekend Detroit 2009 turned me off from the event quite a bit, but I still met some good people.

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