One of the things we still need to work on in Berlinis connecting people better. ;)

So some notes and links.

* Introductory notes

* Entry points / sites

* Finding out about events

* Getting a job

* Got links? Please provide

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Per se there are two different circles of startup folk in Germany. The german / Germany oriented ones, what I usually call "the victims of the language island" (everything in Germany is dubbed - movies, tv, books).

The second, more interesting level is the international mindset, the people who are mentally oriented toward silicon valley. Both group usually do not mingle and the following applies for that second group and explain part of the reason why Berlin is special.

This group has accepted english as their lingua franca and people come from all over the world, enjoying not only the benefits listed in the other comments, but the feeling of "being able to make it here". The absence of any enterprise like structure due to the past with the wall enables in many ways what Berlin is today.

There is of course an echo chamber effect for this group and once you connect, you run into the usual startups very quickly. ;)

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Your Nr 1. starting point for meeting people ;) English speaking Berlin startup group on Facebook with ~2400 members.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/159595270791268/

Follow that if you are interested in meeting people and or asking questions. Hint: Do not try to post stuff which is does not have the "Berlin and startup" relevant connection and do not try to sneak in a "but in theory this is about startups ...", I will delete the post and ban you permanently.

Looking for a job / employee / co founder does belong into the sister group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/395011077224173/)

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General sites to read:

http://venturevillage.eu/

http://siliconallee.com/

http://www.techberlin.com/

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We also have a strong women in tech movement in Berlin:

http://berlingeekettes.com/ is both interview site and meetup; I run http://girlgeekdinner.de/ which will happen more frequently once I am relocated. ;)

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Find a Co-Working spaces:

https://www.deskwanted.com/berlin.html

http://www.berlin-partner.de/?id=1243&L=1 is the official place from Berlin

to help people coming to Berlin, they are very helpful too with business needs

with a special attention to startups.

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Event listings as in "is there something happening ..."

http://berlinwebweek.de/

Get the weekly Newsletter with new events:

http://startupdigest.com/berlin/

Berlin tech user groups links:

http://co-up.de/2011/10/14/usergroup-list.html

Monthly radio show about Berlin Startups

http://fridayat6.de/

Not very active but still: Berlin StartUp Employees

https://www.facebook.com/groups/238420286238628/

Meetup.com has tons of groups and meetups beyond startup land

http://www.meetup.com and then go Berlin

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If you are looking for a job in Berlin, are a Berlin based startup looking for employees or for a co founder, this facebook group can be helful for you

https://www.facebook.com/groups/395011077224173/

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Job boards with a special focus on Berlin startups:

http://berlinstartupjobs.com/

http://venturevillage.eu/jobs/

http://siliconallee.com/madeinberlin (this is a list of some startups made in berlin + links to job pages if available.)

http://meetfounder.com/ (if you are looking for a co-founder)

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Finding companies to work for

http://hascore.com/ limits itself to "Hascore is a job board focused on Product Development for the Berlin Startup Scene that provides relevant context for making better decisions" BUT because the way they list their jobs you can surf through it and find the links to lots of companies.

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Listings mostly in German

http://jobslike.me/

http://www.gruenderszene.de/jobboerse/

https://www.xing.com/net/pridec7dbx/startup-berlin/jobangebo...

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Happy to take that into the list

Also I am always looking for people to add to my

"English tweeting people from Berlin with startup affinity"

https://twitter.com/#!/nicolesimon/berlin-internationals

hth

Nicole