Summary
Marc Köhlbrugge is a serial founder and product-oriented technologist with 15 years of experience building communities and platforms that help startups and makers ship products. He founded BetaList, WIP, and Startup Jobs, creating discovery and community networks that connect founders, early adopters and job-seekers across the startup ecosystem. Based in Eindhoven, he blends product design, web development and community strategy to consistently launch and scale marketplace-style experiences. His background in interaction design and multimedia (Avans Hogeschool) shows through in user-focused product decisions and lightweight, community-first growth tactics. Beyond startups, Marc has deep roots in niche online communities—from music producer forums to open collaborative publishing projects—demonstrating a knack for turning niche passion into sustained platforms. He prefers direct, noisy-free channels of communication and is more reachable via Twitter than LinkedIn.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of ICT, Communication & Multimedia Design, Bachelor of ICT, Communication & Multimedia Design at Avans Hogeschool Breda
Havo, Nature & Technology, Havo, Nature & Technology at Strabrecht College
Dutch, English