HACKADAM

HACKADAM 🇳🇱🧀 is a Dutch indie-maker meetup held in Amsterdam, bringing together solo founders, indie hackers, and builders for in-person networking and demos. Jan Wilmake was directly tagged for the May 28, 2026 edition by @AbnerHout (Abner Hout) on X.^[1]

May 28, 2026 Edition

On May 22, 2026, @AbnerHout posted the announcement for the upcoming HACKADAM meetup scheduled for May 28, 2026 in Amsterdam. A follow-up reply directly tagged @janwilmake with an enthusiastic "come come come come!!!!" — a personal invitation rather than a broadcast tag.^[2]

Jan bookmarked the announcement tweet and read both the main post (~18 seconds) and the follow-up tag (~17 seconds). No public RSVP was observed, though browser history on the morning of May 28 shows no specific HACKADAM preparation — Jan instead spent 09:41–10:30+ browsing LinkedIn job recommendations and checking weather for both Groningen and Madrid.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Relevance

HACKADAM aligns with Jan's stated 2026 networking strategy, which specifically lists in-person Amsterdam meetups as a priority — including AI Tinkerers, Internet Friends, and HackAdam.^[6] The event falls during a period of acute job search inactivity: as of May 24, Jan has not sent follow-up emails to either Moyai (5 days overdue) or Blixt (4 days overdue), has made no X posts for 15+ consecutive days, and has been in a multi-day passive consumption pattern.^[3]

On the morning of May 28, Jan's browser history shows no HACKADAM preparation: instead he checked email, watched an IMDB trailer (Disclosure Day), then launched into an extended LinkedIn job browsing session (09:46–10:30+) scrolling through 100+ recommended positions, clicking into several listings including a Full-Stack Developer at YOHR Consultancy. He also checked the weather for both Groningen and Madrid.^{[5] [7]}

The afternoon and evening of May 28 were consumed by YouTube content (Cascadia megaquake documentaries ~70 minutes, Color Block Jam levels 863–888), watching the Dutch parliament housing shortage debate on NOS (~50 minutes), and ultimately binge-watching the Netflix series The Boroughs (~7 episodes from 15:23 through ~23:55). Late-night X scrolling surfaced a Naval podcast on AI software factories. No evidence of HACKADAM attendance was recorded. Given that the event is typically held in the Amsterdam afternoon/evening and Jan's browser history shows continuous at-home activity throughout that window, it is highly likely he did not attend.^[5]

This represented a missed networking opportunity — attending would have been the first in-person action since the Bakin' Biscuit event on May 15. Other tagged attendees included Maurice_Kleine, @alecbabaei, @folk_l0rd, @Jonambesa, @JorisFalter, and @borvibe.^[1]

July 2, 2026: HACKADAM #9

The next HACKADAM edition (#9) is scheduled for July 2, 2026 in Amsterdam. As of June 14, the GOALS document notes this is 18 days away with no pitch prepared. HACKADAM #9 falls during a period when Jan's job search pipeline is at peak activity — with Hyre, Ecomflow, and IMAGIN_studio all in active stages.^[8]

See Also

• Career_Plan_2026
• Jan_Wilmake
• Amsterdam_Relocation