I've gone to quite a few startup weekends and I think this is a typical experience. I still enjoy it, though, but that's because I find enjoyment in the possibi

I've gone to quite a few startup weekends and I think this is a typical experience. I still enjoy it, though, but that's because I find enjoyment in the possibility of helping somebody else start their business. I usually find who I believe to be the biggest underdog or team that has the best intentions and do my best to help them. For me that's the reward, and I get to get a dedicated amount of time (forcing myself) to code some product and improve my skills or learn new ones. As you mentioned, lots of non-coders, so depending on your goals you can basically say "hey I want to build an iOS app and I'll do that for you" and then you get to make those decisions and learn what you want. :)