I like the idea of putting it on the homepage (I experimented with this at some point but didn't get something I liked). I definitely want the homepage to be less about the content we feature and more about creators your interested in, along with related developers.
As for for your feed in particular, I understand your problem. Not sure what the best solution is, but following more people should definitely help. Maybe in the future we'll do something like tumblr where our recommendation engine inserts events from other people into your feed and you can follow them if you like what you see.