As an attendee of many technical meetups, you missed one other problem with group organizers: burnout. In addition to their regular job they are trying to find

As an attendee of many technical meetups, you missed one other problem with group organizers: burnout. In addition to their regular job they are trying to find speakers & space (and sponsors). At some point in their lives, they decide to move on and there is no one else to pickup the torch so the meetup dies.