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Nearly all these comments are about tech meetups. My first introduction to Meetup, though, was a long time ago for non-work groups: hiking, movies, dinners, coo
by AlbertCory 3y ago
Nearly all these comments are about tech meetups. My first introduction to Meetup, though, was a long time ago for non-work groups: hiking, movies, dinners, cooking, dogs. I still go to my movie meetups sometimes. There still are hiking events. I thought of Meetup as something that ought to be a 501(c)(3).
I have to say that the tech meetups I belong to have about 10x the number of signups.
- hugocast 3y agoMine too. I used to co-host a "New in town" meetup and had a blast the whole time.
- bdcravens 3y agoThat's the problem for Meetup and most SaaS apps: they aren't running a charity, and need to match up their offerings and demand with those who are willing to pay for their service.
- AlbertCory 3y agoBetter as a charity, IMHO. I hosted a movie meetup to see Moneyball. Afterwards, I asked the group, "How many liked the movie?" Every hand went up. Then I asked, "How many are baseball fans?" No hands went up. Good times.
- nunez 3y agoImpossible here in Texas. I strongly dislike sports. It is extremely difficult to find other men that do here. By "extremely difficult," I mean "you're going way out of your way to find them" Meetup was a great place to find those people, but the platform seems mostly dormant.
- AlbertCory 3y agoThese were almost all immigrant, mostly women: Indians and Chinese. Hey, this is California.
- nunez 3y agoBot?