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Ask HN: Article where a Meetup.com guy was talking about taking it 100% paid?

8 points by markbao 17y ago

Can't seem to find it. Anyone have it bookmarked? Paying 5 awesome points.

vaksel 17y ago
here you go(scroll down to "dear meetup commmunity"): http://web.archive.org/web/20080120191653/http://www.meetup.com/changes/ http://web.archive.org/web/20080120191653/http://www.meetup.... looks like meetup has removed the page from their site, probably why you couldn't find it.
- markbao 17y ago
  Hey, thanks! I was actually looking for a post where one of the founders discussed their metrics after taking their startup 100% paid. He was talking about their process and the amount of setback they experienced.
  - YuriNiyazov 17y ago
    Right now I work at Meetup, so if you could give a little more detail about what was in the post, I could probably just e-mail Scott and ask him for it directly.
    - markbao 17y ago
      Oh, wow, cool. So the post was talking about how they decided to change from free to paid. He was talking about how they had an initial sharp downard turn in meetups, but eventually recovered. Thank you!
      - YuriNiyazov 17y ago
        response i got: "Hi Yuri, unfortunately I don't recall any specific post I've written about it. I've mentioned & talked about it openly, but no particular post. Sorry"
        markbao 17y ago
        Ah, no problem. Thank you!
skmurphy 17y ago
It's not a secret, every meetup organizer has to pay to run a group. From http://www.meetup.com/help/billinghelp/#DoesitcostmoneytostartaMeetupGroup http://www.meetup.com/help/billinghelp/#Doesitcostmoneytosta... There are 3 price plans: * USD $12 a month for 6 months (a single $72 charge) * USD $15 a month for 3 months (a single $45 charge) * USD $19 per month Each plan has a 30-day money back guarantee. Organizers can run up to 3 Meetup Groups with their subscription. For more information on fees, check out: http://orc.meetup.com/archives/2006/02/the_lowdown_on_1.html http://orc.meetup.com/archives/2006/02/the_lowdown_on_1.html
startupcomment 17y ago
Is this what you were looking for? http://www.intuitive.com/blog/change_your_business_model_and_kill_your_business_meetupcom.html http://www.intuitive.com/blog/change_your_business_model_and... This post offers some excellent advice.

8 points by markbao 17y ago

Can't seem to find it. Anyone have it bookmarked? Paying 5 awesome points.

here you go(scroll down to "dear meetup commmunity"): http://web.archive.org/web/20080120191653/http://www.meetup.com/changes/ http://web.archive.org/web/20080120191653/http://www.meetup.... looks like meetup has removed the page from their site, probably why you couldn't find it.

markbao 17y ago
Hey, thanks! I was actually looking for a post where one of the founders discussed their metrics after taking their startup 100% paid. He was talking about their process and the amount of setback they experienced.
- YuriNiyazov 17y ago
  Right now I work at Meetup, so if you could give a little more detail about what was in the post, I could probably just e-mail Scott and ask him for it directly.
  - markbao 17y ago
    Oh, wow, cool. So the post was talking about how they decided to change from free to paid. He was talking about how they had an initial sharp downard turn in meetups, but eventually recovered. Thank you!
    - YuriNiyazov 17y ago
      response i got: "Hi Yuri, unfortunately I don't recall any specific post I've written about it. I've mentioned & talked about it openly, but no particular post. Sorry"
      - markbao 17y ago
        Ah, no problem. Thank you!

skmurphy 17y ago

It's not a secret, every meetup organizer has to pay to run a group. From http://www.meetup.com/help/billinghelp/#DoesitcostmoneytostartaMeetupGroup http://www.meetup.com/help/billinghelp/#Doesitcostmoneytosta... There are 3 price plans: * USD $12 a month for 6 months (a single $72 charge) * USD $15 a month for 3 months (a single $45 charge) * USD $19 per month Each plan has a 30-day money back guarantee. Organizers can run up to 3 Meetup Groups with their subscription. For more information on fees, check out: http://orc.meetup.com/archives/2006/02/the_lowdown_on_1.html http://orc.meetup.com/archives/2006/02/the_lowdown_on_1.html

startupcomment 17y ago

Is this what you were looking for? http://www.intuitive.com/blog/change_your_business_model_and_kill_your_business_meetupcom.html http://www.intuitive.com/blog/change_your_business_model_and... This post offers some excellent advice.