I first joined meetup when I dropped out of school and the biggest challenge I ran into was the accessibility of events. Even in the Bay Area where public transportation is decent, and the frequency of tech meetups high, I found myself slugging for an hour and a half each way to get to an event.
Ultimately the value proposition diminished to zero, even though I attended a few awesome events run by hard working companies and individuals.
Meetup is one of those ideas that sounds great on paper, everyone says they'll commit to it, but in reality it falls very short.
And wasn't meetup a shining star in the startup scene a few years ago?
Redwood City to San Francisco via Cal Train. Usually couldn't catch an express train in the hours/days meetups were typically held, plus walking a few blocks.
And yea, outside of the Bay Area / My college town I don't have a good grasp on what other public transit systems are like.
Ultimately the value proposition diminished to zero, even though I attended a few awesome events run by hard working companies and individuals.
Meetup is one of those ideas that sounds great on paper, everyone says they'll commit to it, but in reality it falls very short.
And wasn't meetup a shining star in the startup scene a few years ago?