Meetup.com

product on 3 shows · 5 statements across 4 episodes

My First Million Top Founders 20VC

5 statements about Meetup.com, every show

MY FIRST MILLION Assertion Supported
Scott Heiferman sold Meetup.com to WeWork for a rumored $200 million
“So in 18 or 19, something like that, he sells meetup.com to WeWork. The price was rumored to be two hundred million, but who knows?”
Sam Parr Aug 7, 2024 ▶ 4:56 He Sold His Company For $15M, Then Got A Job At McDonald’s
Sam Parr built his Hustle Con email list using Meetup.com
“I actually started my event hustle con because of meetup.com. I created a small meetup event on meetup.com. I got a lot of free users that way. That's how I built my email list.”
Sam Parr Aug 7, 2024 ▶ 23:47 He Sold His Company For $15M, Then Got A Job At McDonald’s
Shaan Puri: Event platforms grow via group virality as attendees become hosts
“Products like cloud poker night have a different kind of virality. Which I think, I don't know what it's called, but group virality or something. Similar to how Eventbrite grows or meetup.com grows, which is an attendee becomes a host.”
Shaan Puri Sep 21, 2023 ▶ 48:21 +$1 Billion Businesses You've Never Heard Of (#497)
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Liang: EngageRocket's HR Meetup group reached 700 members within six months
“So, so we went from something like zero to 700 members in that community in less than six months.”
Chitong Liang (Chi-Tung Leong) Jul 26, 2020 ▶ 5:35 EngageRocket Targets $3m Raise on $15m Valuation For HR Tech Platform
20VC Disclosure
Wilkinson: Tiny Capital considered buying Meetup.com but passed
“You think about meetup.com, for example, which is a business that we looked at buying, and we just couldn't wrap our heads around it, because ultimately, when it comes to social networks, usually the largest network always wins.”
Andrew Wilkinson Jun 22, 2020 ▶ 19:04 20VC: Andrew Wilkinson on Building The Berkshire Hathway of Tech, Sustainable vs Unsustainable Growth and The Relationship Between Money and Freedom

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