One of the biggest problems Meetup seems to have is that they have a 'one size fits all' model, which shows again here. And most of it is geared towards smaller groups.
I'm one of the organizers of a Meetup with 4300+ members. Many things that work with 10 members, don't work with 4000. And they don't seem to filter any of it: After a year or two they send us an email: "Congratulations, you'r 2 years old. Most groups then pass the 50 member mark!". We had about 2000 or so.
We have events every 2 months (with about 400 attendees). If we don't plan one for the next month, they email us "It's important to have regular meetings, plan one now!". We spend months planning our events, they cost a ton of money, and would like to decide for ourselves, instead of having automatic meetup suggestions.
Unfortunately I don't know any good competitors (meetup has a lot of features, especially around waiting lists/RSVP's). And the switchover would be a pain, as there is no way to export your members :(
Have you noticed much fallout from the recent redesign? It seems like there was a huge amount of outrage (mainly from organizers) [1], but I'm guessing that the lack of competitors means that meetup organizers are left with no viable alternatives.
I'm one of the organizers of a Meetup with 4300+ members. Many things that work with 10 members, don't work with 4000. And they don't seem to filter any of it: After a year or two they send us an email: "Congratulations, you'r 2 years old. Most groups then pass the 50 member mark!". We had about 2000 or so.
We have events every 2 months (with about 400 attendees). If we don't plan one for the next month, they email us "It's important to have regular meetings, plan one now!". We spend months planning our events, they cost a ton of money, and would like to decide for ourselves, instead of having automatic meetup suggestions.
Unfortunately I don't know any good competitors (meetup has a lot of features, especially around waiting lists/RSVP's). And the switchover would be a pain, as there is no way to export your members :(
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