Meetup was born out of the tragedy of 9/11, created as a way to help people in online communities connect in the real world and do meaningful things together. Over the past 10 years it has evolved into a network of almost 14 million members across 196 countries, organizing about 400,000 meetups a month.
This isn't to say the company hasn't hit some roadblocks. The company lost 95% of its activity when it started to charge for organizing a meetup, but co-founder and CEO Scott Heiferman has helped lead Meetup successfully through its new strategy.
The company is growing and doing interesting work, so we decided to check out where and how they do it.
Welcome to Meetup!
The office immediately gives off a fun and quirky vibe, perhaps this mannequin with a lizard mask helps contribute to that.
The company's motto is Do It Ourselves, which is mounted on a wall near the entrance. (Their joke here is that this is also the logo of '80s metal star Ronny James Dio.)
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