Re:Meetup has been acquired by Bending Spoons
by losdos on Thursday January 11, 2024 @12:53PM
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Yeah I get that distance issue. At least I’m in Wilmington when I visit family there so I’ll see what’s over in Burlington next time I’m out. I recall going to a devops meetup at Datadog when they first opened their doors in Boston. It was a nice change-up from all the ones run by consulting partner firms.
Re:Meetup has been acquired by Bending Spoons
by hugocast on Thursday January 11, 2024 @01:03PM
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Personally, I wouldn't get on a car or the train for a slice of pizza, but I would to catch up with friends and talk shop :)
I wonder what individual-led meetups look like in your area. I host in person in a sprawly Southeast US city and get 20-25 folks showing up consistently. I find that if you offer value, people will show up.
The flip side is even when a host is found, its sometimes in the burbs because that's where the bigger office space is that's still a tech space and asking people who work or live downtown to commute to a specific suburb just for a free slice of pizza and a pitch to work for a company who is RTOd and has no downtown presence gets zero interest