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Yesterday, I saw a news headline to the effect of Mark Zuckerberg acquires 9-month-old startup for $2 billion. It’s hard not to feel small in comparison. We’ve been building Tavern for around three years, starting as grassroots community organizing, evolving into social and professional events, and then launching a membership program this past July, and it’s been successful…
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When WeWork acquired Meetup.com in 2017, WeWork executives were baffled. Why would a coworking company built on leasing and renting out office space acquire a platform for organizing social gatherings? It could be dismissed as another idiosyncratic move of ambitious-yet-impulsive WeWork founder Adam Neumann. But there was something deeper at play. “Meetup organizers often need…
A Physical Social Network℠ 