Comment by DevX101

I think the biggest unsolved issues that a platform could provide are:

- securing a meeting venue, especially for newer hosts

- how to encourage repeat attendendance. You can only build deeper relationships when you repeatedly 'bump' into someone with shared interests

- curating attendees (lu.ma does this, same with posh.vip for parties). I think there's still room for innovation here though.

Meetup discovery can actually be a net negative, without curation. You end up with perpetual networkers at technical/business events. Also with social media, many prospective hosts already have a channel to invite their people. That said, meetup search would be useful if attendees can be curated for the right experience/vibe.