Scott Heiferman claims he is no "genius programmer," but he is the mad genius behind Meetup.com, the popular site that helps people who have shared interests plan meetings. Since its inception in 2001 ...

That’s what Lis, now 57, needed. “I forced myself to go to a couple of events in the beginning, and they only had two or three people,” Lis recalls. “I just signed up for events they did until I found ...

Making new friends can be hard, particularly if you live in a big city where trying to strike up a conversation with a stranger will make people think you're a) begging, b) clinically insane or c) ...

Eight years ago, the secret weapon of Democrat Howard Dean’s upstart campaign for president was a little-known website called Meetup.com, which was launched in 2002 to make it easy for people with a ...

Meetup founder Scott Heiferman founded his first startup, an ad tech company called i-traffic, in 2004. Five years later he sold it to Agency.com. And Heiferman had what many early stage entrepreneurs ...

At Meetup’s headquarters in midtown New York City, a screen broadcasts event RSVPs that roll in at an average of 100 per minute. The events span the globe: “Ankara Board Game Enthusiasts” in Turkey, ...

Meetup isn't only meant for dating, but the like-minded friends you'll make could turn into more. Modern-day dating can seem more like job-hunting in a competitive market than simply falling into love ...

Meetup, an online platform that lets you find events and meet people offline that have similar interests, has announced it is testing out a new payment structure that will charge users to RSVP for an ...