scott heiferman

Gatheround raises millions from Homebrew, Bloomberg and Stripe’s COO to help remote workers connect

Remote work is no longer a new topic, as much of the world has now been doing it for a year or more because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies — big and small — have had to react in myria

Twine aims to end social isolation with its video chat app for deep conversations

A new startup called twine wants to help people feel less isolated and alone. Though the project has been in the works for around six months, it’s launching at a time when people are struggling

Instead of IPOs and acquisitions, exiting to community is one alternative

The tech industry is built on the venture capital model where hockey stick growth and selling to a larger company or going public are markers of success. But the traditional VC model does not leave mu

Meetup CEO Scott Heiferman moves into chairman role

Scott Heiferman, Meetup CEO and co-founder, is today moving into the chairman role at the community-building startup. Meetup launched in 2003 with a simple goal: to give communities an easy way to mee

Founder’s Corner: Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff on growing a business

Omidyar Network’s Emerging Tech team has launched the second season of its podcast, Founder’s Corner, with lessons from today’s premier founders and CEOs. We will be speaking with some of the t

Meetup redesigns its mobile apps to focus on your personal interests

Meetup is giving users a new way to find the meetups that give the company its name. The New York City-based company is launching new smartphone apps and a (partially) redesigned website with new bran

(Founder Stories) Meetup’s Heiferman To Founders: “Avoid Thinking You Have To Do It All”

As <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/chris-dixon">Chris Dixon’s</a> conversation with <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/meetup">Meetup</a> co-founder, <a href="http://www.crunc

(Founder Stories) Heiferman: “I Don’t Trust People In Our Industry Who Don’t Use Facebook”

<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/02/founder-stories-meetups-heiferman-working-at-mcdonalds/">Episode I</a> of <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/chris-dixon">Chris Dixon's</a> Founder

(Founder Stories) Meetup’s Heiferman: Working At McDonald’s & The Future Of Social Networks

Meetup co-founder and CEO,<a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/scott-heiferman"> Scott Heiferman</a> is <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/chris-dixon">Chris Dixon's</a> guest in this epis