Radius
Consumer and social
event and group platform
SHOW HN2024
351points
152comments
#150of 3,515 in 2024
Top 5%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 17 critical, out of 58 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 2 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Name fits well
From 1 comment
Love the name. Fits well.
sarmadgulzar on HN
Free tier for small groups is a needed alternative to Meetup
From 2 comments
Plenty of folks are sick of Meetup, so there should be a fertile audience. One question I would have before migrating an existing group is what your plans are for making this…
gnicholas on HNMeetup has steadily gone to shit, and it's not hard to see why: you can't make money with a user-friendly platform for hosting community groups. Do you have a plan to avoid their…
s17n on HN
Objections
Unclear how the business will be sustainable
From 3 comments
Plenty of folks are sick of Meetup, so there should be a fertile audience. One question I would have before migrating an existing group is what your plans are for making this…
gnicholas on HNI actively run both a professional and personal on Meetup for the past 1.5 years. I love seeing new options show up in the space, because I do believe the tools are ripe for…
blakeburch on HNMeetup has steadily gone to shit, and it's not hard to see why: you can't make money with a user-friendly platform for hosting community groups. Do you have a plan to avoid their…
s17n on HN
Search requires sign-up, which is a blocker
From 1 comment
Sign up to search is a blocker for me
victor9000 on HN
Closed source raises trust concerns
From 1 comment
Where is the code repo? If this is another closed source platform, what reason would we have to trust it?
devdao on HN
Spam and fake groups could become a problem at scale
From 1 comment
I've worked in this product area before, and the big threats that we always had to watch out for were 1. Spam - once the app is large enough, you will be inundated with 'groups'…
CognitiveLens on HN
Requests
Clear monetisation and longevity plan
From 2 comments
Plenty of folks are sick of Meetup, so there should be a fertile audience. One question I would have before migrating an existing group is what your plans are for making this…
gnicholas on HNI actively run both a professional and personal on Meetup for the past 1.5 years. I love seeing new options show up in the space, because I do believe the tools are ripe for…
blakeburch on HN
Event aggregation or discovery across sources
From 2 comments
I actively run both a professional and personal on Meetup for the past 1.5 years. I love seeing new options show up in the space, because I do believe the tools are ripe for…
blakeburch on HN> So I've added radius.to to that. Hey, thanks! Much appreciated! > Discoverability. meetup.com wins by having a list of events which is not just searchable and taggable etc, but…
radius89 on HN
Group guidelines and moderation process
From 2 comments
From the FAQ: > Are there any restrictions on the types of events I can create? > Radius is open to a wide range of events, from small community gatherings to large-scale…
AnonHP on HNI've worked in this product area before, and the big threats that we always had to watch out for were 1. Spam - once the app is large enough, you will be inundated with 'groups'…
CognitiveLens on HN
Questions
Is the code open source?
From 1 comment
Where is the code repo? If this is another closed source platform, what reason would we have to trust it?
devdao on HN
How will the platform make money?
From 1 comment
I actively run both a professional and personal on Meetup for the past 1.5 years. I love seeing new options show up in the space, because I do believe the tools are ripe for…
blakeburch on HN
Alternatives named
Meetup
From 2 comments
I've been using Meetup heavily for years, and I've met most of my friends in my current city at Meetups. I also used to host one in my previous city. However, the Meetup website…
jacobgkau on HNI run a meet up group of about 1000 members for a makerspace in the Chicago suburbs. I’m glad to see alternatives coming about, but I’m also somewhat skeptical this can actually…
rickcarlino on HN
Eventbrite
From 1 comment
Luma
From 1 comment
I actively run both a professional and personal on Meetup for the past 1.5 years. I love seeing new options show up in the space, because I do believe the tools are ripe for…
blakeburch on HN
Partiful
From 1 comment
Thoughts on https://partiful.com ?
blkhp19 on HN
Posthaven pledge model
From 1 comment
Plenty of folks are sick of Meetup, so there should be a fertile audience. One question I would have before migrating an existing group is what your plans are for making this…
gnicholas on HN