Monetizing Meaningfully: Seacoast Stories Dinner Club
Troy Farkas
Launched on
July 16, 2025
Hackathon
Bolt.new
10,000+ builders across 140 cities powering the world’s largest hackathon
Eric Simons
Launched on
May 20, 2025
Business
Speero
Networking meetups over experimentation-led growth
Ben Labay
Launched on
October 28, 2024
Health
Dave Asprey
890+ attendees in 40 cities around the globe to celebrate World Biohacking Day
Dave Asprey
Launched on
September 4, 2024
Web3
Solana Foundation
Worldwide kickoff for Solana Foundation
AkshayBD
Launched on
June 27, 2024
Business
Tim Ferriss
150 simultaneous meetups to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Launched on
April 25, 2024
Business
This Week in Startups
Founder Fridays: Monthly mastermind groups for founders, by founders
Jason Calacanis
Launched on
February 2, 2024
Business
Utah Tech Week
220+ events for Utah Tech Week
Trent Mano
Launched on
January 27, 2024
Health
Bryan Johnson
Don't Die launches with 110 simulataneous meetups
Bryan Johnson
Launched on
January 13, 2024
Web3
Superteam
700+ events with 16,000 members in just 6 months
Chris McNicholas
Launched on
December 21, 2023
Business
My First Million
1,500+ attendees for My First Million meetups across the globe
Shaan Puri
Launched on
December 12, 2023
Business
The All-In Podcast
Worldwide fan meetups & unofficial side events at All-In Summit
Jason Calacanis
Launched on
October 21, 2023
“Dinners help me monetize while offering an incredible community experience—without me having to be there or create exclusive content.”
Troy Farkas
"Utah Tech Week has been amazing (220+ events!) and working with River has been great. Thanks again for your hard work and responsiveness."
Trent Mano
"For the 10th anniversary of my podcast, River helped run parties around the world in more than 180 cities! More than 4,000 people RSVP’d. I was able to join about 40 cities via Zoom for quick hellos and drinks (huge thanks to Rae and Ana for the quarterbacking), and I had a blast visiting in person in Paris. There are pics galore online!"
Tim Ferriss
"With River, our community can meet without us, which was key for us. Our content acts as a magnet to bring cool folks together, and all we do is serve as the finding function for them to meet. Folks did the first meetup and kept meeting on a monthly basis. This is amazing."
Shaan Puri
"River helps All-In & This Week in Startups discover and activate the top 1% of fans, which are worth 100x more to us. We’ve been trying to find a solution for this, and “TEDx in a box” didn’t exist before. With River, 1 community manager can now do the work of 3-4 community managers."
Jason Calacanis
"What made this hackathon special wasn’t just the scale, it was how personal it felt. River gave our community the tools to lead IRL meetups and they showed up in a big way. From Tokyo to New York, builders brought their cities to life and the River platform made it easy for builders to connect, organize, and celebrate together."
Mallory Loar
"We wanted this hackathon to feel both massive and personal, and we didn’t have to do the work to make that happen. The community stepped up, and the River platform orchestrated everything. It was a truly global experience that still felt local and connected in every city."
Eric Simons
"River helped us have more gatherings than I thought possible — with just a bit of promotion we had 300 meetups with 7,000 people. River organized the free energy in the system while having a layer of oversight on the volunteer hosts and keeping personal info private. We were able to identify our most passionate Blueprint followers."
Bryan Johnson
"The stats speak for themselves — we've had off-the-charts stats on events, hosts, and attendees. River is the wikipedia of events. With open-sourced events, our community can host, edit, and suggest an event, all while have solid quality controls and data privacy in place."
Chris McNicholas
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