Scott Heiferman attended the University of Iowa, where he began his studies as an engineering student.
11 Facts About Scott Heiferman
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Scott Heiferman later changed his degree to business and graduated in 1994.
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Scott Heiferman sold the company just before the end of the dot-com bubble.
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Scott Heiferman was influenced by the book Bowling Alone, which is about creating connections between strangers and the deterioration of community in American culture.
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Scott Heiferman was a fan of the band Luna and often went to their concerts alone, because he could not find other fans to go with.
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Around the same time, Scott Heiferman started a photo-sharing service called Fotolog, which he sold five years later for $90 million.
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In 2004, Meetup reached one million users and Scott Heiferman was named "Innovator of the Year" by MIT Technology Review.
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In 2005, Scott Heiferman made the unexpected decision of charging users a fee to start and run Meetup groups, rather than using an advertising-based business model.
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Scott Heiferman made a profit for the first time in 2009.
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In 2018, Scott Heiferman stepped down as CEO and former Investopedia CEO David Siegel took his place.
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Scott Heiferman has a daughter and a son, born in 2010 and 2014 respectively.