The Power of Community: Why Loneliness is More Dangerous than Smoking - David Siegel [Meetup.com]

David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local community. He has over 20 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University where he teaches strategic planning and entrepreneurship. He hosts the podcast Keep Connected, which is dedicated to the power of community. David’s book, Decide & Conquer, (HarperCollins) lays out the framework for decision-making that leaders can use to ensure organizational and personal success.

In this podcast we talk about:

✅ Why we have a loneliness epidemic and what you can do about it
✅ The most popular Meetup group
✅ How David brought back a company that was millions of dollars in the red
✅ The #1 core leadership principle