Most people think asking for help makes you weak. That needing others means you're not ready.
"What if asking for help isn't weakness, but a superpower?"
"What if one good question is the spark that starts everything?"
November 2024: 100,000 people in town for Web Summit the biggest tech conference in the world. But Stuart was struggling to meet people. He posted online:
"Anyone feel the same and want to help build a solution?"
Within 24 hours, they appeared. Developers from Brazil. Designers from Portugal. Marketers from the US. Strangers from countries at war. They didn't know each other. They didn't know Stuart. But they knew the problem was real. 24 hours later: a working app.
The news loved it. Investors offered $1 million in 24 hours. Fast validation. Clear path forward. We said no, because we needed to prove something first. Could strangers build a real company together? Could mission attract the right team before money did? Our success depended on one thing: building with missionaries, not hiring mercenaries!
After the headlines faded, the real work began. 100+ people kept building, at night, between jobs. Office space appeared when we needed it. SaaS companies handed over free subscriptions. Across time zones. No salaries. No promises. Just belief. They stayed because they found something rare:work that meant something.
Our recipe is simple: If you believe in the mission, you can join. You contribute what you can. You share in what we create. That’s the playbook. It’s not secret. It’s just different.
Those strangers became collaborators. Then family. A core team emerged, empowered by 100s of contributors. We solved the problem we had. Now we're sharing the solution with everyone else.
Make asking for help feel safe, offering help feel rewarding, and never forget your connections.
into the most powerful force for human connection.
Events, communities, coworking spaces, neighborhoods. Any place where strangers could become collaborators.
Open, community-powered, and designed around our best instincts instead of our worst.
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Meetball is a startup anyone can join. If this resonates, lean in. Contribute, or simply say hello.Because every connection starts with someone asking, “How can I help?”
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