Oct 28, 2024
David Glidden (@dglid), co-founder of the Forecasting Meetup Network, provides a step-by-step how-to guide to organizing a forecasting meetup.
Timestamps
1:08: Review of September forecasting meetup
2:08: Polymarket's commitment to community-building
3:03: October forecasting meetup
7:03: Interview with Glidden begins
8:29: Working with a partner
9:42: Sensitivity to rejection
12:48: Nate Silver's community of elites
14:25: Big visions
15:25: Shayne Coplan's vision
18:28: Scratch your own itch
19:52: Prediction market newsletters
21:39: Polymarket's The Oracle
22:32: How to begin
23:03: Finding a venue
26:17: Focus on n of 1
26:38: Fundraising
27:28: Manifund
32:39: Value for sponsors
37:17: Getting RSVPs
38:56: How to get involved
41:54: Expanding beyond Washington
43:26: Grassroots activism
44:46: Opponents of election betting
47:53: Why companies don't invest in grassroots activism
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