FindSpot – Local Micro-Event Discovery

Help independent community organizers promote small local events to nearby interested people

Problem

Many independent communities and small event organizers struggle to find low-cost channels to publish and promote events outside Meetup.com, while participants have no idea what small events are happening nearby. Existing alternatives are either feature-heavy or focus on large events, ignoring community bonds.

Solution

Build a minimalist event publishing and discovery platform where organizers can create event pages per community, with support for geographic location, interest tags, and calendar subscriptions. Core is lowering the publishing barrier and letting participants discover nearby events via web without registration.

Users

Small interest clubs, independent organizers, local community managers, ordinary people looking for offline events

MVP

Support creating event pages (title, time, location, description); filter by location and tags; generate ICS calendar subscription links; allow browsing and searching without registration; provide a simple organizer dashboard

Revenue

Freemium: free basic publishing, paid annual subscription for premium features like custom domain, email notifications, attendee list export; or charge a small convenience fee per event

Why now

Post-pandemic revival of small offline gatherings, but mainstream platforms don't serve the long tail well; indie developers can build fast with lightweight stacks and grow via community word-of-mouth