Odd Circles

What is Odd Circles?

Odd Circles is an all-in-one platform designed to streamline community and event management. It offers tools for building, nurturing, and growing communities, hosting events, sharing knowledge, and creating meaningful connections. The platform aims to replace entire tech stacks, including services like Meetup and Mailchimp, by integrating community building, event hosting, email, courses, lead magnets, digital products, and monetization tools. It provides direct payouts for monetized events and claims to operate at a fraction of the cost of competitors, offering world-class support. Odd Circles is available via iOS and Android apps and features an innovative parent-group structure for global coordination and localized engagement, as demonstrated by the Seth Godin book launch case study.

How to use Odd Circles?

To use Odd Circles, users can easily create a group by providing a name and location. They can then invite members by sharing the group’s URL on various social media platforms or via email. Odd Circles also promotes groups in their respective cities. Users have the ability to manage members, including banning or issuing warnings. The platform facilitates event hosting, allowing users to create or copy events, and sell event tickets without paying commission (Odd Circles charges a fee directly to buyers). Once a community grows, organizers can also charge a subscription fee for group membership.

Odd Circles’s Core Features

Community management Event management and hosting Direct payouts for event monetization Integrated email functionality Course and digital product hosting Lead magnet creation Nested community (parent-group) structure Mobile applications (iOS and Android) Member management (ban/warning system) Ability to charge group subscription fees

Odd Circles’s Use Cases

• Global book launches and coordinated events (e.g., Seth Godin’s ‘This is Strategy’ launch)
• Hosting local meetups for various interests (e.g., ReactJS Zurich Meetup, Italian Class, Literary Short Fiction and Nonfiction Discussion Group)
• Organizing professional networking events (e.g., Property Investing Real Estate Investing Strategies, Founders in London)
• Creating support groups and safe spaces (e.g., SA Adult Autistics, Lets meditate)
• Facilitating learning and discussion groups (e.g., French with Brigitte Conejo Valley, Edinburgh Post Apocalyptic Book Group)
• Promoting businesses and startups through community engagement