Events
Stage
Function
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Luma
1 Plenty for usersEvent management and ticketing platform popular with tech communities; free for organisers hosting free events, clean UX, no dark-pattern upsells—VC-backed but behavior is still user-aligned.
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Eventbrite
3 Cashing inSelf-serve events and ticketing—easy for organizers until fees, feature tiers, and payout rules become the product.
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StubHub
3 Cashing inSecondary ticket marketplace—liquidity and buyer protection on one side, fees and volatile pricing on the other.
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Ticketmaster
4 Nobody winsHigh fees, poor transparency, and market concentration leave fans with a worse experience than a competitive market would deliver—junk for end users.