Event Intro
EventIntro vs Grip
EventIntro and Grip target adjacent but distinct event types. Grip specialises in trade shows and sponsor-marketplace events where exhibitor-to-attendee matchmaking drives the value; EventIntro specialises in cohort events where attendee-to-attendee matchmaking does. Choose Grip if your event is sponsor-led; choose EventIntro if your event is cohort-led.
What is Grip?
Grip is an event-networking platform built primarily for trade shows and B2B conferences. The product centres around exhibitor-attendee meeting flows — sponsors and exhibitors are first-class entities, attendees use the product to find them, and the matchmaking favours sponsor visibility grip.events.
How does EventIntro differ from Grip?
The two platforms encode different ideas of what an event is. Grip's data model puts sponsors and exhibitors at the centre — they pay to be there, and the matchmaking drives qualified leads to their booths. EventIntro's data model puts the cohort at the centre — there are no sponsors, no booths, and no preferential surfacing of paying participants.
This isn't a value judgement. Trade shows genuinely work the way Grip models them; the sponsor-driven economics are the whole point. But for events where every attendee is a peer (masterminds, alumni dinners, executive roundtables), the sponsor-aware ranking layer in Grip is a misfit, and the absence of that layer in EventIntro is a feature.
Feature comparison
| Feature | EventIntro | Grip |
|---|---|---|
| Primary event type | Cohort events 10–100 | Trade shows, B2B conferences grip.events |
| Sponsor / exhibitor flows | — | Core feature |
| Matchmaking | Peer-to-peer complementary | Profile-based, sponsor-aware |
| Cohort persistence | Cohort-first | Event-bound |
| Pricing | $500/yr per cohort | Sales-led grip.events/contact |
When to pick Grip over EventIntro
Pick Grip if your event is a trade show, sponsor expo, or B2B conference whose business model rests on connecting exhibitors with prospective customers. Grip's matchmaking is sponsor-aware in ways EventIntro's isn't; the platform's UX is built around exhibitor booth flows. If your revenue comes from sponsor packages, Grip is the right tool.
When to pick EventIntro over Grip
Pick EventIntro when every attendee is a peer and there's no sponsor layer. Cohort events — alumni programmes, mastermind cohorts, internal company offsites, association chapter meetings — don't have exhibitors. The sponsor-aware ranking that makes Grip work doesn't apply, and EventIntro's peer-to-peer complementary matching does.