Another testimonial from a happy pannlist...Ed Wu
Pannl is great to simply have a high quality conversation experience. It's difficult to get like-minded people together in an intimate setting where you can actually learn, share and ask questions without being pitched or sold something unlike meetups and other formats. You get a different vibe from meeting with other pannlists. There's a nice balance of structure and flexibility from pannls that make going all the way to the other side of down in traffic worthwhile. I can't say that about most meetings that I have to attend, unfortunately.
Through Pannl, I've actually met a few people who actually have lead me in the right direction and spurred some great ideas like Jill of CatchMyParty and Brent from Roozt. Also meeting and listening to people like Quy Nguyen is totally cool as well as inspiring.