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How Technology Choice Can Exclude Community Members
I am helping to kickstart my UWM grad school cohort’s Slack workspace this week. We face a situation common to almost every community I’ve ever worked with: a lot of new members are joining existing students, most of whom have already forged connections. This creates a divide between the existing membership and brand new members. This divide can exclude certain members, whether we intend for it to or not.
How Community Builders Can Make Joining Communities Easier
Imagine you’ve just moved across the country. You know no one except your partner and dog, who moved with you. You want to get involved in local community efforts, make new friends, find a job, and continue your hobbies. Where do you begin?
30 Founder-Tested Tactics for Building Community as a Product
30 tips and tricks from the founders of ProductHunt, Quibb, and The Fetch. These are the key learnings from the SFCMGR event on June 4. If you couldn't make it, here's what you missed.