Dev communities, with Rosie Sherry (Orbit)
Rosie Sherry with David Mytton on Console DevTools Podcast
https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk
Originally published on February 16, 2022
“How is this app helping you to reach your goals?” ← I really like this as a user interview question.
While listening to this interview on a layover in Amsterdam, I looked up luma because Rosie mentioned it and now I am basically in love with luma’s design aesthetic plus it led me to discover The Offline Club which is absolutely brilliant.
Highlights
- Community Discovery – research your market.
- People don’t always know what they want.
- Don’t focus on engagement for the sake of engagement.
- Use the tools your community is using.
- The foundation of community is good conversation.
Quotes
Community is people having something in common and striving toward a similar goal. Three Ps of community: product, practice, play. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=3m50s
Community is not for selling products. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=5m54s
Do your community discovery. Research your market. Understand what’s out there, who you’re trying to serve, the goals you want to achieve. Build trust. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=12m14s
Members don’t always know what they want. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=19m2s
A healthy community is a distributable one. It’s not necessarily about the number of conversations. Don’t focus on engagement for the sake of engagement. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=21m57s
Use the tools your community is using or the tools that are trending. Discord is great for the audio features. Luma for event registration. Zoom for broadcasting. Butter.us for workshops. MailChimp for newsletters. Calendarly for calendaring. Notion for documentation. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=23m7s
The foundation of community is good conversation. https://pca.st/9qu5y8pk?t=25m25s