I stepped down from my company two years ago, after 15 years of intense startup hustle.

The process of healing has been painful, slow, and lonely.

What Steve built here is what I wish I had when I first stepped off the ledge.

Honored to be a small part of this project.

We could all use a little more IRL right now.

Saumya and Colton are building the accelerator to help IRL community builders get off the ground.

Love to see it.

About to kick off my annual life review.

Here's the format I use, in case it's helpful for you too:

davidspinks.substack.com/p/the-annual-l…

Wishing everyone a happy Hannukah.

Praying for peace and safety for Jews and Palestinians.

Walking groups like this is the energy we all need in 2024.

one of the best ways to make friends is to literally just show up at the same place at the same time everyday

What's your favorite example of community-led growth?

Ideally, looking for examples of companies that leveraged community as a core part of their customer growth strategy.

Don't overwater your community.

People in individualistic cultures often crave a more communal society.

People in communal cultures often crave a more individualistic society.

Are there any good books / research papers breaking down the different social experiences, and trade offs, in each?

Consider two people and how they spend their day:

Person 1: Interacts with three close friends.

Person 2: Interacts with one close friend, one family member, and one coworker.

Which person will be happier?

Find out in my most recent newsletter...

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Companies hiring for Community right now:

1. Aiven: dev adv
2. Postman: head of devrel/cmty
3. Atlassian: ambass programs mgr
4. 1Password: dir of field mkting
5. @Almahealthch: cmty ops
6. Productboard: sr cust mkting
7. Cloudflare: cust advocacy

Links + 31 more…

This thread lays out exactly how I feel.

Thanks Jon for putting into words what I have not been able.

Some personal thoughts I drafted after conversations with dozens of American Jews over the past 72hrs.

If this resonates, pls like/retweet.

At the supermarket buying food for hungry civilians/soldiers in the South - DM if you'd like to match this cart in any capacity (PayPal, Bit, etc)

The situation in Israel-Palestine is desperately complex.

It’s heart breaking to see the death of innocent people on both sides.

This 10-min video gives a good overview of how we got here.

youtu.be/iRYZjOuUnlU?si…

My family just sent me this from Israel:

Boys are at home but are scared. Unfortunately I cant tell you things are ok. We are under a terrifying massacre.

We have so many direct or indirect people we know either killed or kidnapped to Gaza. The brother-in-law of my admin…

My heart is breaking for my family, friends, and community in Israel.

And I’m terrified for the trajectory of anti-semitism. The public response to civilians being brutally raped, murdered, and kidnapped is just… hard to accept.

But it’s not surprising. The dehumanization of…

There are two methods of community engagement:

#1
Explorative engagement: members openly discuss a topic (eg. flying planes)

#2
Progressive engagement: members work toward a specific goal (eg. get your pilot license)

Most communities would benefit from designing more for #2

Did a talent collective drop with candidates from:

- GitHub
- Patreon
- Meta
- Khoros
- AlteryX
- Outreach
+ more

If you're hiring for community, shoot me a DM.

I'd love to get you connected with the talent in my collective.

In 2020 I spoke about the rise of “the loneliness economy”.

Three years later, it’s growing faster than ever.

This market map from @hugoamsellem beautifully lays out what the landscape looks like today:

buff.ly/3PXWab6