What is the best platform to start a community? Slack, Telegram or Discord?

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Alexander Moen · Accepted Answer

communities are easiest to build wherever your audience already is and where you're also consistently delivering value.

Sergei Timoshenko · Answer

Slack

Gleb Braverman · Answer

Slack is great because of all the features you can get - as well as channels for navigation. There are plenty slack communities with thousands of users.

Abderisak · Answer

@alexander_moen Completely agree. Build the community where they already spend their time.

Alexey Shashkov · Answer

@tanya_desai Haha I thought you understand Russian) Your name is so Russian, you know) But I can help you to practice it=) 🙌😀 Just let me know)

Tanya Desai · Answer

@shashcoffe Hey thanks a lot! It's in a language I don't quite understand though haha

Tanya Desai · Answer

@shashcoffe hey - i'd love to check out your community on Telegram. Could you please link it to me, if it's open to everyone?

Tanya Desai · Answer

@shashcoffe oh yeah haha I see why you thought that - Tanya comes from the Russian name Tatiana I think!
That sounds great, thanks :)

Alexey Shashkov · Answer

@tanya_desai Hey Tanya, sure. 
Here it is: https://t.me/startupsummary 
Welcome)

Stefan Smiljkovic · Answer

Circle.so?

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I personally use Skype . My whole work team sits on it.

Maksym Astakhov · Answer

Telegram - definitely. 
It is the fastest-growing messenger app.
The most flexible tools.
Free and fast.

Suraj Keshri · Answer

gully.to is the platform that you are looking for: free, customizable, and beautiful.

Alexey Shashkov · Answer

@tanya_desai Yeah, that's right=)

Alexey Shashkov · Answer

Hey Vinicius, that's a good question, you know! 🙌🙂

I think the best platform to build a community is where your target audience already lives.

I decided to start my Russian micro-community for startup founders and makers. I'm a founder and maker too. And we are living in Telegram and Facebook. I started to write posts about startups on my telegram channel and on my Facebook. And now there is my micro-community of founders and makers with 1000+ subscribers.

People love the platform that they use every day. If your audience loves Slack – that's the best platform for you.

What is the best platform to start a community? Slack, Telegram or Discord?

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