Community focused startups, share your secret! 🤐 🙂

To simulate human users, start with a few hundred artificial intelligence bots.

My previous company was very community focused. It had a celebrity CEO who already had a massive following. His following helped to build the early adopters of MVP. The platform was then built in public with the involvement and feedback from the community to help with the buy in. I'd say it helps to be transparent, and engage your community, and follow up on the feedback and tell them of any features or improvements that were incorporated because of their feedback (makes them very happy!).

1. Understand your community: Before building a community-focused startup, it's essential to understand the needs, desires, and pain points of your target audience. Conduct market research, engage with potential customers, and get feedback on your product or service. 2. Build trust: Trust is essential when it comes to building a community. Ensure that you establish a trustworthy and transparent relationship with your audience, communicate openly, and respond to their concerns and feedback promptly. 3. Foster engagement: Create a platform or service that encourages your community members to engage with each other and your company. Facilitate meaningful interactions, offer incentives for participation, and make sure your users feel heard and valued. 4. Provide value: Make sure that your community members derive value from being part of your startup. Offer them resources, services, or products that are relevant, helpful, and enhance their experience. 5. Stay connected: Building a community is an ongoing effort. Continuously engage with your audience, listen to their feedback, and iterate your product or service based on their needs. Foster a sense of belonging, and build a long-term relationship with your community members.

Start with a great product

learn to sell to organizers and community leaders. it’s a farce to think you alone will be able to build a large community. tap into lots of tiny networks that already exist and provide value for them. far more efficient, and you won’t stretch yourself nearly as thin.