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The WEIRD community model that actually works (10x better) 🧨

Don't start a customer community... Do this instead

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Tom Orbach
Mar 08, 2024
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Most branded communities I’ve seen - feel like ghost towns. 🀐

Startup founders always tell me: β€œI’m going to gather thousands of people around an idea β†’ build them a community β†’ and they will love my brand.”

But these communities never work. They feel forced and promotional. No one wants to use them (e.g. Fitbit, Atlassian, Unity).

πŸ’‘ The weird new model:

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