Marketing Ideas

Marketing Ideas

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

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

Tom Orbach's avatar
Tom Orbach
Mar 08, 2024
∙ Paid

Most branded communities I’ve seen - feel like ghost towns. 🤐

Startup founders always tell me: “I’m going to gather thousands of people around an idea → build them a community → 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).

💡 The weird new model:

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Tom Orbach · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture