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June 2025

Speed to Activation: Why Canva’s Communities Don’t Wait Around
When I speak with Australians in the tech space, there's one brand they're incredibly proud is from down-under...
Human Connections at Scale: Inside B Lab's Community Philosophy
“Community is built by people.” That reminder from Silvia Laserna, Community Manager at B Lab U.S. & Canada, is more than a soundbite.
The Technology Is Not the Community
Community strategy often starts in the wrong place: platform first, people second.
Documentation Is Freedom
Good documentation doesn't limit you - it gives you freedom. If the day-to-day stuff is handled, you can spend your energy on the creative parts of the…
Why Intentionality Wins: Lessons on Slowing Down From Renew VC’s Kt McBratney
This idea that ‘move fast and break things’ is a mantra that should be applied to everything. We see what happens with that. We see so much burnout.

May 2025

Your Business Model Can't Be Outsourced
Adam Nash, CEO and co-founder of Daffy.org, shared that your business model is one of the most important strategic decisions you'll make as a founder.
Flywheels and motion.
At some point in your growth; your ideas, vision and values have to transcend out of your head, into the actions of those around you.
Proving the Business Value of Community: Lessons from Ashley Williams, Community Lead at Stripe
For years, community teams have wrestled with a familiar question: How do we prove our value in a way the C-suite actually understands?
What Restaurants Taught Me About Building Communities
It’s time to stop looking online for inspiration, and look outside (to the real world).

April 2025

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