🔓 40: The unsexy reality of launch planning

Erica and Brian dive deep into the tasks required to get a community off of the ground.

• Community Industry News

  • Rich Millington’s new book: Build Your Community: Turn your connections into a powerful online community

  • Emily Dunn joined ServiceTitan as Senior Customer Community Manager

  • Alex Pisani was promoted to Senior Manager, Trailblazer Community at Salesforce

  • Nic Tolstoshev joined StackHawk as Community Management Lead

  • Maria Ogneva joined Invoca as Director of Community and Customer Marketing 

  • Philippe Beaudette was promoted to VP, Community at StackOverflow

• Launch Planning:

  • Community Launch Guide

  • Alteryx Community Explainer Video

  • New Incentives to join the TripActions Community 

• Sponsored By:

  • Commsor integrates with all the tools you already use, tying your community data together and enabling you to unlock insights, measure impact, and build a community-led company.

  • Khoros Engage has it all — dynamic general sessions, thought-provoking breakout discussions, practical tips, and virtual networking.

🔓 36: The stress test

Soft Launch — the who, what, when, where, and why. Erica and Brian talk through how you can use it to set your new community up for success.

• Community Industry News:

  • Orbit raised a $15m Series A

  • StackOverflow Sold for $1.8B

  • Commsor announced 5 new integrations

  • Celina Zamora joined Makerpad as Head of Community

  • Willa Tellekson-Flash was promoted to Director of Community at Public.com

  • Austin Grimes joined Flexera as Senior Digital Community Manager

  • Bailey Richardson joined Substack as Head of Community

  • Ryan Sloane joined Facebook as Community Programs Manager

  • Joe Miller joined Incorta as Sr. Director, Community & Customer Enablement

  • Shannon Emery joined Alteryx as Manager, Community Recognition 

  • Kristie Preston joined Inherit Learning Company as Digital Community Manager

  • Piper Wilson joined Grazitti as a Community Manager

• Soft Launch:

  • Community Launch Guide: Soft Launch

  • Bar Rescue

• Sponsored By:

  • Higher Logic partnered with Community Roundtable on this year's State of Community Management report. Go download the report today!

  • Commsor knows that no two communities look the same, function in the same way, or have the same needs. Which is why they announced new integrations to enable Community Managers to bring all their members together in a single dashboard — no matter which platform those members engage on — and connect the dots between them.