Community roles are still developing, and that’s a blessing and a curse. On one hand, there are probably people in your life (or on your team) wondering what you do all day. …

Over the last few weeks I’ve been feeling a lot of internal tension in my work as head of community at Venwise. Sometimes I feel like a strategic partner to our CEO identifying our newest product features and optimizing our member experience, other times I feel like an admin sending…

Our Host: Katey Shorey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelynshorey/ Her Guest: Martha Bentley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marthabentley/ Organizations mentioned on today’s episode: Live + Work Maine Startup Maine Maine Technology Institute The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Maine Accelerates Growth New England Ocean Cluster Maine Angels Startup Champions Network Forward Cities

Want to tell your community’s story on The Keystone Podcast? — As ecosystem builders, we’ve always believed in building communities with people, and not for them. Now, The Keystone will be a place where many people can share their voices, their stories, their perspectives. We’re excited to work WITH you to achieve our collective goal of sharing more stories, more learnings…

Episode Link: Off Season Conversations: What We Can Learn from The Startup Community Way with Ian Hathaway | The… Listen to Off Season Conversations: What We Can Learn from The Startup Community Way with Ian Hathaway from The…shows.acast.com Episode Highlights: The Startup Community Way writing journey and what readers can expect A discussion about complex adaptive systems, ‘Leaders, Feeders, and Instigators,’ J Curve, The 7 Capitals, the measurement trap, more of everything theory, and many other concepts discussed in the book

Guidelines — we know we need them. Necessary though they may be, they’re no fun to write and even less fun to enforce. Why do we need guidelines? In an ideal state, we want everyone in our community to be happy. And they usually are! Once in a while though…

One of the big questions I get from my clients and friends starting communities is, “What platform should I use?” As each social media tool begins to develop features designed for communities and groups, we’ve got more options than ever. …

People join communities seeking a sense of belonging. As community builders, it’s our goal for someone to walk into our community and say, “Wow, I cant believe this group exists! It’s perfect for me.” The key is ensuring your community is not too broad, not too narrow, but JUST right. …

So, you’ve taken that first step and invited a bunch of people to join your community. Congrats! You’ve kicked off an awesome round of introductions. Now what? It’s a classic predicament. …