Lessons from Running a CNCF Community: Mistakes, Wins, and Growth
summary
Kubernetes Sri Lanka launches KCD Sri Lanka 2022 as a high-grade green screen production and racks up 1K YouTube livestream views, then pivots to a sold-out in-person KCD 2023 after scaling back an initial 4,500-attendee plan. Organizers learn hard lessons: open Google Meet invites invite trolls and forced a switch to multi-platform live streaming, sponsorships succeed after pricing packages in USD, and logistics bite back with a speaker gift shipping mix-up and a venue air‑conditioning delay.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Students to CNCF leaders
- 5:38Moving online during pandemic
- 9:54Planning first KCD Sri Lanka
- 13:03Pivoting to virtual KCD 2022
- 16:35High-quality virtual event
- 18:46Lessons from KCD 2023
- 21:58KCD Sri Lanka 2025 announced
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