Everything I learned about community building, I learned growing up in a bar
summary
Gives four concrete community tactics: pick a recurring slot (every Tuesday and Thursday at 12 Eastern for the data science hangout and RStudio Enterprise meetups), use AddEvent so people add meetings to calendars, and always find your Taco Tuesday—the predictable moment people return. Practice touch every table by tracking five new and five regular names each week and following up (example: “Bob” who joins silently then later presents). Links to rstudio.com/champion provide templates and resources.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Family bar community
- 1:56Key takeaways from restaurant
- 2:17Find your Taco Tuesday
- 5:31Start bar conversations
- 9:30Touch every table
- 11:59Observe community interactions
- 16:42Community growth over time
- 17:24Resources for community builders
- 18:32Thank you and acknowledgments
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