Everything I learned about community building, I learned growing up in a bar
summary
Four concrete practices for growing a community: schedule recurring touchpoints so people know it’s every Tuesday at 12 Eastern and Thursday noon meetups; seed interactions by starting conversations across the bar (e.g. soliciting anonymous hiring questions that sparked a lively chat about non‑data degrees); proactively reach out to newcomers and regulars and touch every table (note names, follow up on LinkedIn); use simple tools like AddEvent for calendar RSVP and the launched RStudio.com/champion resource, which consolidates guides and feedback and is already driving contributions.
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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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