christopher

before demo day, i am reading this piece by @nickgrossman.eth at @usv:

"Community is about helping people feel connected and aligned. When people are connected, they feel warm and good, and part of something bigger than themselves.  When people are aligned, each of their individual efforts adds to the whole overall effort, so you have a lot of leverage..."

"Or let's look at examples from the cryptocurrency space, like Ethereum and Bitcoin.  Both of these (and other strong communities in the crypto space) have developed something bigger than a company ever could, in terms of the connection and alignment of the community.  These communities are wild and wooly, for sure, but they are broad and deep and powerful.  People who are deep into them feel like the are really part of something."

Partner @USV. Student of cities and the internet. https://nickgrossman.xyz

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.

before demo day, i am reading this piece by @nickgrossman.eth at @usv:

"Community is about helping people feel connected and aligned. When people are connected, they feel warm and good, and part of something bigger than themselves.  When people are aligned, each of their individual efforts adds to the whole overall effort, so you have a lot of leverage..."

"Or let's look at examples from the cryptocurrency space, like Ethereum and Bitcoin.  Both of these (and other strong communities in the crypto space) have developed something bigger than a company ever could, in terms of the connection and alignment of the community.  These communities are wild and wooly, for sure, but they are broad and deep and powerful.  People who are deep into them feel like the are really part of something."

https://nickgrossman.xyz/the-power-of-community

It's a really good article. I hope there will be more people who have these thoughts