Episode 67: Building Creative Communities with David Sherry

What does it take to build a great community? Let's learn from the best leaders. Today our special guest is David Sherry, the founder of Death to the Stock Photo. You'll learn the story of their project, what the difference is between a community and an audience, why you need to get personal with your members, and why technical details don't matter.

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Show Notes

• Death to the Stock Photo — David's project we're talking about
• MailChimp, Slack — tools you can use to run a community
• Nomad List — a famous community of digital nomads
• Intercom — a communication tool that allows segmentation
• RightMessage — website personalization software by Brennan Dunn and Shai Schechter
• The First 10 — an audiobook by Alex Hillman for coworking community builders
• SightShift — a coaching and leadership project by Chris McAlister
• David's website
• Follow David on Twitter: @_brandswell
• Follow David on Instagram: @brandswell
• Drop David a line at [email protected]

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