Jennifer Y.

Ooh good Zach H. — I was so wanting this! So many ideas sparking from your post!

Popping in this thread to say Scott B.’s guide https://benry.net/how-to-build-a-community-on-slack/ is now pinned on my browser, and I had the privilege to speak with him today, and it’s was an incredible, educational conversation that got me thinking in different directions, trying new perspectives for digital third space community architecture. I’m now and so inspired around creating third space that’s usable and desirable. Scott B. I cannot thank you enough! And looking at community as space, and then product, and then gathering, it’s provided so many places I can go listen! 🙌

Also, I’d love to invite you into Retail Women in Tech, as you are exactly the kind of ally we’re trying to bring to our group! And it might prove useful in your search too! 😊

So I’m thinking about where things get double posted, and I’m thinking about where I need channels to provide context, provide safety. So I’d love to hear what another builder notices.

And Scott B. I have a bit of a puzzler—we’ve built a big tent community without a lot of top down hierarchy, that spans every intersection of retail (in the commerce sense) and tech. People have conversations here they wouldn’t have anywhere else. So I want to protect that, and think another layer down about channel names/purposes.

Scott B. thank you!! I’m checking this out. Who knew I’d be building a tech slack and learning json stepping into community building/success! I’m working on finishing a mock build of the slack with beta testers so that I can do demos instead of going inch by inch. I wonder, would you like to see it? I’d love your take. 😊

Lloyd S. hi! I’m here in Austin, and I’d love to see what you’re looking to for and to build. 😊 And beyond that, I love meeting others in community here in Austin!

+1 to Shannon! Unless there’s a way to automate the move?

Cheyenne R. love Donut! I’ve got it for one channel, Shuffl for another, and maybe looking for more. 😊 🙌

😅 good point Zach H. — I think 1) if you have partners that have free/freeium tier, together on a page, channel, blog—I want to bookmark it. And 2) beyond that, insider recommendations on apps known for doing something cool towards comms/connection beyond the amazing stuff Tightknit does. (So far, I’m using or researching: Donut, Shuffl, Matter, Standup.ly, Nectar, Motivosity, Awardco, Notion, Trello, Hive, Cloverpop, Mindmup, Tettra, Ricotta, Gratitudely, Random Coffees, Coffee Roulette, Braid, and Trivia. Whew!) I’m looking to see how much use of the 9 additional app slots for free as I can. While (thank you Stephen C. 😊) also looking at using one slot for a custom app built in slack blocks.