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Communities before product • Bruno Talks With

Episode #2 of Bruno Talks With is out.

Communities before products

I had a chat with John Saddington (founder and CEO of YEN, @8bit) about this mindset and why indie hackers should do it this way. What's a community at all?

Here's the link on YouTube so you can watch it! I would like to thank John one more time for being my guest. Although the episode was "semi-directed", we had a spontaneous chat. This podcasting is a really nice way to meet new people.

0:00 Intro
2:01 What is a community
4:58 How to start it
8:50 What types of communities do we have
12:18 Indiehackers as a community
14:08 Real community is portable
19:17 Products for running communities, what problems do they solve
23:12 Satisfied customer is your greatest tool
26:53 Communities before products mindset
38:38 What is an indicator of successful community
43:37 Can you run a community without being open
48:35 Who is an example of successful community builder
51:57 John's new recording studio
53:46 Work life balance
57:48 Outro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxQChoXX7EE


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on August 28, 2020
  1. 2

    this was fun! appreciate the chance to share a few thoughts with a fellow IHer!

  2. 1

    @brunor adn @8bit, great video cast. Thanks for sharing!

    1. 3

      Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

    2. 2

      thanks for the follow, btw. :)

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