Pubb
The community-building platform for startups.
We just launched support for both dark and light modes! Now Pubb is easy on the eyes every hour of the day.
Software development-wise, this was much easier than usual, thanks to Tailwind CSS. After configuring a custom prefix, it was a simple matter of adding CSS classes to places that already specified background and text colors. A lot of work, but straightforward, and super maintainable.
The first group of members in <pubb builder> was amazing. #Aliens were able to bring their project to another level. Now we are going to welcome #Benjamin cohort into our <Pubb Builder Community>
So excited. we also gave our members the free access to pubb.at platform so they can grow their own quality community.
This is the 1st day <Pubb Builder Project>. So excited! it is not just about the course. It is about the community that we are forming. A community for builders to help and support each other. To learn how to build a community from experiencing it.
This is truly exciting. We had a full cohort for <Pubb Builder Project> #Aliens. This is our first cohort of our <Pubb Builder Community>. I am so excited about it because our three teams are so diverse.
They are all from different corners of the earth. Brazil, England, and Texas! The coming week is going to be amazing!
We decided to build a course for early-stage/future community builders to understand the basics and the process of community building. This way community builders will have the right knowlege to build their communities and avoid preventable mistakes.
Linked here:https://kanglelin.com/pubbbuilderproject/
We made kangelin.com publishing blogs regarding community building and my experience as a entrepreneur.
Very excited. We just put on our first blog on kanglelin.com. We can't wait to put more blogs on there to help community builders and especially the ones that are using pubb!
We didn't end up with the university, we decided to go with a high school in Los Angeles area. The school need a system to help them out with running events during Covid-19.
They loved our platform. The school thought it would be a great fit for their student body.
This is a big beta group. We are more than exited to welcome them this coming Monday!
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Hey @kanglelin, you lured me in! :) I'm interested in learning everything about communities. :) Following.
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hey @zupa, thanks for following the project man! I am glad that you are interested in it. I am going to launch my course on "the basics of community building" and launch my community for community builders on pubb.at. If u r interested in joining, we can set up a zoom and talk about it next week. do u wanna do that?
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Well done for doing your homework ie. market discovery first.
That puts you ahead of 95 % of the developers on here IMO. Remember going forward. You are not your target market.
Even if it's a slow burner at first. Have a steady source of income. Don't suffer for your art anymore than you have to.
Mailchimp was a side project for the first 6 years. Don't expect overnight success.
Good luck.
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hey man, I really appreciate your comment man. I agree with you. even though we are having our beta. we are still trying to validate the problem we are trying to solve by keep gather data.
Because of the Covid, it has been hard for me to talk to ppl. But I am wondering if you have any suggestions on where can I go find these community builders. :)
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The best ideas come from customer pain points. If you're hearing the same complaints over and over again there might be a solution you can provide.
Fail often. Fail cheap. Go with an MVP.
The end user path and the developer path are often divergent.
Try customer surveys over the phone. Most people wont respond. Put a spin on it.
Say you're a journalist blogger doing a piece on a local vertical. Or an industry player running a free industry survey.
Try to talk to stakeholders/decision makers when possible.
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When we first started with our idea. We went to several boardgame stories in San Francisco. We collected some data from the owners of those places. And we decided it was not the best direction for us to head into after our survey.
We changed our plan, we aimed at University clubs. I ran a very thorough survey with about 20 clubs in the university. I figured out their problems with team communication. We decided that University clubs will be a great place to start.
So we decided to keep beta small, I got this one club about 42 members ready for our beta.
Very excited!!!
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