Self-employed guy who likes to help people and sometimes that means building a website. Ex-college professor. Ex-streaming media guy. Ex-LMS admin. Ex-Performance Support Consultant. Likes beer.
I’m an old fart who’s been kicking around online communities since the late 1980’s (Usenet anyone?). I’ve seen ‘em come. I’ve seen ‘em go [spoiler: I’m NOT going to whine about kids nowadays, and you’re welcome to hang out on my lawn. Social distance, please.]. I was fortunate enough to be a small part (heavy emphasis on ‘small’) of streaming media in the early 2000s and ‘Hamilton’ gets it right: it IS fun to be in the room where it happens.
All that said, my only point here is to cheer you on and say “go, go, go.” I’ve watched a lot of people do it wrong, and you’re not doing it wrong. You’ve got a lot of smart people and you’re collectively wired to listen to each other. God, that’s rare . And all you folks who work there and are excited about it? Be excited. Savor it. It’s lightning in a bottle. It’s magic when it works.
Those people who did it wrong? They made crap-tons of money, but have basically sent the world down the darkest timeline (why yes, I’ve been rewatching ‘Community’, why do you ask?). Do this right, though, and you’ll make the world a better place. There’s nothing better.
I’m an old fart who’s been kicking around online communities since the late 1980’s (Usenet anyone?). I’ve seen ‘em come. I’ve seen ‘em go [spoiler: I’m NOT going to whine about kids nowadays, and you’re welcome to hang out on my lawn. Social distance, please.]. I was fortunate enough to be a small part (heavy emphasis on ‘small’) of streaming media in the early 2000s and ‘Hamilton’ gets it right: it IS fun to be in the room where it happens.
All that said, my only point here is to cheer you on and say “go, go, go.” I’ve watched a lot of people do it wrong, and you’re not doing it wrong. You’ve got a lot of smart people and you’re collectively wired to listen to each other. God, that’s rare . And all you folks who work there and are excited about it? Be excited. Savor it. It’s lightning in a bottle. It’s magic when it works.
Those people who did it wrong? They made crap-tons of money, but have basically sent the world down the darkest timeline (why yes, I’ve been rewatching ‘Community’, why do you ask?). Do this right, though, and you’ll make the world a better place. There’s nothing better.
Thanks so much for this, Tom.
This whole thing can only work with the continued collaboration and partnership with the community. Thank you for being part of the journey as well.