EP90: How to Build a Developer Community w/ Stephen van der Heijden

04/22/21 • 14 min

Today we’re joined by Stephen van der Heijden, VP of Growth at OfferZen. On the show today, Stephen shares the nuances he faces whilst building a community for developers, how he proves that value of this community and who in the world of community he would love to take for lunch. Stephen also shares how the OfferZen community helps them build trust with external parties, putting developers (their community members) first and why we’ve lost our ability to have horizontal, peer to peer conversations.

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EP89: Delegating to Community Members w/ Victoria Cumberbatch

Today we’re joined by Victoria Cumberbatch, Community Manager at Osmosis.org. On the show today, Victoria shares how she is currently managing her community of students, the metrics monitored and how community churn is managed. Victoria also shares the difference between micro and high-growth communities, the power of delegation to community members and why she doesn’t take meetings on Wednesday’s. Finally, Victoria shares how she incorporates balance into her life to avoid burnout.

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EP91: Community as Marketing? w/ Whitney Raver

Today we’re joined by Whitney Raver, Director at EnrollBoom. On the show today, Whitney shares the biggest challenges she experienced whilst monetizing her community, the intersection between community and marketing and why she personally interviews each new community member. Whitney also shares how she limits churn, who in the community world she would love to take for lunch (not who you would expect!) and how Whitney uses a free Facebook community to build relationships with members.