All exceptional outcomes are social outcomes
Why big, rare, meaningful results never happen in isolation — the idea behind everything I build, teach and speak about in community building.
What I've learned
about people in groups.
Essays on community building and community-led growth — written from running communities, failing at companies, and hosting a lot of rooms.
What community-led growth actually means
Community-led growth is not a Discord server and a newsletter. Here is what it actually looks like, and the honest test for whether you have one.
What running DNA taught me about keeping people together
Lessons from running DNA, a community of founders, creators, artists, writers, architects, doctors, VCs, engineers and designers.
What failed companies taught me about people
Ten and a half years of building companies — most failed, a few worked well enough. What the failures taught me about people, not products.
Elsewhere
Longer letters go out on my Substack , the day-to-day is on Instagram, and the conversations are in podcasts. If you'd like me to talk about any of this on a stage, invite me.