Open Source Summit North America 2017

Communities need seeding, they just don't get created if you opensource some code. Communities, despite having "managers"/developer advocates can never really be managed as you have diverse participation. However, the hardest part is starting and sustaining a community.

The key to starting a good community is having a community action plan that works alongside the Architecture of Participation. Today this involves:

* social media including blogging
* outreach
* metrics
* travel far & wide to evangelise about your code

Code alone doesn't cut it. Communities make the difference. Adoption not invention is how you make a difference. Successful community managers today are a mixture of advertising agency, public relations agency, marketing team, sales team & human resources team. It is a multi-skilled job.

Overall, learn the art of bootstrapping community with takeaway tips & tricks.