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Why we keep coming to your Meetup groups...here is the entire evil plan. If you are involved with a tech meetup group in the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee or Georgia there’s a good chance you have heard something about the Carolina Code Conference over the last few weeks. If you haven’t yet, you probably will over the next few weeks. We’ve been making the rounds, either reaching out to meetup organizers to share something out on our behalf, joining online to take a few minutes to talk about the conference or, if it’s within about a 3 hour drive, showing up in person to do the same thing. You may be wondering…why? The short answer? We want to bring development communities together and that’s where you find the communities. We want you to come this year and then keep coming back, so we have special tickets just returning members. We want to amplify speakers involved with their local tech communities. Link to the full explanation in the comments.

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I was at ReactConf 2016, trying to get our company G2i noticed in the React ecosystem. It all started with handing out stickers. I even emailed the then-Facebook team's lead Christopher Chedeau about attending. During the conference, I overheard a core team member say they should do more Q&As. Leaning out of the bathroom stall, I blurted out "I'll be in touch!" I had no clue that moment kicked off years of deep community engagement. I started organizing biweekly Q&A sessions with the React team on Reactiflux for the next 5 years straight. It began as an unintentional decision in late 2015 to join the JavaScript open-source world, especially the React community. But it quickly transformed into purposeful immersion: - Becoming an active member of Reactiflux (now 228,000+ members) - Leveraging connections to raise funds during health struggles - Launching the React Miami conference from Twitter conversations The power of showing up and supporting the community fueled G2i's growth. Our expansion was driven purely by referrals earned through open-source relationships. There were years we grew 60% from simply being present. By serving first, opportunities emerged organically. Handing out stickers unlocked a virtuous cycle - the more I gave to the community, the more it gave back tenfold. Today at G2i, we still apply those principles of prioritizing genuine connections over transactions. The open-source mindset opened doors that completely transformed our trajectory. Want to get ahead? Serve first. PS. How has reciprocity helped your business?

Here is a quick clip of Keith Atherton talking about his motivation and the benefits of contributing to the community from his #VRT 'Setting Your New Year's Tech Community Resolutions!' If you missed the live event, you can message Sarah Jones for the link to the recording. #community #communityrocks #contributing #powerplatform #micorsoft

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Just finished the course “Build a Community in Tech: Engage and Network on Social Platforms” by Ravit Jain! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/dKpiHwnq #socialnetworking #onlinecommunitymanagement.

Just finished the course “Build a Community in Tech: Engage and Network on Social Platforms” by Ravit Jain! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/dkcChR9t #socialnetworking #onlinecommunitymanagement.

Meet Emmanuel Kweyu who says that there is a plethora of online and physical communities filled with tech enthusiasts. He encourages one to match their interests and interact, network, and learn from one another. 'Tech is an ever-changing and ever-evolving landscape with loads of new opportunities to explore and challenges to face but once one is equipped with knowledge and guidance from people who have been in the industry then the journey is far less daunting' Explore more 👉https://lnkd.in/dU_xbHtf

⛰️ Our #QuansightLabs 2023 Annual Report highlights our commitment to the open source community. 🙌 We've made big strides in accessibility, new contributor experience, and more. 🤿 Dive into the complete report here: https://buff.ly/49HpJFc