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Extreme Open Source Community Building Michael DeHaan
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At some point you may have an idea…
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So you start a project
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note - Projects are often better when it’s a problem you personally have
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Projects Are More Fun With Users
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GitHub, tell friends, now what…
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Initial Seed Audiences (How?)
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DOCS are VERY important
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Clean code is SOMETIMES important
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So you want to get big?
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Tests Are Going To Be Critical - Later
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Mailing Lists & IRC
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Decide What Your Community Focus Is
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Full-on-GitHub Is Required
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good README, PRs, Issues, No Offsite Tracker (unfortunately)
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meetup.com Effects
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Conferences? maybe not.
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15 minute rule (5 minute?)
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Perfect Is The Enemy of Good
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Take Users Along For Journey
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Get Lots of Feedback
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Surveys and Lists: Note Trends, Ignore Outliers
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Share Direction Frequently
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Don’t Completely Sell Out When You Sell Out
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Be Open About Focus
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Don’t Compromise On What Makes You You
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Users Make Projects Stronger
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