Starting, Running and Growing a Successful Developer Meetup - Speaker Deck

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STARTING, RUNNING & GROWING A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER MEETUP

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Michael Zornek @zorn

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December 9, 2010

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PhillyCocoa

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“If you care about PhillyCocoa at all - past, present, and future - this is a meeting you really don’t want to miss.”

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New Leadership

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2010 2017 Meeting Format Changes New Website Embrace CocoaHeads Brand Promoting Show and Tell Meetup.com Side Project Saturdays Workshops Apple Store CocoaLove Conference Video Recording Book Club Return to IndyHall More Format Changes

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STATS * ~220 Active Members (1,100+ on meetup.com) * Monthly MAIN Meeting (35-45) * Monthly Side Project SatURDAY (8-16) * Weekly Book Club (5-10)

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Build the Campﬁre

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Meetups are Great!

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STARTING GROWING RUNNING

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STARTING GROWING RUNNING

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STARTING A MEETUP

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Attend Meetups

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Pick a Niche

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Start a Mailing List / Website

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Deﬁne Success

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Know Your Time Commitments

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Finding a Good Venue

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Be Prepared to Run AV

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Build and Agenda / Meeting Format

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Have Lots of Time for Socializing

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Doing Early Talks Yourself

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Promote Your Meetup

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STARTING GROWING RUNNING

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Finding Speakers

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Conﬁrm Venue / Speakers

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Send Out Reminder Email

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Be Excessive with Directions

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Collect and Manage RSVPs

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Order Food

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Show Up Early

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Welcome People. Be a Good Host.

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Follow the Agenda Times

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Round the Room Introductions

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Be Consistent

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STARTING GROWING RUNNING

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Add to the Leadership

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Use Meetup.com

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Other Event Types

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Alternate Locations

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Take and Post Photos

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Sponsorship + Taxes

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Crossover Meetups

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Michael Zornek @zorn