Building
the Chicago AndroidListener
Community
or: What I learned starting a meetup
without really knowing what I was doing
Ellen Shapiro || AndroidListener Chicago || July 2017
spothero.com || justhum.com || @DesignatedNerd
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Fun AndroidListener Facts
— First Meetup September 2013
— 38 Meetups
— At least 10 different locations
— Dozens of speakers
— Extra Special Guest Hosts Kevin McMahon and
Graham Hensley
— Over a dozen talks by me
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Know why
your community should exist
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Start small
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Start small
(you're going to whether you want to or not)
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Building word of mouth
is a shitload of work
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Start simple
— Twitter
— Meetup
— A website
— Google Docs
— Videos
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Start simple
— Twitter
— Meetup
— A website
— Google Docs
— Videos
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The RSVPs are a lie
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Don't let the bastards
weather-related terrible turnout
drag you down