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Your Business Model Can't Be Outsourced
Your Business Model Can't Be Outsourced

Adam Nash, CEO and co-founder of Daffy.org, shared that your business model is one of the most important strategic decisions you'll make as a founder.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
20 May, 2025 2 min read
Community
From Passion Project to Global Impact: Community Growth Insights from Areej AbuAli
From Passion Project to Global Impact: Community Growth Insights from Areej AbuAli

What started in 2019 as a personal mission to find a sense of belonging has rapidly evolved into a thriving global community, with over 10,000 active members and regular events across the UK, Europe, and the USA.

19 May, 2025 3 min read
Community
Lessons from Stripe's Community Lead; Ashley Williams
Lessons from Stripe's Community Lead; Ashley Williams

For years, community teams have wrestled with a familiar question: How do we prove our value in a way the C-suite actually understands?

A portrait of Pete Heslop
12 May, 2025 4 min read
Community
Our CMX Experience 2025
Our CMX Experience 2025

CMX Summit is where the brightest community leaders gather to learn, share and meet.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
12 May, 2025 2 min read
Community
What Restaurants Taught Me About Building Communities
What Restaurants Taught Me About Building Communities

It’s time to stop looking online for inspiration, and look outside (to the real world).

A portrait of Pete Heslop
08 May, 2025 4 min read
Community
How do you enter a market when your competitors spends $4.3 Billion on advertising?
How do you enter a market when your competitors spends $4.3 Billion on advertising?

How can a new UK athletics brand break into the shoe market when their competitors are so dominant?

A portrait of Pete Heslop
18 Mar, 2025 2 min read
Steadfast Collective is a certified B Corp!
Steadfast Collective is a certified B Corp!

A B Corp (Benefit Corporation) is a business that balances profit with purpose. These certified companies meet high standards of social and environmental responsibility, ensuring they positively impact workers, communities, and the planet.

A portrait of Pete Heslop
13 Mar, 2025 3 min read
Community
How to Build a Community That People Actually Want to Join
How to Build a Community That People Actually Want to Join

If you want people to engage genuinely, they need to feel a connection, not just to you, but to a bigger purpose.

17 Feb, 2025 2 min read
Development
Which Big Brands Use Laravel? (and why!)
Which Big Brands Use Laravel? (and why!)

We’ve been using Laravel for close to 10 years, and in that time, Laravel has grown from a cult hero into a respected enterprise framework that helps developers do what developers do best - ship.

12 Feb, 2025 3 min read
Development
The biggest Laravel announcements by Taylor Otwell at Laracon EU 2025
The biggest Laravel announcements by Taylor Otwell at Laracon EU 2025

Laracon EU 2025 in Amsterdam was the stage for the Laravel core team to announce a series of significant updates and new initiatives, signalling what Taylor Otwell calls a new era for the PHP framework.

12 Feb, 2025 4 min read
Community
Could payment be the key to member commitment in your community?
Could payment be the key to member commitment in your community?

Building an online community comes with a lot of decisions—one of the biggest being whether your community should be free or paid.

05 Dec, 2024 6 min read
Community
How to prevent and manage spam in online communities
How to prevent and manage spam in online communities

Spam can disrupt meaningful conversations and make your community appear unprofessional or poorly managed. Let’s look at some of the ways community managers can tackle this!

21 Nov, 2024 6 min read
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