community chats and meetup.com alternatives w/ founder, taz singh
guest: taz singh, founder of guild
- treat community building like the creator economy, where the ecosystem pays through sponsors, not the organizers or members
- founders misalign incentives when they start a community just to hire developers, then let it die after one event
- mix event formats like tech talks, workshops, socials, and hack nights, each on its own natural schedule
- surround yourself with strong performers in a community since who you spend time with shapes how much you improve
- push any project past the easy first 90 percent, since the final 10 percent is where the real learning and growth happens