The potential to build community-curated knowledge networks remains largely untapped. There are reasons to be optimistic; the economic feasibility of paid communities, a renewed interest in curation, a slow move away from big social, and an improved understanding of platform incentives. All combined, this will lead to communities that are more... See more

Hey, I'm ex-Reddit advisor and sold a community platform to WeWork. I noticed something BIG recently if you're looking to build cash-flowing internet businesses: There are 1.8B active users in Facebook Groups in 2024 But I've noticed 95% of paid communities are... See more

The paid community concept is a reconfiguration of digital communities caused by the failure of big social networks to ensure deep vertical communities to thrive. It provides mainstream tools to niche communities. Maybe niche communities need niche products? One hypothesis could be that “bottom-up community-driven businesses” emerge when one

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