Although communities feel magical, they don’t come together by magic. ✨ We spent 3 years untangling the challenge of getting passionate people together into actionable steps. We’re excited to share our book Get Together (officially published today!): https://t.co/mqAQNDbKQS

“Sometimes the structure that you put in can help people actually access the value they want from you in the first place. … If I’m coming to your karate forum, I want to talk about karate. I’m not showing up to talk about politics.” –@baileyelaine ▶️ https://t.co/iEJZRRE0XO

🙋🏻‍♀️ Community Tip: Passing the torch to folks who are raising their hands is how you’ll multiply efforts as a leader and grow together as a community. -@people_and_co

I’m seeking an amazing writer and producer who can think from our audience of writers’ perspective to lead community storytelling at Substack. Do you all know someone who can knock this out if the park? Help! https://t.co/d5O4Sri41S

Thrilled to see @people_and_co bringing the community-building approach they explore in their book, Get Together, to Substack.

"Through writing, we can supercharge other people": I can't wait to see how @people_and_co's @baileyelaine @kevinhuynh @hi_kaielmer work their magic at @SubstackInc to help independent writers grow their communities and businesses.

📢 Cool news: 💌 The @people_and_co team was acquired by @SubstackInc. "Being independent shouldn’t mean being alone." Really smart and heart-centered strategy ahead.

Yo, come hang!

🙂 Today I get to share that People & Company was acquired by Substack. More about it, in our own words. https://t.co/vhOwDiFdqG Proud proud proud of @hi_kaielmer @baileyelaine @oconnell_ko

We started doing fellowships, workshops, services, and educational resources from the very early days with Substack. We’ve always wanted to do more. Now we can. We’ve just acquired @people_and_co https://t.co/zl503iDnIK

Earlier this year, Substack’s co-founder Hamish and Head of Partnerships Fiona approached us with the proposal to acquire @people_and_co We were thrilled to say yes. Today, we want to share why we’ve taken this step and what to expect going forward. https://t.co/D5Wo8zymix

Being independent shouldn’t mean being alone. We are happy to report that we’ve just acquired @people_and_co to accelerate and celebrate writer success on Substack. https://t.co/u97zzkqNsq

This week: Ask me anything on @elpha 🧠 I'm hanging in there answering your qs on how to build communities, writing a book, startup building, and more:

When @BruceMuchelule became a father, he had questions about how he could best show up for his daughter. Bruce wasn’t seeking mentors, nor was he seeking friendship. He needed emotional support. He designed @DADingDifferent to fulfill that common need. 👂 https://t.co/vbxSfTTNPp

Sailing Through Last Year, by @people_and_co

“The journey is not so much about how many people respond. You can just impact one person and they can impact you back.” - @BruceMuchelule, @DADingDifferent

Meet @BruceMuchelule founder of @DADingDifferent, a community to support young and first-time dads. @WhitneyOgutu and @baileyelaine talked with Bruce about connecting people who are not used to being vulnerable. 🎧: https://t.co/vbxSfUboGX

Here the full story:

.@reddit employees like @evanhamilton went across the country to “hang out and have beers with moderators.” Very intentionally, there were no formalities or presentations to lessen the power dynamic. The road show helped build empathy.

For all y'all @MiroHQ users out there, the Get Together community building framework by @people_and_co is now in the #Miroverse.

“It's way better if members are passionate and loud than dispassionate and quiet. The fact that they care enough to yell is really a gift.” - @evanhamilton, @reddit