Published inThe Mobilizer·Jan 24, 201910 Predictions for Communities in 2019🔮2018 was a meaningful year for the community industry. We’ve seen older forum software companies acquired, making room for new and modern community solutions. We’ve seen top social media platforms committing to investing more in empowering communities. …Community3 min readCommunity3 min read
Nov 18, 20177 Things Exceptional Community Managers Give Their Professional Network MembersAs an entrepreneur, I’ve experienced firsthand the benefits of having the support of a professional network. It’s a great feeling when you’ve found your tribe, a group of like-minded people who support you and have similar interests and goals. Every year I try to join 1–2 new professional networks. I…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
May 10, 2017The Future of Group Messaging + Our New Mobile App 🚀It’s no secret that technology is advancing rapidly. While self-driving vehicles, drones and bots are exciting, we at Mobilize still believe with all our 💙 that the future will always be all about PEOPLE. With a mission to empower people to collaborate at scale, we decided a few months ago to double down on mobile — and today we’re excited to announce the launch of our new Mobile app — allowing community and group managers to communicate effectively with tens and thousands of people directly from their phones.Messaging2 min readMessaging2 min read
Jan 19, 20173 Secret Hacks Top Entrepreneurs Use To Rapidly Scale Their BusinessYou may have heard the statistic that 90 percent of all startups fail, but the important question is what distinguishes the ones that succeed? What many people don’t realize is that successful startups — communities, and companies in general — accomplish their mission with help from partners and external advocates…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Published inThe Mobilizer·Sep 15, 20167 Habits of Highly Effective Movement Leaders. Or, what can Obama teach you about scaling your business? 🚀What if you could build a movement of people — around your city, state, country or even the entire world — who share your vision, are excited to promote your message, and want to take action to promote your business/brand? What would that movement look like, and more importantly, require…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Aug 31, 2016Lessons from Burning Man on How to Set Your Brand on Fire 🔥As someone who didn’t manage to go to Burning Man this year, I seriously don’t want to see any more posts on Facebook or Twitter of how much fun people are having there right now! …Burning Man5 min readBurning Man5 min read
Aug 25, 20165 Communication Rules I Live ByNever before have we had so many ways to communicate with each other. The number of channels we can use to convey a message keeps growing and we can choose between email, Slack, Salesforce, Whatsapp, Google docs. Oh, shoot, did I forget posting to Trello too? But, somehow all these…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inThe Mobilizer·Aug 4, 2016All We Need is… GroupsHow we can all leverage groups to help us Get S*^t Done Our demands from life and business are only getting greater every moment. As individuals, we want to find the one thing we’re really good at and excel at it. We want to find purpose and we also want…Entrepreneurship7 min readEntrepreneurship7 min read
Published inThe Mobilizer·Nov 13, 2015To Survive In The Networked Economy -Businesses Must Learn To Unlock The Power of ManyFirst, the Internet networked our computers. Then it networked us. Now it’s networking our jobs. Today, most of us are part of the networked economy. Shared economy, collaborative marketplaces, on-demand, peer-to-peer — you’ve probably heard these terms many times in the last few years, all of which attempt to describe…On Demand6 min readOn Demand6 min read