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by benohanlon 2121 days ago
I have been building and managing communities for eight years, three in Blockchain for the Cardano Foundation and Komodo Platform. Lots of wins. Especially interested in privacy-preserving tech. My background is in digital marketing. I'm good at initiation, delivery, and I'm adaptable.

Let's talk about winning.

- Network Operator Course. From the decision to deliver, it took five weeks to deliver a course. We got 2.6K sign-ups and a 40% completion rate.

- Third-Party App Program. I conceptualized and delivered a third-party app program which is now the largest channel in terms of clicks for that project (around 3K to 4K a month). In contrast, the impact of the annual virtual summit got about 10K. So it's x4 for $0 budget.

- Viral Campaign. I ran an infographic contest that generated some great visuals and grew an email list by 20% (from 10K to 12K).

- Guides. I wrote 'How to Twitter' (https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-twitter-f0f6f339c40e) and a couple of pocket guides for Komodo (published on Coin Monks), and Verus Coin.

What have I learned? My meta approach explores value chains and brokers relationships. Top-down models and hierarchy can be virtuous. However, they also limit decision making and the number of actions that can be taken. If you apply the same top-down models in your organization across a community, it will inherit these limitations. You will limit content and engagement.

What does a good community look like? A good community is one in which its members are citizens, and the culture rewards taking ownership.

Location: UK.

Remote: Yes.

Willing to relocate: anything is possible if the money is right.

Skills: community building growth hacking influencer marketing project management social media management (especially twitter and linkedin)

Résumé/CV: https://www.visualcv.com/memetics/

Email: beno@hey.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/benohanlon

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/memetics/

Want to talk? You can book a 25min call here: https://calendly.com/benohanlon.

Thank you for reading. If you hear of someone looking to fill a senior community or growth hacker role, could you think of me? As a thank-you in advance, DM me on Twitter and say 'meme me,' and I'll share something extraordinary with you.

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Here's a side-project I'm working on to demonstrate how I can take things to the next level: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24365084.