Building Communities with Bailey Richardson, Partner at People & Company

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/baileyelaine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Bailey Richardson</strong></a> grew the early community at Instagram, where she was one of the first employees. She interviewed hundreds of extraordinary community leaders and co-authored a book on how to build communities today (called "Get Together"). Currently a partner at People &amp; Company, she coaches organizations on how to get their people together. Bailey has become the go-to expert for anything related to communities and, in this episode, she shares some of her best tips and lessons with us. </p><br><p>Topics:</p><p>00:22 — Introduction with Roxanne Varza</p><p>01:19 —&nbsp;Definition of a community: a group of people that keep coming together over something they care about</p><p>05:15&nbsp;— Examples of communities: Cloud Appreciation Society, Men's Support Club, Star Wars Club</p><p>07:28&nbsp;— Bailey’s experience as one of the first employees of Instagram</p><p>09:13&nbsp;— On community at Instagram</p><p>11:56&nbsp;— How Bailey started People &amp; Company</p><p>12:46 — On why community building is good for business</p><p>13:55&nbsp;— Example of Substack</p><p>19:02&nbsp;— Does community apply to all types of businesses?</p><p>25:36&nbsp;— Bailey’s favourite communities</p><p>30:38&nbsp;— What people get wrong about communities</p><p>32:48&nbsp;— The importance of consistency for a community to work</p><p>38:40&nbsp;— Bailey’s tips for early-stage startups on building community (examples from Paul Graham and IndieHackers)</p><p>48:02 — On the growing pains of communities</p><p>53:28&nbsp;— Examples of the positive impact that communities can have: Instagram, YouTube, GirlTrek</p><br><p>STATION F: The Podcast is hosted by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/roxannevarza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roxanne Varza</a>, and produced by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/_yangcindy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy Yang</a>. Art is by&nbsp;<a href="https://gaetanlefebvre.fr/" rel="