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#04 Five Lessons From a Community Manager With Over 99% Retention
In this essay you’ll learn:
The unexpected digital product lessons from a trailer mobile-home park community
How my Mom went from selling homes to managing the community for 30+ years
The management strategies that have resulted in 99% retention of the community
#03 How To Embrace Risks & Prioritize Your Ideas
In this essay you’ll learn:
The formula (yes, math) I use to prioritize ideas + initiatives
How to run a prioritization workshop for your business
The column by column breakdown of my prioritization template
#02 Slay the Assumption Dragon & Create a Research Plan
In this essay you'll learn:
How to create a research plan in less than 30 minutes.
The 5 steps I use to plan research efforts (+ many examples)
The method I use for developing a research roadmap
#01 Make Community the 💜 of your Product Strategy
In this essay you'll learn:
What defines a community-driven org
4 Questions to facilitate your product strategy each week
Examples of community-first strategies in practice