the big bang theory: nine steps to building your meetup empire
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THE BIG BANG THEORY
Seh Hui @felixleong
THE THEORY
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BACK IN KUALA LUMPUR…
The Small Group That Could is Born
Humble Beginnings
Five showed up in the inaugural meet
2 years later : March 2012
Full house, overflowing & Webcamp KL’s on fire!
WEBCAMP KL TODAY
• Turnout for February and March exceeds 150 people and we can’t fit them in the room
• Facebook group is now 1,267 members strong, diverse demograpic
• Facebook group activity for March 2012: 634 post, 4131 comments
WEBCAMP KL TODAY
• Satellite projects
• Mastermind Groups – Alpha & Beta
• Co-working Heroes
• Open Coffee Club KL
• Webcamp Kota Kinabalu (yay!)
ME?One of the core organizers
for Webcamp KL &Steward of all Webcamp KL
satellite projects
THE TRIBAL REVOLUTION
THE DARK AGES
BUILDING IT TOGETHER
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BRINGING IT TO PENANG!
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BUT FIRST, A STORY…
My first Webcamp KL – Oct ’10
Lim Cheng Soon “My 90-Hour Work Week”
December 2010
Getting on the bandwagon
The beginning of an avalanche
Chris Hong “Uncommon Approach on Software Startups”
Webcamp KL – March ’11
May ’11 – Webcamp KL Audio Podcast Project
July ’11 – Webcamp KL Video Project
September ’11 – Webcamp KL YouTube Channel
October ’11 – Webcamp KL Mastermind Group Alpha kicks off
November ’11 – Webcamp KL video production supported by
December ’11 – Webcamp KL Co-working Heroes
AFTER A TWO MONTHS HIATUS…
THE BIG BANG THEORYNine Steps in Making MyCocoaHeads Penang Empire
Seh Hui @felixleong
STEP 1: AS TRIBE LEADERS,BE YOURSELF
STEP I: BE YOURSELF
“What would your utopian community be like?”
STEP II: BE THE SOCIAL GLUE
STEP III: ATTRACT EARLY INFLUENCERS
STEP IV: INSPIRE PASSIVE PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME
ACTIVE PLAYERS
STEP V: CREATE MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF ENGAGEMENT
STEP VI: MAKE EXPERIENCES, MAKE THEM SHARABLE
STEP VII: SCALE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
(i.e. you don’t need to create the whole ecosystem at once)
STEP VIII: THERE IS NO SECRET INGREDIENT
GO WITH THE FLOW
CLOSING THOUGHTS
THE TRIBE CAN ONLY BE AS AWESOME AS THE PEOPLE
WITHIN IT
THE WEBCAMP KL UNIVERSE
OH WAIT… I FORGOT STEP #9
FINAL STEP:IT’S AN ADVENTURE,
ENJOY THE RIDE
Photo credits:Danny Foo
Inbaraj SuppiahIszuddin Ismail
Thanks to Wu Han, it’s a helluva ride :)
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