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Conversations With Bacon: Kate Drane, Techstars

by Jono Bacon | Jun 14, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon

Kate Drane is a bit of an enigma. She helped launch hundreds of crowdfunding projects at Indiegogo (in fact, I worked with her on the Ubuntu Edge and Global Learning XPRIZE campaigns). She has helped connect hundreds of startups to expertise, capital, and customers at...

Conversations With Bacon: Todd Lewis, Founder of All Things Open

by Jono Bacon | May 27, 2019 | Conversations With Bacon

Today I am excited to launch my brand new podcast, Conversations With Bacon! The idea is simple: when I think back over my career, the times I have learned the most, and had the most fun learning, has been getting into detailed, interesting discussions with...

Global Learning XPRIZE Entries Open Sourced: Get Involved

by Jono Bacon | May 17, 2019 | XPRIZE

Back in 2014 I worked at the XPRIZE Foundation. One of the major reasons I joined was to help launch the Global Learning XPRIZE. This was a $15 million competition, largely funded by Elon Musk, that challenged teams to build an Android app that teaches kids basic...

It Ain’t All About Sign-Ups, Strangers Are People Too

by Jono Bacon | May 9, 2019 | Community Management, Forums

When I am working with clients with community management, one of the first things I want to understand is how they, not me, define success. What metrics are they tracking? One of the common metrics for success in communities is people who register, sign up, or...

An Example Of Open Source Community Engagement Done Well

by Jono Bacon | Apr 29, 2019 | Community, Open Source

Open source community can be a tricky business, but today I want to share a quick example of the kind of open source community engagement I try to encourage more generally, and with clients. This one comes from a client of mine, Zeppelin, who builds tools for...