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Bitesize: Zach Abbott From ZBiotics Explains How He Used Crowdfunding

by Jono Bacon | Jul 6, 2020 | Conversations With Bacon, Conversations With Bacon Bitesize, Uncategorized

Zach Abbott from ZBiotics explains how he used crowdfunding to street test the value of his product, the branding, and how he described its use. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for...

Video: 10 Avoidable Community Management Mistakes

by Jono Bacon | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Community management is hard work. It requires a careful balance of technology, psychology, workflow, and building organizational capabilities. Fortunately, as the Internet continues to spread, more and more people are building communities. As such, we have a growing...

Forbes Piece: The Five Ways Peloton Weave Community and Content Beautifully

by Jono Bacon | Dec 7, 2018 | Community, Uncategorized

This is an article I wrote for Forbes, which I wanted to share here too. Peloton are a fascinating company. Founded in 2012, they started selling their spinning bikes in 2014. These bikes are not your usual spinning affair though, they have large touchscreen wedged on...

Henry Rollins Interview: Full Transcript

by Jono Bacon | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized

Today I published my interview with Henry Rollins on Forbes about his passion for music, the importance of vinyl in delivering music and the stories behind our greatest artists, and his new venture, The Sound Of Vinyl. Henry was kind, down to earth, and inspirational...

Dan Ariely on Building More Human Technology, Data, Artificial Intelligence, and More

by Jono Bacon | Apr 21, 2016 | Article, Community, Uncategorized

Behavioral economics is an exciting skeleton on which to build human systems such as technology and communities. One of the leading minds in behavioral economics is Dan Ariely, New York Times best-selling author of Predictably Irrational, The Upside Of Irrationality,...

Going Large on Medium

by Jono Bacon | Apr 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

I just wanted to share a quick note to let you know that I will be sharing future posts both on jonobacon.org and on my Medium site. I would love to hear what kind of content you would find interesting for me to share. Feel free to share in the comments!...