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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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You Don't Own the Community You Built
Saas · Enterprise · Social

You Don't Own the Community You Built

Skool, Circle, Discourse, Gainsight, Salesforce and Gravyty are all selling the same thing - a place for your people to gather. The difference is who keeps the keys.

community-software · creator-economyRead →
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Nobody Wants to Build on Rented Land Anymore
Saas · Social · Media

Nobody Wants to Build on Rented Land Anymore

Creators, associations and alumni offices are all fleeing the social feed to own their audiences. A cluster of platforms - from Circle to Discourse - is racing to sell them the escape hatch.

community-platform · creator-economyRead →
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NodeBB Bet on the Open Web While Its Rivals Got Bought
Saas · Developer Tools · Social

NodeBB Bet on the Open Web While Its Rivals Got Bought

While AnswerHub was swallowed by a holding company and the alumni-community market consolidated, this Toronto-built open-source forum wired itself straight into the fediverse. NodeBB's wager is that the open web outlasts the walled garden.

nodebb · forum-softwareRead →