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Deliver consistent community growth and engagement every quarter

We provide hands-on coaching, training, and accountability...all tailored to your company...that helps you to deliver clear, consistent results every quarter with less stress and frustration.

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“Community building is one of the most challenging and important parts of reaching and engaging the right audience and I’ve never seen anything as structured, comprehensive, immersive or effective as the CLC." -- Adam Christian, CEO, Stateful
“Community building is one of the most challenging and important parts of reaching and engaging the right audience and I’ve never seen anything as structured, comprehensive, immersive or effective as the CLC." -- Adam Christian, CEO, Stateful

Adam Christian, CEO, Stateful

Get answers to your questions

Book a FREE 15-min call with Jono Bacon where he will:
  • Get some concrete next steps: When you share your goals and challenges with Jono, he will provide 2 - 4 measurable, tangible recommendations and next steps.
  • Identify and avoid roadblocks: Jono will also help identify risks and roadblocks you might face and provide practical steps to avoid them.
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Jono's clients have included:

Jono's clients have included:

LET'S BE REAL...

Community engagement and growth is notoriously difficult to build.

Discord channels with lots of people but no-one talking...boring forums with nothing but questions and answers...lackluster engagement with community members...and little spark, excitement, and buzz.

You want the opposite of that. You want to build a movement...one in which your members get a great experience...one that they enthusiastically share with others...which builds reliable growth for your company.

Now, if you are an founder or leader, this usually leads to these questions...

How do we build reliable growth?

How do we measure for success?

How do we show business results?

How do I help my team to succeed?

...and if you are a community manager/devrel, this might this sound familiar...

How do I solve my problems right now?

What are my next steps?

How do I build engagement?

How do I show clear value?

These are important questions...and inaction can be dangerous. 

We don't want to freak you out...but without clear answers to these questions...it opens you up to risk.

Community engagement can drive many benefits, but the greatest cost is the cost of doing it poorly.
  • A sub-optimal user experience
  • Limited tangible results
  • Poor user/customer loyalty
  • Lower competitive edge​
  • ​Lost sales and revenue
  • ​More limited product feedback
  • Wasted resources and ROI

Remove the guesswork and get
better results with less stress

The Community Leadership Core provides hands-on coaching, training, and accountability...all tailored to your company...that helps you to deliver clear, consistent results every quarter with less stress and frustration.

The outcome? More exciting and engaged communities, broader growth, more effective community leadership, clearer team/business alignment, and crisp business benefits.

We provide a powerful set of benefits for execs and community leaders...

For
Execs/Leaders

Quarterly, measurable results

Use our workflow which delivers clear results every quarter, and builds accountability into your team.

1-on-1 coaching and problem-solving

Direct access to Jono, who has 22 years of experience, to solve problems, optimize your work, and make consistent progress.

Show clear business value

Crisply map the impact of your team to the broader goals of the business to ensure you are always driving value.

For
Community/DevRel

Hands-on help and support

1-on-1 access to Jono to get a gut check, provide feedback, solve problems, and more.

Rapid skills development

Develop world-class industry skills with access to a huge collection of training (w/hands-on support.)

You are not alone

Be part of an amazing community of peers to learn and grow together and be the best we can be.

...and everything is tuned to your specific company

The idea behind the Community Leadership Core is simple: to provide a suite of readily available coaching, training, and accountability to ensure that every week you are making forward progress.
This is not a one-size-fits-all program...it is not a pre-recorded training course...it is not an expensive consulting contract with guidance but no accountability...and it is not a bunch of high-level waffle without real tactical teeth.
It is a powerful accelerator in which you set quarterly goals...and we help you achieve them with hands-on coaching, training, and accountability...and all part of an engaging community of peers.
These features include:

 QUARTERLY GOAL PLANNING

 GROUP WORKING SESSIONS

 FLASH FEEDBACK SESSIONS

 1-ON-1 COACHING

 MENTORING CALLS WITH JONO

 ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS

 COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING

 QUARTERLY REPORTING

 PRIVATE COMMUNITY

...which combines together to provide complete support to achieve your community/devrel goals.

Get answers to your questions

Book a FREE 15-min call with Jono Bacon where he will:
  • Get some concrete next steps: When you share your goals and challenges with Jono, he will provide 2 - 4 measurable, tangible recommendations and next steps.
  • Identify and avoid roadblocks: Jono will also help identify risks and roadblocks you might face and provide practical steps to avoid them.
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"The Community Leadership Core has been immensely valuable to me, providing me with a plethora of great ideas and an excellent framework for engaging with my community right from the outset. The entire experience has been designed with perfection in mind, and Jono has clearly invested a great deal of time and effort into its development." -- Revital Barletz, Head of Community, Wing Cloud
WHO ON EARTH IS THIS GUY?

Jono Bacon

Jono has been building communities now for over 22 years. He has worked with over 200 businesses to help them build productive communities...from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies.

He is the author of five books, including the award-winning 'People Powered' (Harper Collins) and 'The Art Of Community' (O'Reilly) and he writes for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and others.

He is the creator of the 'Community Experience Masterclass' and the 'Community Ignition Workshop' where he has trained hundreds of students in how to build communities. This includes people from a broad range of industries including tech, consumer, fitness, gaming, entertainment, medicine, non-profits, and more.

 Jono is also an active advisor and investor in numerous companies and funds (including Redpoint, Heavybit, Boldstart, AlienVault, HackerOne, and many others.)

Extensive Experience

Previously led community at:

Investor and advisor with:

Clients include:

Featured in:

A sample of industry recognition

Kevin Scott

CTO, Microsoft
"Jono Bacon provides timely insight into what makes us tick as humans."

Nat Friedman

CEO, GitHub
"If you want to tap into the power that communities can bring to businesses and teams, there is no greater expert than Jono Bacon."

Mårten Mickos

CEO, HackerOne
"Jono Bacon is one of the most accomplished experts in building communities."

Gia Scinto

Head Of Talent, YCombinator
"In my profession, building networks is all about nurturing relationships for the long term. Jono Bacon has authored the recipe how to do this."

Sytse 'Sid' Sijbrandij

CEO, GitLab
"Jono is the worldwide expert in community interaction."

Marie Dodson

VP, NASDAQ Brand Studio
"Jono has a true diversity of insight that spans community strategy, organizational design, leadership, developer workflow, infrastructure, and more."

Jim Zemlin

Executive Director, Linux Foundation
"Jono Bacon is the proven industry leader in building productive and engaged communities."

Uttam Tripathi

Head Of DevRel, Google
"Every business needs to follow Jono's work, not just to build communities, but also to build happier, more efficient teams."

Ali Velshi

Anchor, MSNBC
"Jono provides a clear blueprint for community success."

Get the results you, your company, and your community deserve

Our members include awesome technology companies including Stateful, Wing Cloud, ARM, Loft Labs, Dragonfly, Unison Cloud, Dylibso, Weavy, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Dagger, Zeplin, and many others.

A sample of what our members experience:

"Joining the Community Leadership Core has been a transformative experience. It has led to numerous innovative ideas and helped formulate how to build a roadmap around creating meaningful connections within my community." -- Taylor Dolezal, Head Of Ecosystems, Cloud Native Computing Foundation
"Community-building is increasingly a core component of a strong marketing/advocacy plan, whether for commercial product or open source project, and Jono Bacon's Community Leadership Core is a prerequisite for success" -- Nicole Huesman, Head of Community, Open3D
"I highly recommend Jono Bacon's Community Leadership Core for anyone looking to develop community building and leadership skills. The accelerator offers a well-structured framework and workflow, engaging coaching style, and valuable real-life case studies." -- Kris Ledel, Head of Developer Relations, Weavy
"With a focus on a range of topics including community engagement, measuring success, and demonstrating value, being part of the Community Leadership Core has helped my colleagues and I to take the pulse of our community and drive forward improvements in engagement and value."
-- Tim Bradbury, STEM Learning

Get answers to your questions

Book a FREE 15-min call with Jono Bacon where he will:
  • Get some concrete next steps: When you share your goals and challenges with Jono, he will provide 2 - 4 measurable, tangible recommendations and next steps.
  • Identify and avoid roadblocks: Jono will also help identify risks and roadblocks you might face and provide practical steps to avoid them.
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Hey, you got questions?

We Got Answers!

What is the criteria for joining?

(1) You have a product/service in the market that people love, (2) you have at least one full-time staff member focus on community growth/engagement, (3) you have executive buy-in for community growth, (4) you are willing to show up and work.

How do I find out more about joining?

If you meet the criteria, just hit one of the green buttons on this page to book a short consultation call. In that call we can learn more about your goals and see if the Community Leadership Core is a good fit for you and your company.

What is included?

Four quarterly roadmaps tuned to your company, access to LIVE group coaching sessions, our huge archive of training and online content, our private online community, and direct 1-on-1 access to Jono.

Is 1-on-1 Q&A and coaching included?

Absolutely! As a member, you have direct access to Jono whenever you have questions. We want to ensure you always feel you have plenty of access to ask questions and solve problems.

Which members of my company can join?

Your registration enables up to 4 team members to join and get full access to all our resources, coaching, and support. If you want to add more team members, please get in touch.

How long do I sign up for?

A subscription to the Community Leadership Core lasts for one year. While billing begins at a quarter, if you join before the next quarter, you get the time before the quarter begins for FREE.

How often are the LIVE sessions?

Our group sessions are at 9am Pacific time on the first and third Tuesday of every month. We also have other sessions that are scheduled on an as-is basis, usually in the morning Pacific time.

What do you do in the LIVE sessions?

They are NOT like webinars, and instead interactive group sessions where we share insight, do group activities/brainstorming, perform training, share work to get feedback, and more. They are awesome!

What is the weekly time commitment?

The weekly Community Leadership Core commitment is usually around 1 - 3 hours a week. This investment though is more than offset with the time-savings generated from the guidance/frameworks.

How involved does leadership need to be?

The main role for founders/leadership is in providing accountability. We provide a simple framework or this that reduces your time requirements and increases efficiency for both accountability and your team.

How do I ask another question that isn't answered here?

Simple! Just click the button below to send me an email - happy to discuss any questions you have!

Get answers to your questions

Book a FREE 15-min call with Jono Bacon where he will:
  • Get some concrete next steps: When you share your goals and challenges with Jono, he will provide 2 - 4 measurable, tangible recommendations and next steps.
  • Identify and avoid roadblocks: Jono will also help identify risks and roadblocks you might face and provide practical steps to avoid them.
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