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the building blocks of 
community 
Ryan Hoover,! 
Founder of Product Hunt! 
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@rrhoover
a little about me… 
SE STARTUP EDITION 
Hooked: How to Build 
Habit-Forming Products 
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first version:
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10K+ products posted 
50K+ comments 
450K+ upvotes 
15M+ visits to products
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three stages of 
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tactics for building 
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community-building tactics 
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Seed the community & 
provide a preview 
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community-building tactics 
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Welcome new users 
via email 
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Be memorable & make 
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Mention community 
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Provide value & re-enforce 
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Share mockups 
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T-shirts / swag! 
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Create a sense of 
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Mail stickers 
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Delight people
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Podcast 
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Tell stories 
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User profiles 
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Give people a way to 
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Meet IRL 
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Connect people within 
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closing words 
know the stage of your community 
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personal, manual outreach 
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delight people 
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build in public 
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give people an opportunity to connect
thanks 
Ryan Hoover,! 
Founder of Product Hunt! 
! 
@rrhoover

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