Hi Michael, Thanks for pointing this out—I think I could have signposted what I think the value of this post is at the top (which I’ve now done).
I wasn’t really trying to make an argument about how it’s different very strongly (an initial draft of this post was framed more as a recommendation ). I also think the post is probably more helpful for community builders than the average community member.
My goal was not to necessarily provide new information. Instead, some of my goals with this post were :
Mapping out some implicit assumptions that exist in EA community building, such that others might be able to play around and expand on them further
Providing a shared vocabulary to talk about networking
Encourage community builders (especially newer ones) to be more explicit when thinking through all the considerations of networking activities, and helping them be more strategic about what goals they are trying to achieve.
Hi Michael, Thanks for pointing this out—I think I could have signposted what I think the value of this post is at the top (which I’ve now done).
I wasn’t really trying to make an argument about how it’s different very strongly (an initial draft of this post was framed more as a recommendation ). I also think the post is probably more helpful for community builders than the average community member.
My goal was not to necessarily provide new information. Instead, some of my goals with this post were :
Mapping out some implicit assumptions that exist in EA community building, such that others might be able to play around and expand on them further
Providing a shared vocabulary to talk about networking
Encourage community builders (especially newer ones) to be more explicit when thinking through all the considerations of networking activities, and helping them be more strategic about what goals they are trying to achieve.