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Bringing your community into
the product development
process
@alexdao
Sr. Manager of Community Development
As you grow, organization is the
key to building a product your
community loves
@alexdao
@alexdao
Vimeo is a remarkably creative community.
@alexdao
@alexdao
Vimeo 2009
@alexdao
Vimeo 2014
@alexdao
How to bring your community into
your product process:
@alexdao
1. Specialize and organize
2. Share feedback far, wide, and often
3. Research with your community
As your company grows, generalists will
become specialists.
@alexdao

Don’t just scale your support.
@alexdao
@alexdao
1. Specialize and organize
2. Share feedback far, wide, and often
3. Research with your community
@alexdao
Users wantUsers want
Users wantUsers want
Users wantUsers want
Respectful reiteration is key.
@alexdao
Pay attention to feedback!
For every user who complains, 26 other
users remain silent.
@alexdao Source: White House Office of Consumer Affairs
Share good vibes, too.
@alexdao
@alexdao
1. Specialize and organize
2. Share feedback far, wide, and often
3. Research with your community
@alexdao
Usability and beta testing
@alexdao
Testing with your users
@alexdao
A few pointers…
• Make them comfortable
• There are no wrong answers
• Avoid leading questions
• Tag team with product and design
• Take lots of notes
When pain points go unaddressed
they spread like a virus.
@alexdao

@alexdao
We had a problem.
@alexdao
The Organizer
In other words…
• As you grow, specialize and organize
• Scale feedback with support
• Community Managers are member advocates
• Find a format that communicates issues clearly
• Respectfully reiterate
• Prevention is the best medicine
@alexdao
@alexdao
THANK YOU!

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