How to build passionate communities while becoming a better human and professional in the process

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Building
Passion Driven Communities
Julián Duque

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“Your stuff doesn’t define
you, (what you) LOVE does.”
- @thedailylove

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What do I ❤?
Coding, Teaching, OSS
Philosophy and
Communities!

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Who am I ?
Developer and Educator
by Passion, Node.js
Contributor, Community
Organizer!

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A little bit of history
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1st Linux Install Fest in Medellín (Grupo GiGAX) ~
circa 2001

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1st MedellinJS Meetup ~ circa 2011

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7iNHT6go2s
PlatziConf (mejorando.la) Medellín ~ circa 2013

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Let’s talk about
Passion Driven Communities
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Organizing a successful
community
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🙌 Implement a Code of
Conduct

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🤜🤛 Find a great Co-
Organizer

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📆 Keep a (predictive)
schedule

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🎓 Share your
knowledge

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✨ Inspire and encourage
others to share their knowledge

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💰🕐 Invest in your community

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💵 Look for partners and
sponsors

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Building a community while
building yourself
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🙌 Implement a Code of
Conduct
This will make you a better
person

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🤜🤛 Find a great Co-Organizer
This will teach you how to work
with others

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📆 Keep a (predictive)
schedule
This will teach you about
discipline

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🎓 Share your knowledge
Teaching is the best way to
learn

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✨ Inspire and encourage
others to share their knowledge
This will teach you how to be a
leader and, believe me, you’ll
learn a lot from others

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💰🕐 Invest in your community
Invest in yourself, learning
requires time and sometimes
money!

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💵 Look for partners and
sponsors
Eventually, you’ll land in a job
that will pay (sponsor) you to
learn and grow.

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Case Study: Colombia +
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ColombiaDev

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http://colombia-dev.org/
meetups
46.827 members in Meetup
781 members in Slack

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1st BogotaJS Meetup
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1st MedellinJS Meetup
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1st CaliJS Meetup
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suncoast.io

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1st Tampa.rb Meetup
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1st Suncoast.js Meetup
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Case Study:
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cristalab + maestros del web

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Thank you.
Julián Duque
julianduquej@gmail.com - julian@nodesource.com
@julian_duque