the big bang theory: nine steps to building your meetup empire
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THE BIG BANG THEORY
Seh Hui @felixleong
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THE THEORY
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BACK IN KUALA LUMPUR…
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The Small Group That Could is Born
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Humble Beginnings
Five showed up in the inaugural meet
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2 years later : March 2012
Full house, overflowing & Webcamp KL’s on fire!
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WEBCAMP KL TODAY
• Turnout for February and March exceeds 150 people and we can’t fit them in the room
• Facebook group is now 1,267 members strong, diverse demograpic
• Facebook group activity for March 2012: 634 post, 4131 comments
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WEBCAMP KL TODAY
• Satellite projects
• Mastermind Groups – Alpha & Beta
• Co-working Heroes
• Open Coffee Club KL
• Webcamp Kota Kinabalu (yay!)
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ME?One of the core organizers
for Webcamp KL &Steward of all Webcamp KL
satellite projects
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THE TRIBAL REVOLUTION
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THE DARK AGES
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BUILDING IT TOGETHER
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BRINGING IT TO PENANG!
CC-photo credit: McKay Savage - http://www.flickr.com/photos/56796376@N00/3922215749/
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BUT FIRST, A STORY…
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My first Webcamp KL – Oct ’10
Lim Cheng Soon “My 90-Hour Work Week”
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December 2010
Getting on the bandwagon
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The beginning of an avalanche
Chris Hong “Uncommon Approach on Software Startups”
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Webcamp KL – March ’11
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May ’11 – Webcamp KL Audio Podcast Project
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July ’11 – Webcamp KL Video Project
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September ’11 – Webcamp KL YouTube Channel
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October ’11 – Webcamp KL Mastermind Group Alpha kicks off
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November ’11 – Webcamp KL video production supported by
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December ’11 – Webcamp KL Co-working Heroes
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AFTER A TWO MONTHS HIATUS…
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THE BIG BANG THEORYNine Steps in Making MyCocoaHeads Penang Empire
Seh Hui @felixleong
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STEP 1: AS TRIBE LEADERS,BE YOURSELF
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STEP I: BE YOURSELF
“What would your utopian community be like?”
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STEP II: BE THE SOCIAL GLUE
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STEP III: ATTRACT EARLY INFLUENCERS
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STEP IV: INSPIRE PASSIVE PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME
ACTIVE PLAYERS
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STEP V: CREATE MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF ENGAGEMENT
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STEP VI: MAKE EXPERIENCES, MAKE THEM SHARABLE
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STEP VII: SCALE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
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(i.e. you don’t need to create the whole ecosystem at once)
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STEP VIII: THERE IS NO SECRET INGREDIENT
GO WITH THE FLOW
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
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THE TRIBE CAN ONLY BE AS AWESOME AS THE PEOPLE
WITHIN IT
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THE WEBCAMP KL UNIVERSE
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OH WAIT… I FORGOT STEP #9
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FINAL STEP:IT’S AN ADVENTURE,
ENJOY THE RIDE
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Photo credits:Danny Foo
Inbaraj SuppiahIszuddin Ismail
Thanks to Wu Han, it’s a helluva ride :)