Building Diverse Blockchain Communities
summary
A community manager describes finding a signing bonus in crypto sparks deep googling that changes ad targeting and brings gendered forum invites, discovers an inherited community of 18,000 members, and cites a measured workforce share of 17.7% women in blockchain roles. The claim is that early first contributions determine retention, that conversation tone drives who participates, and that applying Conway’s law means the project’s social structure shapes the technical design unless community practices are deliberately changed.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:22Why this talk
- 1:56The vision for the future
- 2:24Blockchain terminology
- 3:33Community is key
- 4:17Skills in history and perspective
- 4:33Diverse skills and viewpoints
- 5:23Conversation style
- 6:36Conways Law
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