Alter Everything Ep 192: Celebrating 10 Years of Learning and Growth with the Alteryx Community
Aug 27, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Matt Rotundo, an Engagement Engineer and community moderator at Alteryx, reflects on a decade of growth within the Alteryx Community. He shares inspiring stories of how members have transformed their careers through mentorship and collaboration. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community in enhancing not just technical skills but also building lifelong friendships. Matt highlights moments of friendly competition and shared learning, revealing how virtual interactions have blossomed into invaluable in-person connections.
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Community Is A Learning Ecosystem
- The Alteryx Community functions as more than a troubleshooting forum and fosters mutual learning among all skill levels.
- Members proactively help, loop in experts, and share resources, turning questions into learning moments.
Help Threads Became Lasting Friendships
- Matt Rotundo turned forum replies into Zoom troubleshooting sessions that evolved into multi-year friendships.
- He still connects with those people and plans to meet the third friend in person soon.
Community Sparked A Career Pivot
- Nicole Johnson moved from accounting into product roles after gaining visibility and connections through the community.
- Community engagement led her to T-Mobile and later to a product manager role at Alteryx.