Ece Kurtaraner is the community consultant for Generalist World, a fast growing community membership business that helps generalists grow in their careers. Along with this, she also works with Rosieland - another private community for community builders. So, safe to say, Ece knows the secrets of building a community business. Her key insight - "Don’t overthink it, don’t try to make it perfect and keep experimenting." Learn more about how she thinks building a community business in this episode. Connect with Ece: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecekurtaraner/ Connect with your host: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nityeshaga/ --- This episode is made possible by Curated Connections - a tool we created to spark more conversations in private communities through 1-on-1 networking programs. Learn more here - https://curatedconnections.io/ --- Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 02:32 Who joins paid communities? 07:00 1. Log everything you do from day 1 10:05 Process for member-led events 16:01 Do a dry run 19:58 Saving 8 hrs/week 22:45 Don't shy from repeating things 25:14 Don't create engagement - create a calm community 29:05 When to shut down an experiment 31:57 Don't expect every member to engage in the same way 35:30 Low-effort engagement programs 35:47 1. Curated Connections 36:04 2. Coworking session 39:03 3. Member map 40:20 4. Member highlights 42:42 5. Event summaries 43:16 6. Local city meetups 44:28 7. Slack AMAs 45:30 8. Async happy hour 46:09 9. Book/podcast clubs