Discord update #1: Focusing on indie consulting & next salon with Matt Webb

Just over two weeks ago (more or less on a whim) I set up a discord chat space. The idea was to create a slightly more cozy "chat" space for realtime interactions that wasn't Twitter. In two short weeks the community is now ~200 people and I have some clarity for what it's for:

Key Updates:

1) It's clear that the primary driver and value for this community is around independent workers and indie consulting. So that will be the focus of the community moving forward.

2) I'm closing the open invite to the discord. If you want to join grab this link. Moving forward I'm going to let people in more slowly and carefully. (Note: referrals are always welcome so ping me with reccs)

The two salon's we've run so far have been wild, chaotic and full of energy. I'm really inspired by the energy and conversations coming out of these. These sessions are not recorded but I wrote up the output from the two sessions:

The Indie Business Model Canvas V0.1 - check out this template for reflecting on your own indie practice. I created my own canvas (linked in the post) and found some useful reflections on my own business.

Notes on Thinking in Public - a wild garden of ideas around thinking in public. (Ping me if you want to hire me to help your organization create more interesting "thinking in public")