Some learnings I’ve acquired over the past nine months building Forrst, bullet-point style and in no particular order:
- Your earliest users are vital to the success of the community. They should be people you absolutely trust and/or know IRL (the first 100 or so users of Forrst were all…
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Kyle Bragger: A few random thoughts on building communities →
Boys Like Girls have been long-time supporters of TWLOHA, and this past spring we shared the road with them for The Bamboozle Roadshow. During the tour we spent a lot of time talking with lead singer Martin Johnson about how suicide has personally affected his life. In 2006, Martin lost one of his best friends from high school to suicide.
Orange is the color used for National Suicide Prevention Week. The orange “I AM ALIVE” shirt is to honor this and will be available for a limited time only. The shirts are available online here and printed inside each shirt are the lyrics to “Go” by Boys Like Girls. Proceeds from these shirts will go toward the launch of IMAlive, a live online crisis network. We believe that IMAlive will be able to reach those online who may not otherwise pick up a phone to call a suicide hotline, or talk to a loved one during the darkest times. Let’s celebrate National Suicide Prevention Week together.
