"The way we got started was that we had all the ingredients: Dave had a guitar, the 3 of us had houses and we knew we could do at least 3 concerts." - Rafe Offer

Hi friends,

In today's episode #9 of The Community Podcast I've had the chance to talk to Rafe Offer, the co-founder and CEO of Sofar Sounds. Sofar is a global movement that brings people together over live music in an intimate setting, staging community-organized concerts in 398 cities worldwide.

In our conversation we talk about the humble beginnings of Sofar in London, the challenges of growing it as a non-technical team, how to lead a global community, monetize it and grow it step by step while staying true to your values and to the people who make it happen.

Find the full-length interview on iTunes, Soundcloud or Stitcher.

3 more things to take note of this week:

1. This weekend: designing utopian communities for 2025

Kristoffer and I will be at IAM Weekend in Barcelona from April 27-29 to host a workshop on communities of the future. Say hi if you're around and get a ticket if you want to join.

2. Find your community at Closeknit

Our friends Fabian and Sascha just launched Closeknit, a new resource and directory to find communities around the world. Check it out!

3. Meet Lil Miquela

Lil Miquela is a virtual influencer (it's a thing) and just one example of how human-like personas will become part of our online lives. It's all about "manufacturing social influence", the creators say. Read more on Techcrunch.
 

That's it for now!

Thanks for reading.

Yours truly,
Severin

www.co-matter.com