• How to Build a Community Moat in a Startup w/ Sara Ott

  • Apr 13 2022
  • Length: 36 mins
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How to Build a Community Moat in a Startup w/ Sara Ott

  • Summary

  • In this episode, I sit down with Sara Ott, Head of Community Experience at Hound.

    We talk about why community is a good hedge for B2B companies in the face of changing buyer behaviour, how to build and run an effective ambassador programme, and what a one-person marketing strategy looks like.

    Sara also shares her thoughts on why introverts can make some of the best community managers around. 

    Timestamps:

    01:24 - Who is Sara Ott?
    03:44 - How she ended up at Hound
    04:24 - What does Hound do?
    07:04 - Why so much emphasis on community?
    09:50 - Understanding your customer
    12:29 - Why is community a good hedge?
    17:22 - How do you decide it's the right time to invest in community?
    19:50 - Hound's referral programme
    26:38 - What is was one takeaway to improve a company's community today?
    30:06 - Can only extroverts be community managers?

    You can follow Sara on Twitter here.

    And you learn more about Hound here.


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