Kevin Lewis | How Discord can be used as a conference platform

Discord for virtual events - YouGotThis conference story.

Good Monday,

Last week Karina and I talked to Kevin Lewis, Developer Advocate, Vonage/YouGotThisConf:

• About money and sponsors for a paid online conference

• If Discord is a suitable tool to run a virtual conference

Main takeaways

• Sometimes it is fine if a community activates only for a conference and is idle otherwise;

• Sponsors are happy to explore new online events and pay if they see value;

• Discord is a good enough tool as a conference platform;

TOC:

00:40​ - Who is Kevin?
01:35​ - Discord community for a conference
08:40​ - Gaps between the conferences
10:25​ - Money
14:05​ - Networking and moderation
16:20​ - The sponsors
20:30​ - Hybrid events
28:00​ - Money again
34:25​ - Sponsors and metrics
39:45​ - Outro

Hosts:

Community builders and digital content creators. Available for contract work.

• Lera: artist, full-time gen z - https://instagram.com/toitwibe​

• Karina: business leader - http://linkedin.com/in/karinashakh​

• Olle: OBS operator - https://tooevangelist.substack.com

More about the team and the 👁👄👁 community.

Guest: Kevin Lewis

Developer Advocate, Vonage. Also runs lots of tech events including YouGotThisConf. Interested in playable learning experiences. https://twitter.com/_phzn​

You Got This is a network of community conferences focusing on core skills needed for a happy, healthy work life. https://yougotthis.io​

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/This text has been written by Olle and reviewed by Karina, Lera, our community and Grammarly