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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