Building and Growing an Open Source Community for an Incubating Project

Explore the journey of building and nurturing an open source community for an incubating project in this 59-minute Linux Foundation conference talk. Gain insights from Sandra Youssef and Ketan Umare of Union.ai as they discuss the evolution of Flight, its place in the ecosystem, and strategies for community growth. Learn about effective social media management, documentation practices, and engagement metrics. Discover the importance of contributor confidence, project positioning, and future planning. Delve into topics such as Github stars, Slack interactions, LFX contributions, and onboarding mentorship. Acquire valuable learnings and next steps for fostering a thriving open source community.

Intro
Sandra
What is Flight
Where does Flight fit
History of Flight
The Time of Dawn
The Open Source Community
Social Media Journey
Documentation
Blogs
Google Analytics
Engagement
Github Stars
Slack
Contributors
LFX
Contributor Confidence
Positioning
Future Plans
Next Steps
Upcoming Sessions
Questions
Onboarding Mentorship
Learnings