About
Aeronautical Engineer, Structural design for buidings, then flight simulation, got into startups in 2005, did a business degree, built or ran three accelerator programs for Australia's national science agency, government and the University of Sydney. Also ran an innovation program for our Navy, started my own business and now coach other founders. Currently building Crowdrender (www.crowd-render.com) and working on a new system called CRESS which I intend people to use in their programs to distribute power hungry tasks across many computers in more or less real time. Follow me on linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshcrowther/ I'm also on twitter, or X as its known, probably not for long as I am suspecting it is going to implode fairly soon.
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How do i make my community more than a forum?
Don t get me wrong, I m a fan of forums, like this one : ). And I'll build a forum on my product. But I feel that if all i do is add a forum to my site, then i won t succeed in building an active and engaged community. I want to build the product around the community and to do that I need to figure out what community products / platforms I should offer For context; I m building an advisory platform (Dosen) that supports the knowledge community. It integrates all of the tools required for anyone with expertise to operate as an advisor (scheduling, video, payments, promotion etc). I'm very aware of how lonely independent consulting can be. It s hard to get advice about challenges like pricing, promotion, delivering a quality service etc as those in the same role are technically competitors . I want Dosen to be a place where experts can feel comfortable supporting one another through advice, referrals and growing the industry as a whole So what product / features / activities worked for you to build your communities? Would also love to hear from any community builders on PH : )
Do you think 3D tools will become more widespread because of AI tools?
We at Cascadeur try to lower the entry boundary into 3D animation. What do you think? Is it possible that more people will be ready to work in a 3D app and actually move and rotate objects? Or is it too complicated for a wider audience? Would you be scared to try 3D animation as a hobby?
Clearmind is launching today! Any final tips?
The main purpose of our first launch is to gather as much feedback as possible. Engaging with community is one, self-care is another. What more can I do? :)