Douglas Atkin@datkin

Global Head of Community, Airbnb. Peers Co-Founder. Purpose Co-Founder. Meetup Partner and Chief Community Officer. Author: Culting of Brands.

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined April 2008
I just published How to live your Purpose #6: Use it to Recruit, Review and Reject everybody…even customers. link.medium.com/2k8iXTuCU0

How to live your Purpose #6: Use it to Recruit, Review and Reject everybody…even customers.

This is the seventh of a series of articles about ‘Purposing Companies, Communities and Brands’ that uses Airbnb as an example. Why am I…

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I just published How to live your Purpose #5: You need Core Values. They’re the ‘How’ of achieving your ‘Why’. link.medium.com/uEGRpGzfa0

How to live your Purpose #5: You need Core Values. They’re the ‘How’ of achieving your ‘Why’.

This is the sixth of a series of articles about ‘Purposing Companies, Communities and Brands’ that uses Airbnb as an example. It’s in two…

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I just published How to live your Purpose (it’s hard): #4. ‘Don’t fuck the Culture’ link.medium.com/QxLXGVv7EV

How to live your Purpose (it’s hard): #4. “Don’t fuck the Culture”

This is the fifth installment in the series of articles about ‘Purposing Companies, Communities and Brands’.

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I just published How to live your Purpose (it’s hard). #3: You’re relentlessly focussed on the long-term. link.medium.com/5pCegwlDnV

How to live your Purpose (it’s hard). #3: You’re relentlessly focussed on the long-term.

This is the fourth installment in a series of articles about ‘Purposing Companies, Communities and Brands’ and the third on How to live…

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I just published How to live your Purpose (it’s hard). #2: Make ‘Plan-B decisions’. link.medium.com/nCPn62kDnV

How to live your Purpose (it’s hard). #2: Make ‘Plan-B decisions’.

This is the third installment in a series of articles about ‘Purposing Companies, Communities and Brands’. Here’s a summary of all the…

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I just published How to live your Purpose (it’s hard): #1: The Purpose must come first. link.medium.com/PqCNRrkDnV
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I just published How Airbnb found its Purpose and why it’s a good one. link.medium.com/zfzsja8CnV

How Airbnb found its Purpose and why it’s a good one.

This is the first installment of a series that will describe how to get a purpose-driven company, community or brand, and live it. I’ve…

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TEDxSoMa - Ligaya Tichy - Rethinking Startup Communities: piped.video/AXqi97fh-WI via @youtube
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"Are they like me?" "Will they like me?" The two questions people ask before they join a community. So answer them!: bit.ly/VjLXA6
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A #movement vs. a #community. Is there a difference? Does it matter?: bit.ly/Om4WwQ
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What happens when #communities grow up? bit.ly/NR3UZk
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Lessons from the World's oldest Social Platform: bit.ly/O5TqS5
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'Social' vs. Community. Are they the same? I don't think so. See theglueproject:bit.ly/OiMH7x
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In almost 80 countries, it's still illegal to be #LGBT. I'm #1inaMillion, will you be next? Join @allout: allout.org/en/actions/one_mi…
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It's not 'Social Media' goddamnit!: bit.ly/Om5GPk
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How to ramp your user up the #community commitment curve:bit.ly/NCzfcU
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