The Anti-Acquisition Channel: When Community Becomes the Product

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Most B2B communities are dead Slack groups. Dave Gerhardt built one that people actually pay for and stay in.

In this extract, Dave breaks down the real reasons Exit Five works: charging from day one, staying ruthlessly niche, and treating the community as the product.

He also gets into what kills most communities: spam, low standards, and founders who delegate engagement to an intern after week one.

→ Why charging money is a forcing function, not just a revenue play

→ The difference between quality engagement and vanity metrics

→ Why "community as acquisition channel" is the trap most companies fall into

→ What founder-mode community building actually looks like at scale

→ How Exit 5 evolved from a message board to a full membership business

WHERE TO FIND DAVE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegerhardt/
JOIN EXIT FIVE: https://exitfive.com/

WHERE TO FIND JORDAN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanchenevier/

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