More and more we're being called to build communities around our businesses.

Or even make a businesses out of community building.

But building and managing communities is tough.

It takes a lot of energy, attention, consistency and care.

If you're doing it just to generate customers for your business then think again.

But if you're doing it from a real place of service where you value connection and creating a collective spirit of purpose and direction then how do you keep going without burning out.

Rosie Sherry is a serial community builder. She is founder of Rosie Land, a community of community builders. She bootstrapped the Ministry of Testing community, ran the Indie Hackers community and is currently community lead at Orbit, a tool for managing communities.

Recently she's been interested in the idea of community flywheels.

They were used to power those little toy cars that would zip across the kitchen floor after you revved it up manically with your arm.

A flywheel is a way to store energy and then release it over time without your input.

How can we create a similar effect in our communities where we can build up the momentum and keep them moving forward without burning out?

The Friday Fireside - Creating a community flywheel with Rosie Sherry