Collaborate or Die

Matt Cromwell

Head of Support at GiveWP.com WordImpress.com
WordPress Community Consultant for Media Temple

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Collaborate or Die

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Only Way to Improve:

Collaborate

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Why Collaboration is the Answer

  • You are not perfect
  • You are limited
  • Together we are more than the sum of our parts ( 1 + 1 = 3 )

Aside: Breaks down personal barriers

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Types of
Collaboration

  • Collaborate for Ideation

  • Collaborate for Skill Sharing

  • Collaborate for Self-Improvement

  • Collaborate for Peer-Network Development

  • Collaborate for Mentoring

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Tools you need for

Collaboration

  • Versionsing
    • Github, Bitbucket
  • Online Conferencing Tools
    • Hangout, Skype, Zoom
  • Task Management
    • Basecamp, Zenhub, Todoist
  • Documentation
    • Google Drive, OneNote, Keep
  • General Messenging
    • Slack, FB Groups/Messenger, Franz

No email!! No Phones!!

What's missing?

"Collaborate or Die!"

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My Story of
Collaboration

  • From Notepad to WordPress

  • From WordPress to AWP

  • From AWP to FooPlugins

  • From FooPlugins to WordImpress

  • From WordImpress to Give

"Collaborate or Die!"

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How to Avoid Bad
Collaboration

  • Collaboration requires excellent communication and organization

  • Collaboration is almost always a flat-relationship style

  • Collaboration without enthusiasm dies a quick death

  • Collaboration is about the others

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Find your Step One

Being Alone is Isolating

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Find your Step One

Going from 1 to 10 is hard

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Find your Step One

You have to start today

"Collaborate or Die!"

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Bottom line:

Collaborate or die!

Find your Step One today.

miss out!

Collaborate or Die

Matt Cromwell

Head of Support at GiveWP.com WordImpress.com
WordPress Community Consultant for Media Temple

t: @learnwithmattc  |  fb: mathetos  |  web: mattcromwell.com

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