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The world needs a new approach to building communities—one based on relationships, trust, and belonging. Drawing on her own personal struggle with loneliness, as well as academic research and her professional experience in building communities with nonprofits, startups, and public organizations, she provides frameworks and methodologies to build stronger and more diverse communities. Her book Hacking Communities aims to empower anyone to start and grow a community, making the case that everyone is a potential community builder.
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Laís De Oliveira
Author of Hacking Communities | Program Director at On Deck
Creating and enhancing value through connections. Entrepreneur with 14 years of experience in community building, from leading 2000 volunteers across 3 countries, to training and developing community leadership across 3 continents (Latam, Africa, APAC) on behalf of Startup Grind. After selling her first business, she joined Startup Genome to build collaborative networks and facilitate knowledge sharing between governments across 70+ startup ecosystems.

Founder and Author at Hacking Communities (2020), writing about grassroots community building, a result of 12 years building online and offline communities offline and online for NGOs, private and public sector.

Traveled over 35 countries learning and lived in across 4 Continents (countries including Brazil, Mauritius, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Malaysia, Indonesia, US, Portugal. Now, back in Brazil).

Passionate about finding metaphors for life lessons in practical activities - like surf and tango dancing. Also a part-time jewelry maker.