Yesterday marked a huge milestone, not just for Cobuntu but to everyone involved in hashtag#community building.🚀 We officially hosted the very first session of our Community Campfire series, together with an incredible group of community ecosystem builders and entrepreneurs. What was originally planned as a one-hour conversation about balancing sustainability and co-creation—while maintaining a cohesive structure and identity—turned into an almost two-hour discussion. Everyone in the room had the space to introduce themselves and share what drew them into the world of community building, which set the tone for a genuine exchange. A huge shoutout goes to our first-ever guest speaker, @[stewart-noakes](user:stewart-noakes). Drawing from his extensive experience with Canopy Community, Stewart shared tangible, practical insights that truly resonated. If there’s one key takeaway, it’s this: if you want people not just to engage with your community, but to fully invest themselves in what you’re building together, consistency is non-negotiable. That means showing up even on the hard days—especially on the days when no one else does. Also, Stewart emphasised that you should not manage a community like a big corporate CEO, chasing endless growth and revenue KPIs; Instead, it require awareness, patience, and a willingness to move with their natural ups and downs. We also heard a complementary perspective from @[art-linkov](user:art-linkov) of Porto Business Network. Coming from a founder’s mindset, Art approaches community building much like launching and scaling a startup: with systems in place, ongoing experimentation, and plenty of trial and error. While you can’t expect perfectly consistent outcomes from a community, you can—and should—manage it with intention, structure, and discipline. That said, community building isn’t only about systems and metrics. It’s also about positioning and purpose. @[stuart](user:stuart) articulated this beautifully by reminding us that when you’re building something collective—like a community or his company, Meetball—you cannot place yourself at the center and expect others to rally around it indefinitely. Yes, community builders deserve to earn a living for the work they do, but the value created must be shared. A community thrives when everyone has a stake in what’s being built. One final shoutout goes to our wonderful host, @[nina-simone](user:nina-simone), who once more, effortlessly guided a group of around 25 people through a two-hour conversation—keeping it engaging, focused, and far from boring. I’ll wrap up with a warm shoutout to @[irena](user:irena), @[callum-finlayson](user:callum-finlayson), TW Hawk, Laurine Maria Komduur, Mohini Benzler, Carlos Resende 🔷, Joanna Liu, @[s-vio-meireles](user:s-vio-meireles), @[naomi-mendes-pouget](user:naomi-mendes-pouget), Kim Bingham, @[christophe-cung](user:christophe-cung), Rashell Martin, and all the others who took time of your rainy Thursday afternoon to connect 🙌 If you’d like to step into the spotlight and share what you’re building, reach out to be featured in the next Campfire—I’d love to connect with you.

Hello! I’m Naomi. I identify with both business owner and community builder, both in a beginning foundation phase. My business is called CUNTY Coaching, but I am exploring expanding beyond coaching. Again, beginning! I get people to know about my business mainly through word of mouth, and LinkedIn. I experiment ideas for my business via micro-events, but I would like to do more experiments. My business could absolutely benefit from partnering with communities, because my expertise and transformation is better shared than siloed. My main community right now is Female Founders Breakfast, founded by @[nina-simone](user:nina-simone), where I am a co-Ambassador of the Cascais chapter. The members absolutely co-create value, because they bring their amazing perspectives, expertise, passions, network, to connect and collaborate and make the community grow and flourish and get excited about joining. I dont know much about the sub-communities yet!

Hey I run CloserTips.com Currently in the process of rebranding. We get our members currently through social media funnels. Experimentation is a huge part of what we’re doing right now because we want to build a huge sales education platform. If we partnered with other communities, we’d be able to help elevate peoples lives. That’s a core part of what we do. Help people find their freedom through online sales. #first

🚨 New Episode of Cobuntu Community Circle When Art Linkov moved to Porto, he had no network. Instead of waiting for someone else to build it, he created his own. That decision grew into the Porto Business Network (PBN) — one of the city’s fastest-growing communities for entrepreneurs, founders, and professionals. In our conversation we talked about: 👉 The story behind PBN 👉 Why vulnerability and inclusivity are powerful community values 👉 How Art runs his community with the mindset of a startup 👉 And his 3 guiding principles for any community that wants to last: Identity. Consistency. Values. This is just a glimpse — the full interview is live on our YouTube available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDADt1Gl6_Q Because building a community isn’t about luck. It’s about showing up, setting the table, and creating the space people need.

Cobuntu is built on a simple idea: real community means everyone gets seen, not just the loudest voice in the room. We take inspiration from leaders who proved that progress happens together-never alone. Their words remind us: when you show up, participate, and share, you're shaping something bigger than yourself. That's the spirit we're carrying forward. We are because you are.

What's in a name? For us, everything. Cobuntu is more than a platform—it's a belief that we grow stronger together. From "Co-" (together) and "Ubuntu" (humanity), we've built a space where collaboration fuels real progress, and every connection counts. Ready to join a community where your success lifts others too? Tell us what "community" means to you in the comments!

My first Web Summit — and a big moment for Cobuntu. Just got back from my first Web Summit, and honestly, it was incredible. I spent the whole week talking with community leaders, listening to how they’re running things today, where they’re struggling, and what they wish existed. What stood out the most was how much the same theme kept coming up: people want stronger communities, but leaders are carrying everything on their own. And when I explained Cobuntu's vision — shared creation, member-driven value, and engagement that doesn’t depend on one person burning out — the reaction was always the same: “Finally, someone is building this.” It was one of those weeks that reminds you exactly why you started building something in the first place. For me, it was a strong confirmation that the vision we’re shaping here together actually matches what the world needs. Grateful to everyone here already building this with us. — Diogo