🏵️ Free Download: Your SXSW Sydney Guide & Our First TV Appearance 😱

"The real power is in the connection your customers feel with your brand. That’s what keeps them coming back. That’s the power of community."

- Steph Claire-Smith @ KIC (Cohort #6 Speaker)

Hey friends 👋 Paz here.

Ok so... a LOT has been happening behind the scenes at The CC 😅

We kicked off Cohort #7 (our biggest program yet with 116 companies!), we interviewed the Head of Community @ Slack (!!), AND we even made our first TV appearance talking all things community 📺

What is going on?!

But the main reason we’re here? SXSW Sydney is next week and we've put together the ultimate guide for ANZ startup space alongside Airtree x Advanced x Frontcover x Vibe Guide Ventures.

Read on for that free download, plus all the juicy community jobs and events.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy! ☕️ I’ve got a warm chai in hand :)

Plus there's a Notion gift hiding in this newsletter... go find it 🎁

🏵 Free Download: SXSW Sydney 2025: Top Schedule Picks, Community Events & Music Guide 🔥

Heading to SXSW Sydney? Us too 😎

Download our Top Schedule Picks Guide for the ANZ tech & startup community, brought to you by The Community Collective x Airtree x Frontcover x Advanced R&D x Vibe Guide Ventures.

With over 1,000 events, 550+ sessions, 300+ live music gigs, 120+ indie games, and 95 film screenings, this is your ultimate guide as a founder x operator x investor x community builder.

Plus we’ve curated 3 fabulous gatherings in Sydney to connect us all in person. Come along for 🥂 Drinks with Birchal, 🥐 Coffee & Croissants with Cremorne Digital Hub and 🥞 Pancakes with Standard Ledger.

🏵 Behind The CC Scenes

Get a sneak peek into what’s happening at The CC. Written by yours truly (Paz) 👋

🌏 Our Biggest Cohort Ever: We’ve officially kicked off Cohort #7 with 116 companies across 12 countries 💫 See who’s in the cohort.

😱 Interviews: We interviewed the Head of Community @ Slack, Zapier and Calendly all about how they calculate ROI… get the inside scoop.

🎉 Kaospilot Giveaway: Our friends at Kaospilot are giving away 20% to their Designing & Facilitating Learning Spaces Masterclass in Melbourne. Use code (THECC20) and pop your name down to their EOI to hear when the next one is.

🎁 Notion Gift: We’ve partnered with Notion and have up to 6-months of Notion Business (with Notion AI) for free for you. Claim here if you’re a founder.

🏵 CHAOS Challenge #2: Keen to learn how to set your business & community up to run without you? Pop your name down to hear when our next 20-Day CHAOS Challenge launches.

🎊 End of Year Party: Save the date for Stone & Chalk x The CC’s End of Year Party 2025 – let’s wrap the year in style 🍾 Get tickets. 

📙 Read: Download our Mastering AI for Community Building White Paper with Discourse.

📞 Book A Call: Curious about how we can help you manage or launch a new community? Book a call with our team to chat more.

📺 ON TV: We had our first TV appearance sharing the power of community for business! See here 😱

🙌 Startup Daily Awards: Over the freakin’ moon to have been named Future Leader of the Year at the Best in Tech Awards with Startup Daily. Get the lowdown. 

🔥 Community Jobs

Find the hottest jobs in the community and startup space on our website here. Written by Ines & Parkhi.

📆 Startup & Community Events 

Upcoming events in the community, tech and the startup space. Written by Ines & Parkhi.

Here are our upcoming events in October:

📍10 Oct - 🏵 Community Builders Brunch Gold Coast in Palm Beach

📍13 Oct - 🏵 Birchal x FKS Sydney Afternoon Drinks in Sydney

📍13-19 Oct - SXSW Sydney Sydney

📍15 Oct - 🏵 Cremorne Digital Hub x FKS Coffee & Croissants in Sydney

📍16 Oct - 🏵 Standard Ledger x FKS Coffee & Pancakes in Sydney

Find all events in the ANZ startup space via our calendar here.

We have changed the design of this newsletter to keep it shorter as we got feedback that our emails were getting clipped in gmail. See website for full jobs x events list.

☕️ Community Builder of the Month

Learn more about Graham McCorkill, Startup Success and Ecosystem Manager at Stone & Chalk. Read the interview including the 3 tech tools Graham can’t live without 🧡 

Until next time,

Paz, Ines, Parkhi and The CC Team