Ona (formerly Gitpod) Community

The Ona (formerly Gitpod) community was a space to learn about cloud development environments, connect with other developers, and build cool projects.

Impact

10xCommunity Growth

Grew from 500 to 5,000 members in one year.

40,000+Members

Across all platforms by 2023.

30+Community Heroes

Onboarded globally.

350+Members

Brought together in person through meet-ups.

What I Did

  • Built the community from 500 to 5,000 members in a year through strategic engagement initiatives
  • Led a team of community engineers to ensure consistent support and a high-quality member experience
  • Launched and managed the Community Heroes program, onboarding 30+ Heroes globally
  • Launched the meet-up network, bringing together 350+ community members in person
  • Hosted bi-weekly Office Hours for members to connect and learn
  • Led and organized events and conferences including KubeCon, DevX Conf, and CDE Universe

Key Milestones

2021

  • Joined Ona (formerly Gitpod) as an Individual Contributor (Senior Community Engineer). Read more

2022

  • Promoted to Head of Community. Read more
  • 10x Community Growth - grew community from 500 to 5,000 members through strategic engagement.
  • Launched the Community Heroes program to recognize and empower community advocates.
  • Started bi-weekly Office Hours to connect directly with community members.

2023

  • Launched the meet-up network, bringing 350+ members together in person. Read more
  • Reached 40,000+ community members across all platforms. See 2023 wrap up

2024

  • Shipped Backstage by Spotify plugin enabling developers to open Ona's Cloud Development Environments directly from Backstage, streamlining developer workflows. Read announcement
  • Concluded my journey at Ona (formerly Gitpod) after three years. Read more
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