Joel Fernandes

Co-founder @BevyHQ

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

Thrilled to announce Bevy has acquired @Eventtus, the best mobile app for virtual and in-person events! @MaiMedhat and @NihalFares and their incredible team have joined @BevyHq. We're building the Community Event Engine for enterprises....

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

Wow! Our team is completely buried with +350% increase in job applications after the announcement yesterday. Team is moving as fast as we can to respond - sorry for the delay! Inspired so many want to create a more equitable world. 150 open roles ----> https://t.co/WjHydPxtjM

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

1/ Thrilled to share @BevyHQ raised $40M led again by @Accel (@RyanSweeney), w/ @Upfront (@kobiefuller), and @utahjazz’s @RyanQualtrics. We’ve added 40 investors including nearly 30 Black leaders. 20% of round is funded by Black investors. Here's how it happened...

[Joel Fernandes @joelrfernandes]

I couldn't be more excited and proud at what Bevy has achieved and where it will lead us in the future. DEI are key factors to Bevy's success and today is a great milestone for us. This is how a truly inclusive future looks like. Let's grow!

https://t.co/PC2BSah3hl

[David Spinks @DavidSpinks]

Today's the day!!!

The Business of Belonging is officially available in bookstores everywhere!

I hope it makes the path 100x easier for the next generation of community-powered businesses than when I started 13 years ago.

Grab your copy today: https://t.co/2Wf1AjuBP2

[Joel Fernandes @joelrfernandes]

@jayaresims Always feels great to check old boxes.

[CMX @CMX]

CMX Summit Agenda Megathread! We’ll keep this thread updated with all the amazing speakers and sessions you'll be able to see at #CMXSummit2020 this year. RSVP: https://t.co/5stxQMwOES

[David Spinks @DavidSpinks]

VERY excited to announce our new virtual events platform, Bevy Virtual! 🎉

We just hosted @webflow's conference, will be hosting Google DevFest, and this year's CMX Summit!

It's built to host large conferences and all your community events.

👀👉👉 https://t.co/DIjKZc8MpM

[Joel Fernandes @joelrfernandes]

Security concerns in enterprise community software https://t.co/iZwZwR0KNn

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

Excited for @ryanjsweeney (@Accel) to lead @BevyHQ's $15M Series B funding + join board w/ @RyanQualtrics + @kobiefuller (@Upfront). Virtual events are exploding and Bevy scales virtual communities for Salesforce, Slack, Atlassian, and others. Let's grow! https://t.co/kHULdvVl1j

[Joel Fernandes @joelrfernandes]

“Take your design, and show it to people. That’s only one of many lessons to be learned from this $50 million debacle.” — Niklas Göke https://t.co/81mdEPGPGh

[Joel Fernandes @joelrfernandes]

@DerekjAndersen @StartupGrind Hahaha! Thank you Derek! Now I really can’t leave the house!

[Bevy @BevyHQ]

"Don't try to copy in-person. You can't. Instead, go back to first principles of why you organized the in-person events."

In this great @firstround interview, @DavidSpinks shares strategies, tools, and more on running engaging virtual events. https://t.co/xHTqitdaSu

[Bevy @BevyHQ]

This week marks the 50th episode of the #C2CPodcast, and our guest is @reddit Co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman. Steve shares interesting perspectives and insights on what the soul of a community is, how Reddit builds C2C communities, and more. Listen: https://t.co/5s8ljmocjk

[CMX @CMX]

Congratulations to @Atlassian on being the winner of the Community of the Year category in the #CommunityIndustryAwards! Learn more here: https://t.co/InVoAAQk0K

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

So excited about this! If you know a great community or professional in the community industry, nominate them for an award.

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

So excited to have @RyanQualtrics and @kimballscott at the https://t.co/mT7kORUf5c next week. 1,000 community/marketing professionals from the world's best orgs will be there. No one better to kickoff the event. #CMXsummit

[David Spinks @DavidSpinks]

🚨LAST CALL!

The CMX Value and Metrics survey closes tomorrow. We're at 400 responses & need to get to 700.

This research will help define the value of cmty + get execs bought in.

PLEASE:
1. Take the survey (<10 mins)
2. Reply w a gif
3. RT this!

https://t.co/sZvUG1eZUK

[Bevy @BevyHQ]

🚨🚨VALUE ALERT 🚨🚨

Ever wanted to know the benchmarks of the entire #community industry? Good news! We are putting together a comprehensive report but need your help! If you fill it out you get first access to all the data, for free!

Fill it out here: https://t.co/1YKMbk9HNp

[Derek Andersen @DerekjAndersen]

Someday my co-founder and I won't have to have calls at 1am....someday. #enjoythejourney #bevygrind @joelrfernandes