Startup Grind Berlin: Derek Andersen (Startup Grind & Bevy) on building an international community

On July 9, 2020 our #StartupGrindBerlin community welcomed Derek Andersen, the Co-Founder & CEO of Bevy, a SaaS product that helps companies build community in real life. Bevy powers event communities for Salesforce, Atlassian, Asana, Duolingo, and others.

What is even more exciting, Derek co-founded #StartupGrind - a community of over 600 Chapters in 120 countries designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Since 2012 Startup Grind has entertained 7,000 events for more than 250,000 people.

As you know, our mission is to bring like-minded yet diverse individuals together to connect, learn, teach, help, build, and belong. We do this daily through our local events, flagship conferences, startup program, and online media + content - collectively reaching over 3.5 million individuals worldwide.

In our chat, Derek shared his insights on building an international community and scaling it from first customer to thousands.