In this episode of The Community-Led Growth Show, our Host Joel Primack interviews Sharath Kuruganty, Community Programs Manager at Product Hunt at Co-founder at Shout Out.

Sharath speaks about the value of community that he's experienced as a builder/founder, and why he strongly believes it's a must-have for anyone building anything from today forward.

While launching Shoutout on Product Hunt, he got to experience his community supporting him for their launch, through their upvotes and sharing it on social media to drive engagement for its launch.

We shift to discussing community at Product Hunt, it's an owned one - meaning that Product Hunt owns it. He shares how they have built and continue to build a global, thriving community, spanning different personas.

Sharath explains why being a great listener is critical for success when building a community.

Lastly, Sharath shares a few must-do items for any company starting to build community.