We speak to Joost, founder and Benevolent Dictator for Life of https://FreeSewing.org. We ask him about building a community of 100,000 users, how he approaches documentation, and how dropping out of college ultimately led to success.
Huge thank you to @tmihoc for putting all this together, and to Joost for joining us!
00:00 Intro
00:30 Welcome
00:50 An origin story
01:25 Introducing FreeSewing.org
03:00 As a sewing enthusiast, I’m in!
03:20 About FreeSewing
04:20 Your rights
05:00 Documentation
08:22 Pattern design tutorial
10:00 Welcome, Joost!
11:34 Another origin story
15:00 What gap were you trying to fill?
19:00 What does FreeSewing do uniquely?
21:00 Is sharing a fundamental part of the project?
23:00 How did you grow the community to 100,000 members?
27:00 Why is documentation so important to you?
30:00 What is your approach to documentation?
34:00 Why did you start with Guides first?
37:00 What are your documentation strategies?
43:00 Where do your developer docs fit in?
48:00 What can we do to help sites like FreeSewing.org?
53:00 Where does your flare from design come from?
57:00 Wrap-up, and thanks!