always amazing by the power of community #communitybuilding #techcommunity

13 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by taylor desseyn. This content was uploaded by taylor desseyn. This is a YouTube video titled "always amazing by the power of community #communitybuilding #techcommunity" (created 2026-07-13) featuring Taylor Desseyn delivering a first-person monologue/vlog-style reflection on community building and networking. Taylor recounts being introduced to contacts at a Next Play event (including a connector named Maggie), discusses the compounding effects of networking, recalls attending meetups after moving to Nashville in 2011, mentions making a LinkedIn post and traveling to Amsterdam, and encourages developers to join communities like Torque.

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how community kind of builds on itself. And this was talked about last night about how like just getting in and networking is a compounding effect. So the woman Maggie, who basically hooked us up with the sponsorship last night at the Next Play event, she introduced me and, you know, he's a community builder. So now we're doing lunch, right? Just kind of compounds on itself. And I made a LinkedIn post today and I just think it's a surreal moment and I never forget like really where I came from. 'Cause I remember like in Nashville, when I moved to Nashville in 2011, like stepping into a meetup. And like, I used to be scared to go to meetups, right? Like, I didn't know anybody. Like, I didn't know tech, and I still don't know tech, right? And like, being able to like fly to Amsterdam and like drop into the city and get connected to a meetup community, and then now going to lunch with another individual who I was introduced to. I don't know, it's just crazy to think about just my journey and just really the power of community. Again, like, I always preach to developers like, get a part of the Torque community, get part of a community. But like, I'm a part of other communities too.