Ask Me Anything
15 templates in this category
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To build a personal brand for the founder and create a strong, transparent connection with the community.
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This is the foundational AMA format. It positions the founder as accessible and open, building trust and a personal connection with the audience. The 'nothing is off-limits' approach encourages a wide range of questions.
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To establish thought leadership in a specific domain and provide high-value, educational content.
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This AMA focuses on a specific area of expertise. By bringing in a subject matter expert (like a lead developer or head of marketing), you provide targeted, high-value educational content for your audience.
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To generate excitement around a new feature launch and show the thought and effort behind it.
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This AMA takes your audience behind the curtain of product development. It connects them with the people who actually built a specific feature, revealing the 'why' and 'how' behind it, which builds product appreciation.
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To attract top talent and provide a transparent view into your company culture for recruitment purposes.
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This is a powerful recruitment tool. By hosting an AMA focused on your company culture and hiring process, you attract potential candidates and give them a transparent look at what it's *really* like to work for you.
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To build immense trust and show accountability after a project failure or service outage.
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This template builds radical trust through vulnerability. After a public failure or failed project, you host an open Q&A to discuss what went wrong, what you learned, and how you're moving forward. It shows extreme accountability.
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To align your community around your future vision and gather feedback on your product roadmap.
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This AMA gives your community a say in the company's future. By openly discussing the product roadmap and future vision, you make your users feel like valued insiders and can gather valuable feedback on your strategic plans.
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To provide powerful social proof and peer-to-peer advice on how to succeed with your product.
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This template flips the script. Instead of you answering questions, you invite a successful customer to do it. This provides incredible social proof, as the praise and advice come from a peer, not the company.
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To encourage candid feedback and answer the tough questions your audience might be afraid to ask.
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By using a third-party tool that allows for anonymous questions, you encourage more candid, difficult, and interesting queries that people might be hesitant to ask publicly. This signals a true commitment to transparency.
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To showcase team depth and provide diverse perspectives on a specific area of the business.
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This template showcases the breadth of talent on your team by featuring multiple people. It's great for showing different perspectives and highlighting the collaborative nature of your company.
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To host a more accessible, in-depth Q&A for a global community without the pressure of a live event.
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Instead of a live event, this AMA runs over several days in a specific channel (like Slack, Discord, or a forum thread). This allows for more thoughtful, detailed questions and answers, and is more accessible for a global audience.
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To de-risk a future project by crowdsourcing potential challenges from your community.
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This is a proactive and strategic AMA. Before starting a big new project, you ask your community to help you predict what could go wrong. It's a brilliant way to surface potential risks and show humility.
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For individuals with an inspiring personal story to share advice and motivate their audience.
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This is a narrative-focused AMA that centers on the personal or professional journey of an individual. It's designed to inspire and offer practical advice based on real-life experience.
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To build community and show the human, personal side of the people behind the brand.
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This is a pure community-building AMA. It focuses on non-work topics to show the personality of the host and the brand, fostering a more friendly and informal relationship with the audience.
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To build credibility and social proof, especially for a B2B or startup-focused audience.
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This AMA leverages the authority and perspective of one of your investors. It provides valuable social proof and offers a unique 'outside-in' view on why your company is a good bet for the future.
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To attract a thoughtful audience and build a brand around strong product principles and values.
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This high-level AMA goes beyond features to discuss the core principles and values that guide your product development. It attracts a more sophisticated audience that cares about the 'why' behind the 'what.'