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Why Your “Tiny” Group is Actually Your Biggest Lever

Why Your “Tiny” Group is Actually Your Biggest Lever

by David DeWald | Feb 16, 2026 | Blog

Stop obsessing over the “law of large numbers” and start designing for the power of the few. If you’ve spent any time in the community industry over the last decade, you’ve been conditioned to worship at the altar of scale. We talk about “active...

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