Austin AKA DNP3, the founder of @gridteam, CEO of Giveaways, Twitch streamer, and YouTube creator, has cracked the code on how to create community through his channel. He shares his philosophy around giveaways, how they’ve created an incredible “Wolfpack” community, and how he manages to give away so much. Tune in to hear Austin reveal how his channel evolved into a business, how he manages it all, and how he deals with toxicity in the chat – and discover his best tips for building engagement and a rock-solid following.  

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Time Stamped Show Notes:                                                                                                              

• 00:00 – 36:00 – How Austin started, why he started doing giveaways, how his business and community has grown, what he aims for, and how he uses data.
• 36:00 – 53:00 - What he thinks about grinding, networking, toxicity in streams, the structure and system he uses to keep up with everything, and tips for better engagement.
• 53:00 – 01:17:00 – Poker talk, his first streamer and moderator, information about The Grid and his Stream Team, how he manages everything, and creative giveaway ideas.
• 01:17:00 – 01:54:00 – His personal life, how they’ve been managing everything with COVID, politics and division, how he manages to travel and stay connected.
• 01:54:00 – 02:17:00 – How the community has evolved, bitcoin, how winners are picked, APIs, and tips for people who want to up their chances of winning over Twitter.
• 02:17:00 – 02:40:00 – On banning toxic people, poker, his favorite streamers, good strategies for engagement and giveaways, and the giveaway.

3 Key Points

• Hook people with the first line of your Tweet.
• Be a part of a cool community.
• Engage your community with giveaways.

Contact/Resources

• Partner - partypoker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• Jeff’s Twitch
• Website – DNP3
• DNP3’s Twitter
• DNP3’s Twitch
• DNP3’s YouTube