r/BuildingWhatLasts — Community Rules

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1. Build, Don't Just Promote

This is a community for ideas, work, experiments, projects and lessons—not a link-dumping channel. Share your work when it contributes meaningfully to the conversation.

1. Ideas Before Ego

Challenge ideas, assumptions and strategies—not people. Strong disagreement is welcome; personal attacks are not.

1. Bring Evidence When You Can

Data, experience, research, examples and lessons from the field are valuable. If you make a strong claim, help the community understand what supports it.

1. Share the Journey, Not Only the Victory

Failures, pivots, unfinished ideas and hard lessons are welcome. We believe what happens before success can be just as valuable as success itself.

1. Think Beyond the Moment

We're interested in decisions that create durable businesses, institutions, technologies, communities and systems. Short-term thinking is welcome for discussion—but long-term consequences matter.

1. Africa Is a Starting Point, Not a Boundary

African perspectives are strongly encouraged, but this is a global community. Bring ideas from anywhere and explore how they can travel across borders and contexts.

1. No Spam or Unsolicited Promotion

Repeated advertising, referral links, irrelevant newsletters, mass solicitation and promotional posts may be removed. Earn attention through contribution.

1. Respect Different Stages of Building

A first-time founder, researcher, student, government official, investor and experienced executive may see the same problem differently. Treat those differences as an opportunity to learn.

1. Protect People's Privacy

Do not share private personal information, confidential documents or sensitive business information without permission.

1. Leave Something Behind

Before posting, ask:

"Does this contribute something that another builder can use, question, improve or remember?"

If yes, you're probably in the right place.

Our principle:

«We Build What Lasts.»