Every wildly successful company ever built has one thing in common with all the rest, that is they have talented people. Up until this point most of the people behind Spidvid have been engineers and developers who have programmed code to bring to reality my vision for the platform.

There are many features and functionalities lined up for the future, but the core development is pretty much complete. So now it’s time to really start attracting our early adopter user-base, getting these members to actively post or bid on projects, and helping to promote the video and film content which gets created by our community.

Over the last couple weeks I’ve been speaking with a guy who knows both community building and media very well. I’ve been looking for someone who not only has experience in marketing and media, but one who has been a hard working entrepreneur and who can relate to the startup company culture. There never seemed to be a really good fit until I was connected to Adam Klein through the online talent recruitment service Solvate.

Adam officially started yesterday and will post updates on our Facebook page, collaborate with me on the soon to be released Spidvid newsletter, attract new members through LinkedIn, connect with bloggers, and come up with interesting blog ideas to write about and share with you all here.

Like myself, Adam is also a big fan of marketing and leadership guru Seth Godin which has value because he shares best common practices with me when it comes to marketing, and community building. And with a guy who drinks out of a “HERO” mug, how can I go wrong?!

Welcome to the team Adam, I know you will play a key role in growing and activating the Spidvid community.

Jeremy Campbell News Adam Klein, community, connecting, evangelism, marketing, new media, talent, team building