Most projects think you need a marketing budget to build a community. I didn’t.

When I joined Bee Network, they had a product, a mission — and zero real community infrastructure.

Here’s what I did:

• Set up and secured Discord & Telegram from scratch

• Created a full content calendar (announcements, updates, engagement prompts)

• Installed spam filters + verification bots to keep things safe

• Launched The Engage Bot — a gamified system that rewarded users for being active

• Sourced KOLs and ran a community-led growth campaign

The results in 48 hours?

• 👥 3,000+ members on Discord

• 💬 4,000+ active users on Telegram

• 📲 2,000+ app downloads

• 🚀 100% growth — 0% marketing spend

It wasn’t about hype. It was about clarity, consistency, and giving the community something to do and talk about.

Startups, take note: engagement is built, not bought.