# Help/Advise on starting a new community from scratch?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [10 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588 "2019-07-10T19:55:53Z")
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### Author: ![Geoffworth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/geoffworth/32/148948_2.png) [@Geoffworth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Geoffworth)
#### Post date: [10 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588/1 "2019-07-10T19:55:53Z")

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Hi

I work for an edge computing startup and we recently released all our market research (see [here](https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/embargo-until-9-am-et-thursday-mobiledgex-launches-living-edge-market-model-tool-for) and [here](https://mobiledgex.com/navigator/model)) and want to start a community to actively collaborate and share the total market understanding. We are thinking to do this as a wiki with as valuable discussion support around it as possible.  
Can anybody advise if Discourse is the best platform to do this with and if there are any examples of people who are already using it this way? I hope this is the right place to ask this question and I appreciate all/any guidance on the right platform to choose and also how to build a good community.

thanks  
Geoff

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### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [10 ביולי,‏ 2019,‏ 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-advise-on-starting-a-new-community-from-scratch/122588/2 "2019-07-10T20:27:09Z")

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Hi Geoff,  
That is a great use case for Discourse, yes. If you want some additional resources for choosing a platform (you’ll likely not get an objective opinion here) then check out [The CMX Guide to Community Platforms](https://cmxhub.com/cmx-guide-to-community-platforms/)

As far as starting from scratch/launching a community goes, you’ll find all the reading you ever need (and more) here: [Building an Online Community: The Ultimate List Of Resources](https://www.feverbee.com/how-to-build-an-online-community/)

If you have specific questions then drop them here and I’d be happy to help.

Also check out Justin’s new Knowledge Base theme component: [Knowledge Base](https://meta.discourse.org/t/knowledge-base-theme-component/121898) That will help with ease of use when it comes to trawling through documentation.