How do you use communities?

At NiNa , we’re building a new way for entrepreneurs, experts, and creators to connect more intentionally, more meaningfully to have impact.

We want to understand how you currently use professional communities: what works, what doesn’t, and what you'd love to see instead.

🙏 This short survey (10 mins) will help us design a better experience, one where your time and voice really matter.

Thanks for being part of this journey 💛

Section 1: General community participation

1. Are you part of multiple communities?

Yes

2. What are the top 2–3 communities you're most active in (online or offline)?

3. How often do you engage with professional or entrepreneurial communities?

4. How often do you check the conversations in those communities?

5. On which platforms do you engage with those communities?

5a. If you replied "other", please specify:

Section 2: Motivation & Experience

6. What motivates you to join a new community?

7. What are you usually looking for when you join a community?

8. Is there content shared in your communities? If yes, what kind of content stands out or brings value to you?

9. Are you an active participant?

Yes

9a. If yes, how often do you participate (ask, comment, share, help)?

9b. If no, why don't you participate?

10. Are there communities where you share more than others? Why?

Section 3: Asking & Giving Help

11. Have you ever asked for help in a community?

Yes

12. If yes, what kind of help did you ask for?

13. Was it easy to get the help you needed?

Scale 1–5: Very hard → Very easy

14. What could have made it easier for you to ask or get a response?

15. Have you ever offered help to someone in a community?

Yes

16. What kind of help do you usually offer (if any)?

17. What prevents you from helping more often?

Section 4: Frictions & Preferences

18. Have you ever considered leaving a community? If yes, why?

19. What are the biggest frustrations you’ve experienced in online communities?

20. What kind of interactions do you prefer in a community?

21. Imagine your dream community, what would it offer that others don’t?

Final Section: Profile & Follow-up

22. What is your name?

23. What’s your current role?

24. What stage is your current project or company?

25. Would you like to be part of a research for the next generation of communities we're currently building (Beta)?

Yes