We explain GitHub’s early network strategy through three layers of value: individual repository hosting, collaboration with an existing team, and wider developer participation. Seed real projects with permission, invite groups that already work together, and measure repository use, collaboration, and outside contribution separately. Source: [Original GitHub case](https://first1000.substack.com/p/-github).

[GitHub Gave the First User a Reason to Stay](<https://www.first1000.co/blog/github-network-seeding>)

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