# ICWSM 2025: Bootstrapping Social Networks - Lessons from Bluesky Starter Packs

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/icwsm-2025-bootstrapping-social-networks-lessons-from-bluesky-starter-pa/
- Original source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.11605
- Domain: arxiv.org
- Latest check: 2026-06-09
- Channels: Activation, Community-led Growth, Social

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [Bluesky starter pack before open-ended posting](/growth-ideas/bluesky-starter-pack-before-open-ended-posting/) - Create a focused starter pack before you start posting broadly, so the first people you attract can land inside a real community instead of a blank social graph.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)