I don't really know what 'community' means. And I never use that word.
I am a person who feels compelled and then gets immersed.
Many of us get our news from social networks, blogs, and daily aggregators.
Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others.
I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.
I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had developed in the world of social change.