Orchid Security
How Orchid Security launched the most exclusive community in cybersecurity
Featuring
“We did not want a community that was big. We wanted one that was impossible to ignore.”
The most exclusive community in cybersecurity
Most companies launch a community and hope people show up. Orchid Security did the opposite. Avital and her team handpicked 8 founding members before the community even went live. Every detail was dialed in: SSO so members could log in with their company credentials, a custom domain at identity.darkmatter.club, and a private product channel only customers could see. The launch was timed to RSVPCon, where Avital and Zach co-presented on community building for security companies. Conference attendees who met the bar got invited on the spot. The result is a community so tight that members treat it like an extension of their security team, not just another Slack workspace collecting dust.
Impact
Launched an invite-only community of 8 founding members, each handpicked from Orchid's top customer accounts and security leaders
Set up SSO, custom domain at identity.darkmatter.club, and private product channels before a single member was invited
Integrated the community launch with RSVPCon conference presence, turning booth visitors into founding community members on the spot
“We did not want a community that was big. We wanted one that was impossible to ignore.”
