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Mar 10 • Reviews
Synthesizer by Andrew Kirby – Member Review
This is my community review of Synthesizer by Andrew Kirby.
"The culture inside Synthesizer makes it easy to jump in and partictipate just by reading the threads."
I originally joined because of Andrew Kirby himself. On Skool, he’s always been someone I paid attention to. Along with Ryan Duncan, he was one of the people I followed closely to understand how communities are built and how they actually function.
Andrew already had a community, and I wanted to experience it from the inside.
When I realized the focus of Synthesizer was about taking in information, integrating it, and then figuring out how it works for you, it immediately clicked. That’s basically what I do every day. I love researching, learning, and then synthesizing ideas into something that actually works in real life.
I joined because of Andrew… but I stayed because the content and conversations are genuinely good.
It’s not just about building a Skool community. A lot of the discussions revolve around relationship building, culture, and how communities actually function. You can create a group easily, but building real interaction and connection is a completely different thing. That’s where the conversations inside Synthesizer tend to go.
Every Monday there’s a call that’s full of useful ideas about community building on Skool. The calls also help strengthen relationships between members. The discussions tend to go deep, and people are very supportive of each other.
What really stands out though is the culture.
When you go into the community feed, you can immediately see how people interact. You can open a post and just read through the comment threads… and then the threads inside the threads. It becomes a living example of how community conversation works.
There are also memes and lighter moments, but overall the environment feels like a group of people who genuinely care about building thoughtful communities.
It also works really well as a kind of think tank. If you’re trying to work through an idea, test a concept, or synthesize something you’re learning, people will engage with it and help you think it through.
Andrew himself is less active than he used to be since joining the Skool team, but when he does show up you can feel his presence. He tends to drop insights that make you think differently about things.
His story is also part of why people respect him. He built success through YouTube, reached the point where he could retire young, and then decided he still had more he wanted to do. Instead of disappearing, he came back to contribute more and help others build.
Personally, being in Synthesizer shifted how I think about community building.
I came in with a background in teaching and classroom relationship building. Some of that translated well, but I’ve learned there are important differences when you’re building community online.
What changed most for me is realizing there isn’t just one way to build a community. There aren’t five ways either. There are many different structures, approaches, and styles that can work.
Being in a large, active space where people are constantly sharing what they’re doing gives you a lot of perspectives to learn from.
It’s also increased my confidence. Because many members recognize me from the earlier Skool communities, I often jump into conversations and respond to posts. There’s always something happening that makes you think about community in a slightly different way.
What I appreciate most is that people feel human in there. There isn’t a lot of ego or grandstanding. It’s mostly just thoughtful people talking about what they’re building and what they’re learning.
Before joining, it’s helpful to know that most of the learning happens in the community feed rather than the classroom.
The classroom has a simple “start here” structure and some guidance on how to use the community, but the real value comes from the conversations and interactions between members.
The Monday calls are more discussion-based than traditional teaching calls. Often there’s a topic, but the learning comes from the perspectives shared during the conversation.
It’s very much a learn-by-participating environment.
One thing to be aware of is that the community is large and very active. If you tend to feel overwhelmed by a lot of posts or busy feeds, it might feel like a lot.
But if you enjoy learning from other builders and seeing how different people approach community, it’s an incredibly interesting space to be in.
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