2025 Community Year In Review: How Collide Evolved This Year (And What's Next)

Collide basically did its own Spotify Wrapped and the punchline is simple: the community doubled, the conversations got more technical, and the team got way clearer on what Collide is now and where it’s headed. Crystal, Todd, Jacob, and Sydney walk through 2025 stats, why events evolved, how Energy 101 came back, what university partnerships unlocked, why Collider AI took a pause, and the platform upgrades and community goals lined up for 2026.

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00:00 Collide Wrapped setup
 00:24 Why an energy specific platform works
 01:29 LinkedIn fatigue and the Collide vision
 02:55 Community calls and Power Hours
 03:33 Member growth stats
 04:26 2025 output highlights
 05:04 Events evolved and ETN sunset
 09:38 What members missed most
 10:28 Energy 101 comeback
 13:24 University partnerships
 18:56 Student field trip recap
 21:49 Talent pipeline and students
 25:24 Collider AI update
 29:31 Gamification and Dog House
 33:02 Platform UX roadmap
 33:48 2026 goals and favorite moments
 42:02 Wrap and thanks

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