The Community of Bioinformatics Software Developers CDSB (https://comunidadbioinfo.github.io) was created in 2018 with the aim to promote R software development in México, increase Latin American representation in global communities, and facilitate the transition from software users to software developers. Through CDSB, we encourage users to develop and present R packages at international conferences, such as useR, RStudio, Bioconductor, LatinR, and ConectaR. Three years after its creation, the CDSB community has members from all over the country as well as from other Latin American countries, e.g. Costa Rica, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia. Importantly, this community has served as a base for CDSB members to create their own local communities, like R-Ladies Chapters (https://rladiesmx.netlify.app). In this incubator session, we will share five key principles that have helped us grow as a community, and how you can apply them in your local community.