Scaling DevTools

Alan Shreve is the founder & CEO of ngrok.  ngrok is a simplified API-first ingress-as-a-service that adds connectivity, security, and observability to your apps in one line What we cover: Creating a simple experience for users. Designing for the 90% use case vs. the 10%. How did the idea for ngrok emerge? How the first iterations of the product came about. The internal struggle to create simp...

Fred Schott is the founder of Astro.build and the Astro technology company.  Astro is the all-in-one web framework designed for speed. Pull your content from anywhere and deploy everywhere, all powered by your favorite UI components and libraries. Snowpack is a lightning-fast frontend build tool, designed for the modern web.  Before this, Fred founded Snowpack  What is Astro and what is it doing?...

Anh-Tho is the founder of Lago https://www.getlago.com/  Lago gives you open-source metering and usage-based billing

Jamie Barton is a DevRel Engineer at Grafbase https://grafbase.com/ and the host of https://graphql.wtf/

Pranay Prateek is the founder of SigNoz - Open Source Observability with Traces, Logs and Metrics in a single pane. Topics covered: How SigNoz has grown to 12k stars How did you get started with the open source model?  And have there been any teething challenges.  Apart from growth, have there been any other benefits? What is the path to monetization (question from Utpal Nadiger )? Could you talk...

Adam DuVander is an expert in developer marketing and the author of two books: Developer Marketing Does Not Exist and Technical Content Strategy Decoded.   In this episode, we dive deep into the world of developer marketing, specifically focusing on early-stage companies building tools for developers and how to create engaging content for your audience. What we cover: Adam's journey from journalis...

Rob Moore is the CTO and founder of Churnkey - a tool that reduces churn for you automatically.   What we cover: - Developer documentation - How Rob buys tools - How Rob discovers tools - Go slow & build good things - How Churnkey works References: - Rob's twitter https://twitter.com/robmoo_re - Churnkey https://churnkey.co/ - Super docs super.so 

Ant is the founder of Supabase. Supabase is the open-source firebase alternative and has gone from zero to 47,000+ GitHub stars in a matter of years.  What we cover: - Ant's Egyptologist dream - How the Launchpad book showed Ant that building a company is possible - Product Market Fit is always just a pivot away - How to talk about Supabase? - Differences between pre-PMF and post-PMF - How Supabas...

Josh is a Navy Seal turned founder of Uffizzi. Uffizzi provides environments as a Service and works with open source projects like Backstage. Topics - Pivoting between ideas - Working with open source projects to improve products and build credibility Links: Uffizzi Josh's Twitter

Paul Butler is the cofounder of Drifting in Space . They believe that browser-based applications can feel like magic if they’re built with the right tools. They make Jamsocket , a platform for building applications with session backends , and Plane , the open-source server that powers it. What we cover: - The power of in-person meetups - How to communicate complex problems - Deconstructing topics...

What we cover The early days of Corrello The advantages of marketplaces Where to hear from Robin Robin's Twitter Robin's Mastadon Corrello Blue Cat Reports  

Scaling DevTools is the podcast that investigates how DevTools go from zero to one. Created by Jack Bridger, founder of BitReach. BitReach helps DevTool companies reach more developers. In scaling DevTools, Jack explores how startups sell to developers, build tools and become successful. What we cover Introduction Hygraph Finding your focus Demand Generation What is a good SEO strategy? Does perfo...

Scaling DevTools is the podcast that investigates how DevTools go from zero to one. What we cover Introduction to Vera Developer advocacy at OutSystems Progression in OutSystems Moving around the company Challenges Strategies at OutSystems Education Developer advocacy skills Where to hear from Vera Twitter: @veratiago Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veratiago/?originalSubdomain=pt Medium: ht...

Shomik is a Partner at boldstart where he focuses on investing in Developer Tools and other enterprise software startups.  What we cover An introduction to Shomik Where to start? Early stage versus late stage What should be Open Source? How to approach pricing What to do when things slow down Where to hear from Shomik Twitter: @shomikghosh21 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shomik-ghosh-a5a71...

Scaling DevTools is the podcast that investigates how DevTools go from zero to one.  What we cover An introduction to Miro What does ‘humanness’ mean? How to leverage ‘humanness’ The four pillars of DevRel Outreach Product Education Community Always be empathetic Always be respectful Where to hear from Carla Twitter: @CarlaSofii Linkedin: Carla Sofia Teixeira ** https://developers.miro.com/**

What we cover Creating content is a process, not a project Reusing content effectively Stay on message!! Consistent gentle pressure Boring but effective strategies Where to hear from Jason Twitter: @jlengstorf jason.af/links https://www.learnwithjason.dev/

Resources Crossing the chasm by Geoffrey Moore Airbyte Netlify Auth Library Wardley map Strategy Letter V by Joel Spolsky The hardest working graphic in software 10x-ing Svelte (Svelte Summit 2022 Talk Notes) swyx’s links: Twitter swyx DX Tips AI writing Learninpublic.org Intro to tech strategy Key points: Everyone in tech should understand the technology adoption cycle and know which stage of the...

What we cover An introduction to Wasp The Wasp journey so far The ups and the downs Having conviction Reviewing progress Communication with users Reaching Junior Developers What advice would you give? Where to hear from Matija Twitter: @MatijaSosic Blog: https://wasp-lang.dev/blog https://wasp-lang.dev/ Where to hear from us Twitter: @JackSBridger https://blog.bitreach.io Newsletter: https://www.b...

Deepak Prabhakara is the CEO and Co-founder of BoxyHQ. BoxyHQ enables you to add plug-and-play enterprise-ready features to your SaaS product. What we cover An introduction to BoxyHQ Getting BoxyHQ out there in the world The BoxyHQ Open Source model What developers want Progression and growth Content update Content distribution Keeping an eye out on Twitter terms Where to hear from Deepak Twitter:...

Ed Freyfogle is the Co-founder of OpenCage. The OpenCage Geocoding API provides worldwide, reverse (latitude/longitude to text) and forward (text to latitude/longitude) geocoding based on open data via a REST API. What we cover Introduction to OpenCage Transparency is key Competition and learning Developer mind tricks Bootstrapping OpenCage Playing the long game Measuring conversion Enthusiasts Wh...

Kyle Gawley is the Founder of Gravity. Gravity help founders build SaaS products at warp speed. What we cover Introduction to Gravity The journey so far Why trust is important Creating and building trust Marketing approach for Gravity Specific problem to solve Tips for SEO Selling to developers badly (things to stay away from!) The future of Gravity Where to hear from Kyle Twitter: @kylegawley htt...

Ramiro Nuñez Dosio is a Growth Marketer at Supabase. Supabase is a platform designed to help devs streamline the creation of modern apps. What we cover The Supabase marketing approach Launch weeks at Supabase Keeping focus Marketing processes How to measure success How to distribute content Where to hear from Ramiro Twitter: @ramiro__nd Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramiro-nd/ https://supa...

Thomas Peham is the VP of Marketing and Julius Hemingway is an Analyst Relations Manager at Storyblok. Storyblok harnesses a headless, API-driven CMS architecture empowering developers to build anything, publish everywhere, and integrate with any technology stack. What we cover What do you do at Storyblok? Growing up fast Product market fit Advice for startups Collaborating with partners What oppo...

Colin Sidoti is the CEO of Clerk.dev . Clerk helps developers build user management. They provide streamlined user experiences for your users to sign up, sign in, and manage their profile. What we cover Hasn't auth been solved already? Growth and new customers Pitching Clerk Communities User journey Where to hear from Colin https://twitter.com/tweetsbycolin https://twitter.com/ClerkDev https://cle...

Sean Falconer is the Head of Developer Relations & Product Marketing at Skyflow. Skyflow is a privacy API for sensitive data that is built on a customer data vault. What we cover Building a DevRel function from the ground up An MVP DevRel team A real content strategy Hiring the right person Measuring performance in the early stages How do DevRel and marketing interplay? Where to hear from Sean...