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This DevRel focused podcast allows entrepreneur, author and coder Richard Rodger to introduce you to interesting leaders and experienced professionals in the tech community. Richard and his guests chat not just about their current work or latest trend, but also about their experiences, good and bad, throughout their career. DevRel requires so many different skills and you can come to it from so many routes, that this podcast has featured conference creators, entrepreneurs, open source maintainers, developer advocates and community managers. Join us to learn about just how varied DevRel can be and get ideas to expand your work, impact and community.

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Episode 245 Thorsten Schaeff, Developer Experience Engineer at ElevenLabs 37:38

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In this episode, we’re drilling more into the vocational aspect of DevRel, with our guest Thorsten Schaeff. Thor has recently become the Developer Experience Engineer at ElevenLabs, an AI Audio research and deployment company, and he’s based out of Singapore, having moved there with Stripe six years ago. Thor tells us that the common thread amongst his various roles has been the learning and teaching aspects, and he’s been lucky enough to be able to follow his interests for the majority of his career. We agree with him on the point that if you are driven by wanting to help and teach people, then DevRel is the place for you. We also talk about his multi-modal approach to publishing content. Not only do you need to be targeting all platforms, with both long and short form content, these channels all need to interact with each other as well, and present as a cohesive front. He leaves us with a lovely reminder of just how rewarding it can be to see someone create something great with a technology you taught them to use. Reach out to Thorsten here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorwebdev/ Check out ElevenLabs: https://elevenlabs.io/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 244 Karl Hughes Founder of Draft.dev and The Podcast Consultant 47:49

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Some people spend their whole lives looking for their “superpower”, but if you’re a DevRel, you’ve probably already found yours. Today we’re speaking to Founder of Draft.dev, Karl Hughes about his path through the startup world, and the ever-changing landscape it operates in. Draft.dev is a developer focused content agency, and with Karl we learn about the epic highs and lows that he and the company have been through in this industry. Any small business owners or startup founders can relate to the realities of Karl’s journey - one day your cash is flowing, the next it’s a dead stop and only those with true skill and dedication can run a company that successfully traverses both eras. We discuss the effects that AI is having on DevRel, as well as the return to in-person events. Karl has been the very definition of hands-on with his projects, and it has allowed him to gain an extremely well rounded understanding of the technical aspects of running a company. Be sure to give it a listen! Reach out to Karl here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karllhughes/ Check out Draft.dev: https://draft.dev/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 243 Carolina Paradas, Vice President of Growth at Fidel API 31:30

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We’re back from our break this week with an excellent chat about the world of Fintech! Carolina Paradas is the Vice President of growth at Fidel API, a classic aggregation API that lets you act on payments in real time. And with code on the homepage, we already know that they’ve got an outlook we can get on board with. Carolina’s role is focused largely, as she tells us, on enabling people to do the best work they can. She monitors sales, customer success and marketing, and ensures that anything client-facing represents the company correctly. As you can imagine, this type of work requires much in the way of collaboration and people skills, something Carolina brings to the table in droves. One thing to pay attention to in this episode is Carolina’s focus on developing synergy with others in her field. Through a mutual exchange of ideas, goals and everything down to contract details, it seems that Devrels in Fintech are doing an excellent job. Reach out to Carolina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolina-p-693b418a/ Check out Fidel: https://fidelapi.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 242 Juan Cruz Viotti, Founder of Source Meta 38:08

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Today, we’re sitting down for an in-depth technical discussion with Juan Cruz Viotti, the Founder of Sourcemeta, a top provider of JSON Schema tooling and services. Juan has been working in the space for a long time, so we’re delighted to be getting his insight into this field. A lot of people have a love/hate relationship with JSON Schema, and much of that originates from the fact that, despite what people may think, it is a constraint language, not a modelling one. Juan explains to us that one of the reasons people can find it so painful is that the language is extremely powerful and expressive. Through his work, he is determined to help people learn and get to grips with it, so it doesn’t seem so intimidating. Finally, he tells us about what Sourcemeta is currently working on, and how they are continuing to evangelise and promote JSON Schema. They are diving head first into the conference space, and will soon have a desktop app to further aid people in their understanding of the language and how it works. Reach out to Juan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jviotti/ Check out Sourcemeta: https://www.sourcemeta.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 241 Alex Rattray, Founder of Stainless 42:02

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Today we’re sitting down for a chat with Alex Rattray, founder of Stainless, to talk about what they do, and how AI could be shaking up the SDK space in a big way. Stainless is an SDK generator that helps create high quality SDKs for rest APIs. Alex’s reason for starting the company is simple. He wanted to serve developers in a million different ways. That could be why the Stainless website homepage features a wall of code - they know who their audience is. With every programming language carrying its own nuances, SDK generation can be a mammoth task, especially developing them to the standard that Stainless holds itself to. It was a pleasure speaking to Alex, not least because it’s so clear that, for him, the value of developer experience comes first and foremost. Reach out to Alex here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexrattray/ Check out Stainless: https://www.stainless.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 240 Courtney Yatteau and Raúl Jiménez Ortega, Developer Experience Team at Esri 30:03

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Today, we have a very wonderful unreleased episode from last year. It’s a dynamic duo on the pod today, as we’re joined by Raúl Jiménez Ortega and Courtney Yatteau from the Developer Experience Team at Esri. We talk about the experience of DevRel in a large organisation, and how internal DevRel compares to external. When you grow to a certain size, the question broadens from ‘how do I engage new people?’ to ‘how do I engage my own people?’ Esri is a leading geospatial tech company helping big and small organisations to make the most out of their data. Courtney compares for us the practice of teaching in a classroom vs teaching developers. Raúl takes us through his DevRel journey and the current role he plays on Esri’s Developer Experience Team. It was such a delight to have Courtney and Raúl on the podcast, and we hope you enjoy listening! ‍ Check out Courtney’s Medium: https://medium.com/@c_yatteau Reach out to Courtney here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyyatteau/ Reach out to Raúl here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimenezortegaraul/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 239 Abhishek Mishra, DevRel Engineer at Tune AI 31:13

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Today we’re speaking to the wonderful Abhishek Mishra of Tune AI, a Gen AI stack, that focuses on fine-tuning and deploying generative AI models. With two products under their belt, they’ve had their hands full and Abhishek joins us to tell us all about it. In this episode we discuss the topic of playgrounds, and the vital role they play. Something not always considered, is that not everyone has the capability to test if an LLM will work for them or their product, so playgrounds that allow for experimentation are essential for reaching those people. We also get onto the topic of DevRel backgrounds, and how Abhishek believes every DevRel should work as a developer, not just to know the pain points, but to have a fully rounded understanding of how to advocate for them. ‍ Reach out to Abhishek here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stalwartcoder/ Check out Tune AI here: https://tunehq.ai/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 238 Trey Botard, Head of Developer Relations at Atomic 38:05

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Trey Botard joins the ranks of our guests with an unconventional entry into DevRel. He’s the Head of Developer Relations at Atomic, a digital financial connectivity platform that manages online payroll transactions. His origin story begins with wine, and helping a team of waiters understand how to sell it to customers. Sounds like a familiar setup… With this background, and an interest in tech, it’s not surprising that Trey found his way to DevRel. The importance of making customers feel special and heard is something he emphasises, as well as building trust by not just telling, but showing. As are many people, Trey is stuck in an ever growing pile of Slack channels. So of course, this has inspired his current desire to find a better way to manage information distribution in a way that is efficient but not overbearing. We’re very excited to hear his update on this in a few years, but for now, you’ll have to enjoy hearing about all the other great work he’s doing! ‍ Reach out to Trey here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/treybotard/ Check out Atomic here: https://atomic.financial/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 237 Martyn Davies, Developer Relations Leader at Zuplo 54:13

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Today we’re speaking to someone who could definitely give us all a few tips on how to make high quality, engaging DevRel content. We’re talking about Martyn Davies, the Developer Relations Leader at Zuplo, who joins us to talk APIs, developer experience and the wider world’s understanding of DevRel. Zuplo is an API management platform offering a better, more supportive experience to developers. As Martyn explains, this space has been dominated by a few big players for a long time, and they’re excited to continue shaking things up and offering something new to people. Martyn is leading the charge on Zuplo’s developer content, namely in the form of their wonderful Youtube channel, which has a distinctly friendly atmosphere. By focusing on the wider API world, as well as the benefits of using Zuplo, they’ve created something that stands apart in the sea of DevRel resources. Check out Zuplo: https://zuplo.com/ Check out Zuplo’s Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@zuplo?si=THBY-5wLJ4IgRdLl Reach out to Martyn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martynrdavies/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 236 Ed Shee, CTO of Ignitus 43:00

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It can be a hard pill for DevRels to swallow, that not everyone loves learning as much as we do - but at the end of the day, this itself becomes a problem that we can spend time learning to solve! Too meta? Today’s guest is Ed Shee, the CTO of Ignitus, where they’re working on individualised AI powered mentors that eliminate the need for constant training and retraining of employees. What they discovered is that most people are at least a little resistant to learning new things, especially if they have to sign up for something, or create an account or disrupt their current task. So Ignitus incorporates this mentoring directly into the flow, creating a seamless transition. Ed speaks to us about what he’s taken from his DevRel history into this new role - for example, the incomparable power of on-demand learning tools being what sets AI powered tools apart from documentation as a singular resource. So while Ed may have stepped out of the DevRel world on paper, the ethos and ideas have continued to inform and bolster his new work. Be sure to listen for specific insight on Ed’s approach and how he goes about his work. Reach out to Ed here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edshee/ Check out Ignitus: https://www.ignitus.app/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 235 Nuno Job, Co-Founder of Decipad 43:58

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You may have heard of something called a “can-do” attitude. Well for today’s guest, Nuno Job, it’s more of a “will-do” attitude, as he seems to breeze past industry neurotics and red tape with admirable ease. Nuno is the Co-Founder of Decipad and was one of the organisers of the LXJS conference series. He’s here giving a little inspiration to those wanting to shake up the way things are done. Decipad is an interactive notebook that seeks to challenge the spreadsheet’s claim to mathematical dominance. Their strategy is unique, letting their community come to them as they continue to focus most of their energy on creating the best product they can. Nuno speaks to us about the power in surrendering - putting your energy into the world and accepting what it returns to you, rather than letting the rewards you seek dictate the way you live your life. It’s a refreshing break from the narrative we’re used to putting stock into, and the ethos seems to be rewarding Nuno in many ways besides monetary. This was a great chat on conferences, product building and opening your mind to creative solutions. Reach out to Nuno here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nunojob/ Check out Decipad: https://www.decipad.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 234 Pat Dwyer 2, Professional Humourist and Speaker 41:34

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If you’ve ever been tasked with public speaking, then you’ve probably found yourself amongst the large majority of people who consider it to be one of the scariest things a person can do. And if that’s the case, you might be interested to hear from today’s guest, Pat Dwyer. Pat revisits us on the podcast, to discuss how he uses his nerves and adrenaline to inform what he does onstage, treating them as a boost, rather than a hindrance. We talk to Pat about what it’s like to feel a sense of “home” on the stage, and why it is that so many speakers find it much easier to talk to a crowd of a hundred people than to have a one-on-one conversation with a single new person in the conference room. One thing he draws our attention to is that talks, like products, require testing. How much humour, how much information, when to speed up or slow down? It all needs to be tested and tested again. Ultimately, what you’re there to do is serve your audience and give them the best experience. According to Pat, the moment a speaker starts thinking about their own stakes, the quality of their speaking tends to go off the rails. If there’s anyone in the speaking world to take advice from, it’s Pat. Reach out to Pat here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-dwyer/ Check out Pat’s website: https://www.patdwyerwastaken.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 233 Allan Knabe, CEO and Co-Founder of apiable.io 38:46

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We’re continuing to kick off the new year with Allan Knabe, the CEO and Co-Founder of apiable.io, an API portal that’s helping to smooth out the creation process. Building an API is harder than it looks, but it doesn’t always have to be such a difficult task. One of Apiable’s key priorities is seamless onboarding for developers, which sets them apart from other similar products. It’s the kind of thing that becomes important to you when you, like Allan and Richard, have encountered enough API portals that are simply repackaged swag documentation. Allan refers to this as part of his overall strategy of going back to basics. Let’s not forget to ask ourselves - what is project management? Are certain features helpful, or just impressive? Is what we’re creating practical? Sometimes the most obvious things are what get forgotten in the startup chaos, and we were delighted for Allan to remind us of them. Reach out to Allan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-knabe/ Check out apiable.io Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 226 Katie Wasilenko Miller, DevRel Advisor and Mentor, and Ambassador for the Developer Marketing Alliance 49:47

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Our guest today is Katie Wasilenko Miller, and if you’re at all curious about what it’s like to have worked in DevRel for Google, Asana, and Slack then this might be the episode for you. Katie has spent a great deal of time across a huge variety of roles in the DevRel space, and after years of working for big companies, she’s now enjoying her time doing advising and mentoring as well as being an ambassador for the Developer Marketing Alliance, and a member of the steering committee for the new DevRel Foundation. Katie talks with us about how DevRel might be in its teenage years. Think about it - wanting respect, craving independence, all the hallmarks are there! And while there’s a degree of frustration there, there’s also a wonderful opportunity to determine where we want to go next. We touch on AI, events, onboarding and more, so be sure to listen to get Katie’s thoughts! Reach out to Katie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmillrunner/ Check out The DevRel Foundation here: https://github.com/DevRel-Foundation Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 226 John Gilhuly, Developer Advocate at Arize.com 34:29

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John Gilhuly is the chief developer advocate at Arize.com, an AI observability monitoring platform, and he joins us for a great discussion on the rapidly evolving AI space, and what that means for a company built to work with LLM applications. He talks to us about Arize’s new open source product, ‘Phoenix” - the Garageband to their Logic, and how the inspiration for building it came from how much the team feels they owe to the wider open source community. As much as it is a chance for them to build their own community, that element comes second to their desire to simply give back to people. We of course, get to talking about the classic DevRel questions, proving value and defining your role. With a background in sales and solution engineering, John points out to us that in sales, your work is handed to you, whereas a DevRel must create and build their work from the ground up, creating something from nothing. Perhaps this is why it’s so often described by our guests as an incredibly creative job in a technical world? Reach out to John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngilhuly/ Check out Arize.com: https://arize.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 225 Stacey Kruczek, Director of Developer Relations at Aerospike.com 41:01

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When Stacey Kruczek joined Aerospike.com, their community building needed a little TLC from a developer relations expert. These days, the community is 12,000 people strong, the meetups are thriving and she knows exactly how to prove DevRel’s business value. In this episode, we chat with Stacey about all of this and more. If there’s one word to describe Stacey, it’s passionate. This is obvious from the way she has built an immense amount of trust with developers at Aerospike and beyond. Aerospike is a real time database handling massive amounts of data, and Stacey has been key to building the wonderful community they currently uphold. Of course DevRel is a complicated role, but as Stacey puts it, she’s really there to listen - and that’s what she does, responding in real time to developer needs. Stacey is also doing incredible work with the Developer Relations Foundation, where she’s on a mission to be the spokesperson that DevRel desperately needs. The foundation’s focus is on promoting the value DevRel adds to business, and supporting their community in that goal. The work that Stacey does is not only huge in its amount but huge in its reach, and we can’t wait to see what more she does in the future! Reach out to Stacey here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceykruczek/ Check out Aerospike here: https://aerospike.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 224 Nick Schneeberger, Founder of Free Public APIs 36:54

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Nick Schneeberger is the developer behind Freepublicapis.com, which is no small accomplishment given that he’s also teaching at a university and studying for a data science masters degree at the same time. We’re thrilled to have Nick on the podcast, to give us some insights into how programming is being both taught and learned in the current age. Nick teaches programming basics, and it was his own students that prompted him to found Freepublicapis.com. Every semester, Nick would have to go through the API list he provided to his students and individually check that those APIs were still up and running. Now he provides this service on a much wider scale, helping not just his students, but anyone looking to use an API, and be confident it actually works. We speak to Nick about what it’s like to teach coding to beginners. He tells us that it's not so much natural ability, as it is interest that can help people excel. A key skill to develop is being able to find the flaw in your code without losing your cool. It's a tricky thing to teach something that mostly comes with time and experience. Nick is very open to his students using LLMs to aid in their work. From his perspective, it’s more helpful to teach them how to use it in an effective way. Despite this, he still believes the old school ways are going to stick around too. Start with the whiteboard - then move on to the new technology. After all, why stick to one way of doing things when you can take something useful from everything? Reach out to Nick here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-schneeberger-814645154/ Check out Freepublicapis: https://www.freepublicapis.com/about Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 223 James Higginbotham 2, Founder of LaunchAny and API Consultant 46:48

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Back in February, James Higginbotham joined us for a chat about what it’s like to work with increasingly large developer teams. Now he’s back to catch us up on what he’s been doing at his company, LaunchAny. LaunchAny is an API strategy and design consultancy, and so James is the ideal person to ask this question: I’ve launched my API, now how do I run it professionally? James explains how he’s seen commercial forces create a shift, where APIs are now not only being taken more seriously, but an absence of them can create serious issues for otherwise stable organisations. A key example he gives is of a company that lost a bid for a big silicon valley client due to their inability to present a solid API integration plan. A few years later, they bid again, and won. What happened in the years since? James and his team had been working with them to help build up their API portfolio, and they were then in a position to offer all the client wanted and more. James also talks to us about lifecycles, and the deprecation of APIs. While so far he hasn’t had an influx of people looking to sunset their API in a professional way, he expects that in the next few years of API sprawl, this will become a lot more prevalent. Be sure to give this episode a listen for some technical insights into the API world! Reach out to James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshigginbotham/ Check out LaunchAny: https://launchany.com/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 221 Colm Doyle 2, Engineering Manager at Personio 41:45

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Today we’re speaking once again to the wonderful Colm Doyle, who you may remember from his appearance on Fireside early last year. It’s so wonderful to catch up with Colm, as he’s now the Engineering Manager at Personio, and as such has some fresh new perspectives to give us. For those who may not have caught Colm’s last episode, Personio is a HR enterprise platform, and we chat to him about what it’s like to make the transition from an outward facing DevRel role, to a role helping internal engineering teams deliver products smoothly and efficiently. In short, Colm’s job is to help every engineer at Personio be the best engineer they can. Something Colm stresses to us, is that when you don’t give your engineers time to breathe, you rob your customers of value. It’s as simple as that. He’s been fortunate to work for organisations that consistently value engineer time, which as he points out, is one of the most expensive resources a software company has in stock. So how does one become an engineering manager? Well Colm tells us that the key to moving into any role, is to draw attention to something that’s losing money, and show how you can put a stop to it. ‘It’s taking 6 months to integrate new engineers before they get up and running? I can get that down to 3 months.’ Sometimes, that might be all it takes. It was a delight to have Colm back on the podcast, and we know you’re going to love this episode as much as his first! Reach out to Colm here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colmdoyle/ Check out Personio: https://www.personio.com/about-personio/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 220 David Cramer (repeat), Co-Founder and CTO of Sentry 41:05

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We’re fortunate on the Fireside podcast to be able to speak to so many people at the top of their game, and today we're revisiting our chat from earlier this year, with someone who's no different. David Cramer is the Co-Founder and CTO of Sentry, the app monitoring platform designed to quickly help developers get to the root of code problems. David has helped bring Sentry to the top of the pile in this category - to the extent where, in his words, they don’t have competitors, they have “ankle-biters”. But does “heavy is the head that wears the crown” have any bearing for a company at the top? We’re excited to find out. David has worn many hats at Sentry since its founding, but as a software engineer at heart, he’s currently taking up the position of CTO. He dives into how strategy helped set Sentry apart in the early days, and how they manufactured the way they wanted the business to run, as opposed to simply responding to hurdles as they came up. The Sentry team, ultimately, is made up of developers, and David explains how this fact has led to the creation of a platform that is highly developer focused, in both user experience and in sales. He tells us about how yearly price hikes are not something Sentry wants to engage in, and how valuing affordability has allowed them to skyrocket in popularity since their first launch. Community is at the forefront of David’s current plans for Sentry, and he talks us through this, and other aspects of what he hopes to achieve with the company the future. Reach out to David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmcramer/ Check out Sentry here: https://sentry.io/welcome/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 219 Pierre Burgy Co-Founder and CEO of Strapi 41:11

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Today, we're delighted to be talking to Pierre Burgy, the founder and CEO of Strapi, a headless CMS. We're getting into how they're trying to eliminate having your CMS be your biggest headache as a developer. Pierre has a fresh perspective on open source business models, and open source itself that we’re excited to get into in this episode! It all came about when Pierre and his friends were building websites for themselves and clients, and dealing with the struggles of trying to efficiently build on websites from mobile devices. The APIs were slow, and overall it was a grinding process. This, of course, set them on a course if developing a content management system based on an API - it was a no-brainer. They knew Strapi needed to be a business. We also ask him the key question - how do you get from an early stage project to 60,000 stars on GitHub. According to Pierre, blog posts worked well in the early days, and encouraging friends to get on board in the even earlier stages. But at the end of the day it's about keeping your eye on the project, pursuing improvements and nurturing your community. Make sure to give this a listen! Reach out to Pierre here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-burgy-strapi-88671673/ Check out Strapi here: https://strapi.io/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 218 Jono Bacon 2, Founder of Community Leadership Core 36:46

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It’s time for another talk about community! And who better for us to speak to, than friend of the podcast Jono Bacon? Jono is the Founder of Community Leadership Core, and a community expert. He’s sitting down with us to give us a look behind the scenes of how he completely transforms communities. From those that have yet to get off the ground, to those that are experiencing a dip after their heyday, Jono and his team know the practical steps to get these communities thriving - or thriving again! Community Leadership Core isn’t quite a course and neither is it a consultancy, or a cohort. So Jono describes it as an accelerator, and like most companies, it’s gone through a few stages before ending up where it was always meant to be. Jono is selective in the best way when it comes to his clients, only working with those really willing to put the effort in. Those truly excited take on and apply solutions, rather than allowing fear to come into their decision making process. We find this hugely admirable, as so much of our focus in DevRel is on getting people in the door - but the reality is that not every client is right for you, and we should all be more comfortable with walking away from something that ultimately won’t work out! One thing that is clear from this discussion is that for Jono, the devil is in the details. He tells us about his quest to unlock “low friction value” for his clients. When building communities, it’s not always the biggest moves that will add the most. So many people struggle to get people into their community, and when Jono looks at their onboarding process it’s a tiresome, confusing mess. There lies the unlocked low friction value. Streamlining that process may seem like a small, simple task. But it’s those very small tasks that add up into a huge wave of new members. If you’re currently building, or want to build any kind of community, this one is a must-listen! Reach out to Jono here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonobacon/ Check out Community Leadership Core here: https://www.communityleadershipcore.com/core Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 217 Simon & Ethan (repeat), CTO and DevRel at Vaunt 36:31

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Today we’re joined by Ethan Lewis and Simon Cheng, CTO and DevRel of Vaunt.dev for a discussion on how their work enables individuals and companies to nurture their open source communities. Vaunt is a SaaS tool that was built on a key ethos: saying thank you. It’s no secret that thanking people for their work creates a rewarding environment where they feel encouraged to continue making that work. Or is it? The treatment of developers can often communicate the opposite message. Instead of thanks, hard work is often rewarded with requests for measurement and insights into revenue growth in proportion to contributions. In other words - if you want a seat at the table, you have to earn your dinner. Simon and Ethan knew that if they could use Vaunt to foster a different attitude towards developers, then they would be able to make a real difference in the open source world. Ethan and Simon reveal that a huge part of their desire to build this service, and eventually product, was their own encounters with the problems faced by open source developers. One of those problems is that open source community building, as valuable as it is, is time consuming. And it often involves a great deal of trial and error; throwing things at the wall until they stick. Vaunt’s goal is to streamline these processes into a more efficient set of steps. They also speak on what they believe is missing from GitHub, and how having developers on your side is an asset that won’t be going out of style anytime soon. Reach out to Ethan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elewis787/ And Simon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simoncheng-kc/ Check out Vaunt.dev’s services here:‍ https://vaunt.dev/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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Episode 216 Brian Douglas 2, Founder and CEO of Open Sauced 37:06

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It's always a treat to have a returning guest on the Fireside with Voxgig podcast, but especially so when that guest has done so much in the time since we last got to chat to them. We're delighted to welcome back Brian Douglas - the Founder and CEO of Open Sauced, an open source intelligence platform that helps developers and maintainers unlock their open source potential with project insights. It's a service that Richard admits would have served him well at the times when he's had a few more open source projects on the go than he could handle! A lot has happened with Brian and Open Sauced in the year since we spoke with him last. Notably, the shift in their focus towards working more with bigger enterprises. While the mid-tier projects can help you find your feet, there comes a point where bigger is better, and it's time to take a seat at the big table. Along with this, they've been working on an exciting new project called 'StarSearch', an AI tool to help developers understand the logic in code, whether it be someone else's code, or (and this is just as likely) their own code from, let's say 6 months ago. If your ears are perking up at the sound of this, you're not the only one, and Brian goes further in depth on the episode, about how this works and what it could mean going forward. A good way to look at this service is to understand that it helps to reduce the number of ‘wtf's’ per minute - which as everyone knows is the ultimate measure of code quality. Reach out to Brian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianldouglas/ Check out Open Sauced: https://opensauced.pizza/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com…

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