Ep. 19 - To Be Or Not To Be...Comfortable with Ricky Diep | Developers:After Dark

Skip the small talk—HubSpot Developer Tools just leveled up! In Episode 19 of Developers After Dark, Nick, AJ & Dennis quiz Ricky Diep, HubSpot’s Principal Product Marketer for Developers, on the brand-new Spring Spotlight 2025 release. From the re-imagined HubSpot Developer Tools suite and shiny UI Extensions to pushing App Cards to the Marketplace, Ricky shows how builders can hit value at warp speed. He also drops career gems on developer marketing, mentorship, and avoiding burnout (pro tip: wear sandals!).00:00 Midwestern chatbot joke & intros06:04 Meet Ricky Diep07:07 Spring Spotlight dev-tool rundown12:31 App Cards in the Marketplace16:14 Ricky’s Microsoft-to-HubSpot journey32:24 Conferences & AI trends43:00 How to market to developers50:12 Mentorship, burnout signs & vacations1:04:16 Wrap-up & sandals pledge🔗 Resources• Spring Spotlight toolkit → https://developers.hubspot.com/ss25-dev-tools• Episode archive → devsafterdarkpod.com#HubSpotDev #SpringSpotlight #DeveloperTools #UIExtensions #DevelopersAfterDarkWe aim to incorporate the human element and drive a conversation that is fun, informational, and thought-provoking. You can watch Developers After Dark on the HubSpot developer’s channel or wherever you get your podcasts.Want to be a guest?Fill out the form 👉 https://share.hsforms.com/2J5me9_v3Rlix21-1LoZWkAbpd9r