
Community Pulse
Community Pulse is the spot for Developer Relations and Community professionals who are looking for information on building technical communities. Community Builders and DevRel veterans Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, and Wesley Faulkner interview experts in the field of Developer Relations and Community Leadership on a broad range of topics related to building community.
Latest episodes

Mar 11, 2018 • 41min
Hiring a DevRel Team (Ep 22)
PJ and Jason sit down with Matt Broberg, VP of Community at Sensu and Jill Jubinski, Senior Manager of Tech Recruiting at Fastly to talk about hiring a Developer Relations team. From how to find the mythical creatures that form the right team to who your first hire should be and what recruiters screen for, you'll learn about the who, how, what, and when of pulling together a Developer Relations team from scratch.
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Feb 10, 2018 • 42min
Breaking into DevRel (Ep 21)
Defining Developer Relations is a difficult thing to do. So how do you know what to expect when you transition into Community & DevRel? This month, PJ and Mary chat with Emily Freeman and Chloe Condon about how their initial experience has been and what they'd do differently if they had a choice.
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Jan 23, 2018 • 28min
Meetups (Ep 20)
Mary, Jason, and PJ get together to kick off 2018 with a chat about meetups! What makes a great meetup? Are branded meetups valuable? Let's find out! Links for this episode: The Community Pulse Podcast - https://apple.co/2Dqay7r Making Work Visible - http://amzn.to/2wukkPn CloudCraft - https://cloudcraft.co Halt and Catch Fire - http://www.amc.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire Urban Ears - https://www.urbanears.com Code and Talk - https://codeandtalk.com Reply All Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/reply-all Crimetown Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/crimetown
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Dec 15, 2017 • 56min
2017 In Review (Ep 19)
Jason, Mary, and PJ do an end of year wrap-up on the highs, lows, and day-to-day of 2017. We talk about the tough parts of being in DevRel, the importance of diversity, and other topics we've seen this year.
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Aug 29, 2017 • 26min
Justin Reese at Uptime Conf (Ep 18)
Episode 18 finds Jason and PJ in Pittsburgh at Uptime Conf! We took the opportunity to sit down with Community Organizer and Pittsburgh Advocate, Justin Reese.
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Jun 12, 2017 • 1h 11min
Anil Dash: The Importance of Interaction (Ep 17)
In this episode, Mary, Jason, and PJ sit down with the illustrious Anil Dash of Fog Creek Software to discuss interactions with people, why DevRel is so important yet misunderstood, and Anil's cool new project, Glitch.com.
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Apr 20, 2017 • 43min
DevOpsDays and Beyond (Ep 16)
After all 3 hosts being in the same physical place at the same time, Mary, Jason, and PJ come together to recap DevOpsDays, talk about different communities, and chat about all the things we're thinking.
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Mar 20, 2017 • 40min
Ignite'ing Your Community (Ep 15)
While none of our guests for this episode have "Community Manager" in their title, these folks know a lot about building local communities. Jason and Mary chat with some of the top people behind Ignite Talks (ignitetalks.io) about building communities, drawing people together, and how to know when your plans need to pivot.
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Feb 13, 2017 • 52min
Let's Start at the Very Beginning (Ep 14)
Jason, Mary, and PJ sit down with Kim Bannerman (@kmbannerman) and Eamon Leonard (@eamonleonard) about how to start a community. We meander down that topic while exploring the rabbit holes of burnout, dealing with difficult community members, who actually makes up a community, what separates a leader from a participant, and more.
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Jan 13, 2017 • 44min
New Year, New Plan (Ep 13)
Ken Mugrage and Matt Broberg join Mary, Jason, and PJ to discuss metrics, divining the future from the past, and Jason's odd love of Fuller House!
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