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As companies are starting to realize that Developer Relations can be a competitive advantage, we’ve been noticing more and more job descriptions for Developer Advocates or DevRel Professionals who are the first non-engineering hire at early-stage startups. But when you’re an early hire working alongside the founder and a few engineers, what does your role look like? How is it different from joining a company as employee #30, 120, or even 1432?   Mary, SJ, and Wesley chat with David G Simmons, Taylor Barnett, and Aydrian Howard to talk about being DevRel number one. Checkouts Aydrian Howard Party Corgi Network Taylor Barnett Why Fish Don’t Exit David Simmons Stop sending me “Ewww, David!” Memes, please and thank you Dr Tatiana’s Sec Advice to All Creation SJ Morris Schitt’s Creek Flyless Dev Community Wesley Faulkner Insulting your employees is costing you money Mary Thengvall Hot Ones Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Aydrian Howard, David G. Simmons, and Taylor Barnett.

Your hosts gather together to discuss tactics, goals, and to break down everything discussed in Episode 50 with Patrick Collins and Donovan Brown! Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

In this episode we want to discuss the topic of OKRs (or Objectives and Key Results). What are OKRs, and why are they beneficial to an organization? How do they differ from Key Performance Metrics (KPIs)? What even is a North Star? To help us better understand we have invited our guests Donovan Brown and Patrick Collins Checkouts Donovan Brown Vision and Mission worksheet Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs Patrick Collins GameJam DeFi flying to almost $4B 2020th edition of The Pragmatic Programmer Any League of Legends fans here? Liquid > C9 what WHAT Jason Hand Understanding Our Progress Against COVID-19 Dryer Balls Wesley Faulkner You’re testing them wrong: Whiteboard coding interviews are ‘anti-women psychological stress examinations’ “Devs” on Hulu Mary Thengvall Little Fires Everywhere (book, not tv series) Liz & Mollie instagram PJ Hagerty Vera Thiago’s talk from DevRelCon on North Star Metrics Hip Hop Evolution new season on Netflix Jelle’s Marble League on YouTube Photo by Luke Chesser on Unsplash. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Donovan Brown and Patrick Collins.

Developer Relations needs to be put into perspective for people outside the team or community. When your Developer Relations department comes under fire, how do we switch from advocating for our community to advocating for ourselves? When DevRel is new, how do you build on activities to show the importance of having a dedicated team working with the communities your organization is involved with?   SJ and PJ sit down with Elizabeth Ruscitto and Jaime Lopez to discuss the ins and outs of explaining DevRel to folks on the outside. Checkouts SJ Morris Themed Zoom backgrounds as a team icebreaker - Fave album? Fave movie? Punk Rock Aerobics Elizabeth Ruscitto Spotify’s new Open Source Developer portal - backstage.io Free Coursera course - The Science of Well-being Jaime Lopez 10 Ways to Help Accessibility at Conferences as a Speaker by Lindsey Kopacz Google Tech Writing Course PJ Hagerty New Album from punk band Western Addiction Stay Home, Stay Safe, Buy Local Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

These past few weeks have brought us to what we hope will be an inflection point with regard to systemic racism in the United States. We’re now asking the question: How can we work as a community in DevRel to ensure we not only address this critical moment, but actively work toward eradicating systemic racism in our industry? Links Anti-racism resources Kim Crayton’s Introduction to Being an Antiracist course - June 27 Scaffolded Anti-racist Resources Scene On Radio podcast Season 2: Seeing White podcast series Wesley Faulkner’s “5 steps to combat racism” video Wesley Faulkner’s “Are we all racist?” video Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen (summary) Walk on by: why do we ignore bad behaviour? Zootopia (animated movie for kids that clearly illustrates racism) We don’t do that here (a way to shut down racist and/or inappropriate comments) How to continue without burning out: Twitter thread from Tatiana Mac unthreaded/blogpost version from Rain Leander Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

SJ, Jason, and PJ sit down to discuss their recent conversation with Marjorie and Wesley, when what started as a simple conversation about online communities turned into an opportunity to learn from experts at a time when our entire industry seems to have been turned on its head. They then pivot into what makes something ephemeral versus what "sticks" with you and has a lasting impact on your career as well as those around you. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Connecting with our communities online is more important than ever right now. However, this isn’t something ALL DevRel teams are accustomed to.  In some cases, much of the online efforts have been relegated to “community management” or support.  Marjorie Anderson and Wesley Faulkner join us to talk about online communities, sharing tips, tricks, and best practices from their combined 20 years of experience. Checkouts PJ Hagerty Beastie Boys documentary on Apple TV Vito from Tito - New livestreaming platform SJ Morris Animal Crossing: New Horizons Marjorie Anderson Hey Summit - Virtual Summit platform Inc Founders Project Podcast - stories of entrepreneurs building our future Wesley Faulkner Jitsi - open source video conferencing Jason Hand Hang out with Jason on Twitch Streamlabs OBS - Customizable streaming interface Links Cover image by Mikayla Mallek. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

Join Mary, Jason, and PJ as they reflect on their conversation with Karen and Elizabeth. They share some of their personal experiences that have shaped their opinions of marketing departments in the past and talk through the new concepts that were introduced in this episode. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

It’s not hard to say there is a difference between Developer Relations and Developer Marketing...but where does that line sit? There is definitely overlap, but how do we identify efforts or activities that fall more into one category or the other? To help us define these roles and where those lines might be, we are joined by guests Elizabeth Kinsey and Karen White. Checkouts PJ Hagerty Guided Explorations by RZA AuxParty! - The much-heralded return of Turntable.fm! Jen Myer’s Modern Adventuress Newsletter Karen White It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders (podcast) Elizabeth Kinsey Fiona Apple’s new album (the first 10/10 album on Pitchfork in almost a decade) Lauren Duca’s newsletter, Pancake Brain, and Sarah Stockdale’s newsletter, We Need to Talk About This: a lovely dose of political action, self-care and clarity without any of the toxic positivity Mary Thengvall The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerlins - D&D podcast turned graphic novel The Daily podcast from New York Times - COVID-19 news plus “A Bit of Relief” Some Good News - weekly dose of goodness compliments of John Krasinski Jason Hand Red Rising Series 365 Meaningful Conversations Links Developer Relations and Developer Marketing…they aren’t the same thing by PJ Hagerty Cover image by Ricardo Gomez Angel. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.Special Guests: Elizabeth Kinsey and Karen White.

This has been a surreal and historic few weeks across the globe. We recently gathered a group of DevRel professionals to talk about how COVID-19 has impacted them and their DevRel role, from what their current focuses are, how their Q2 goals have changed, whether they're transitioning to online events (and what that will look like in the future), and more. Join us for a special live episode as we dig into the potential long term changes to our industry post COVID-19.   Mentions Sarah Thiam’s post on online events Tech Events Cancelled DevRel Weekly COVID-related resources Minute on the Mic Zoom features Online Events Platforms (outside of Zoom): Hopin: Online Events Platform BlueJeans Mozilla Hubs Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.