

Scaling DevTools
Jack Bridger
We investigate what it takes to grow developer tools and AI DevTools. Topics include developer marketing, DevRel, developer advocacy and developer experience. Featuring founders and key people from the likes of Vercel, ElevenLabs and OpenAI. Scaling DevTools is sponsored by WorkOS.
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Nov 29, 2022 • 22min
Building a brand with Ramiro Nuñez Dosio from Supabase
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 coverThe Supabase marketing approachLaunch weeks at SupabaseKeeping focusMarketing processesHow to measure successHow to distribute contentWhere to hear from RamiroTwitter: @ramiro__ndLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramiro-nd/https://supabase.com/

Nov 15, 2022 • 29min
Product Led Growth with Thomas Peham & Julius Hemingway from Storyblok
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 coverWhat do you do at Storyblok?Growing up fastProduct market fitAdvice for startupsCollaborating with partnersWhat opportunities do you see out there, working with analyst companies?Where to hear from Thomas & JuliusThomas: @tompehamJulius: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julius-hemingway-b720b1136/https://www.storyblok.com/

Nov 8, 2022 • 16min
Growing in a community - with Colin Sidoti, founder of Clerk.dev
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 coverHasn't auth been solved already?Growth and new customersPitching ClerkCommunitiesUser journeyWhere to hear from Colinhttps://twitter.com/tweetsbycolinhttps://twitter.com/ClerkDevhttps://clerk.dev/

Nov 1, 2022 • 25min
DevRel from the ground up with Sean Falconer from SkyFlow
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 coverBuilding a DevRel function from the ground upAn MVP DevRel teamA real content strategyHiring the right personMeasuring performance in the early stagesHow do DevRel and marketing interplay?Where to hear from Sean@seanfalconerhttps://www.skyflow.com/https://www.skyflow.com/podcastP.s. thanks so much to Harpreet Sahota for listening and suggesting we invite Sean!

Oct 25, 2022 • 19min
Developer Marketing at a startup with Zivit Katz from Zigi
Zivit Katz is the VP of Marketing at Zigi. Zigi is an AI-powered personal assistant for developers. By managing your dev workflow and handling all your mundane, non-programming tasks across multiple apps directly from Slack.What we coverMarketing at ZigiThe market and usersLearning the right languageUnderstanding the developerThe importance of marketing plansWhere to hear from ZivitZivit's Linkedin Zigi's Linkedinhttps://www.zigi.ai/

Oct 18, 2022 • 20min
Is Open Source the ultimate bottom-up growth strategy? With James Hawkins from PostHog
James Hawkins, CEO & Co-founder of PostHog, discusses the power of transparency in driving company growth and recruitment. He shares insights on how PostHog's bold, open-source approach fosters user experience and bottom-up growth. The conversation touches on the advantages of small, autonomous teams managing product areas, aiming for $100 million in revenue through self-service models for developers. Hawkins emphasizes the balance between catering to enterprises and mid-market opportunities, showcasing strategic principles for sustainable success in the DevTools space.

Oct 11, 2022 • 15min
The importance of distribution with Brandon Gubitosa from Plural
Brandon Gubitosa is a Senior Content Marketer at Plural. Plural is a software development company that is on a mission to help DevOps teams access and deploy open-source solutions that are recognised as top-tier.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 coverAn introduction to Plural and it’s growthDistributing contentWhy startups under distribute contentUsing metrics to help define if something should be pursuedHow to decide on a compelling piece of contentLeveraging open source communities to drive growthContent agency Vs In-houseWhere to hear from Brandonhttps://www.plural.sh/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgubitosa/Where to hear from usTwitter: @JackSBridgerhttps://blog.bitreach.ioNewsletter: https://www.bitreach.io/

Oct 4, 2022 • 16min
Building tools for experienced developers with André Eriksson from Encore
André Eriksson is the founder of Encore. Encore is a backend development engine built on the belief that escaping complexity unleashes a higher state of creativity.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 coverAn introduction to Encore's Go frameworkWhat drove André to create Encore and where he found his conviction from frustrationProblems faced by experienced backend developersObtaining your first customers who immediately get itFocusing on content to bring developers to youSales at Encore - tailoring everything to what is important to customers Building technical trust - can you trust it will do what I want?Building business trust with open sourceWhere to hear from AndréTwitter: @_eandrehttps://encore.dev/Where to hear from usTwitter: @JackSBridgerhttps://blog.bitreach.ioNewsletter: https://www.bitreach.io/

Sep 27, 2022 • 18min
Developer User Research extends your runway, with Ana Hevesi
Ana Hevesi is a Developer Experience Researcher and Ecosystem Consultant. She has experience marshalling technical products and communities at companies including Stack Overflow, Nodejitsu and MongoDB.What we coverAn introduction to developer user researchResearch at DevTools startupsHow to use findings and insightsHow user research can help extend runway at a startupWhere to hear from AnaTwitter: @anthrocypherhttps://www.anahevesi.com/Tools Anna lovesDovetail

Sep 20, 2022 • 17min
What is good developer marketing? With Nimrod Kramer from Daily.dev
Nimrod Kramer is the CEO at Daily.dev. Daily.dev is a community of developers getting together and exploring Dev news.What we cover(00:39): Why has Daily.dev been such a sensation from your perspective?(02:13): Could you share your thoughts on good developer marketing and what it is?(04:52): Could you talk about how you work with Francesco and how that's been working?(07:28) Could you talk a little bit about examples?(09:19) What is a developer?(13:12) Have you got any examples of companies that have created really successful marketing campaigns with Daily.dev?Where to hear from NimrodTwitter: @NimrodKramerhttps://daily.dev/