From Side Project to Startup Success

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A small idea can evolve into something significant when recognized for its potential. The journey of DeliDev illustrates this transformation, as it started as a mere side project and has grown rapidly, expanding from a handful of employees to around 30 in a short time. Additionally, the successful completion of an $11 million seed round highlights the increasing value and viability of the venture, validating its usefulness in the market.

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Daily.dev’s Francesco Ciulla about the platform's history, community features, and significant growth. They dive into the core ideas behind daily.dev, including its personalized feed for developers, new features like squads, community contributions, and tech stack. Francesco also shares his passion for Rust, and highlights the importance of content creation in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:36 Brought to you by Sentry.io
01:24 Overview and features of daily.dev
07:05 daily.dev's origin story
10:06 How Product Hunt fueled initial growth
12:21 Monetization and business model
13:53 Content and user experience
- Syntax Squad
22:21 Written content vs video content
24:29 Tech stack
- Terraform
- Pulumi
- React
- Vercel
- Fastify
- Postgres
- Go
25:37 Building a positive community
30:32 Moderation and tagging
35:03 Francesco's favorite place to publish right now
36:56 Quadrupling down on Rust
- Rust
39:38 Francesco's favorite Rust framework
- Actix
41:18 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs