For the last year, I have been working at Taostats, a blockchain explorer for Bittensor ($TAO). Part of my role has been building and supporting a Discord community of both very technical and also very non-technical users. I have learned a lot about running Discord communities, and here are some of my lessons learned. Crypto … Continue reading Lessons learned from running a popular Discord server
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One of the biggest unresolved debates for developer relations is the reporting structure for the DevRel team. As I apply for a new position here at the end of 2023, I am reading dozens of job descriptions. Each description describes the reporting hierarchy for the developer relations team, and there is a *lot* of variation. … Continue reading DevRel and the dotted line
In Developer Relations or product marketing, there is a lot of talk of the product funnel, and how we can best guide potential customers through the funnel - from learning about the product to becoming a customer. DevRel acquisition models In this section, I'll briefly discuss a couple of popular models that describe the process … Continue reading Your DevRel Funnel is a Sieve
It was my first day on the job, and I was discussing ideas and strategy with the CEO. His first question to me was "how do we increase our Github stars?" TL;dr: Stars are a general indicator of Open Source health, but should not be used as a North Star metric. Github Stars My repo … Continue reading Chasing Stars
Have you ever been asked about a "typical day in DevRel"? I always chuckle and reply that every day is different - but they all have similarities. You may be creating a tutorial, a series of videos, updating the docs, creating a talk, or working with product on updating features... but all of these tasks, … Continue reading Similarities between DevRel and DIY
SpeakOfTheDevrel.Cloud: Doug Sillars 