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 (https://www.partycorgi.com/)
Taylor Barnett
* Why Fish Don’t Exit (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501160271)
David Simmons
* Stop sending me “Ewww, David!” Memes, please and thank you
* Dr Tatiana’s Sec Advice to All Creation (https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Tatianas-Sex-Advice-Creation/dp/0805063323)
SJ Morris
* Schitt’s Creek (https://www.netflix.com/title/80036165)
* Flyless Dev Community (https://flyless.dev/)
Wesley Faulkner
* Insulting your employees is costing you money (https://real-leaders.com/insulting-your-employees-is-costing-you-money/)
Mary Thengvall
* Hot Ones (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAzrgbu8gEMIIK3r4Se1dOZWSZzUSadfZ)
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