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Community PulseWork/Life Blur: Navigating the Grey (Ep 98)Sometimes work stretches beyond “normal” hours, and while we might welcome that when we’re energized by the project, other times it’s a real struggle. In this episode, Jason, PJ, and Mary unpack the difference between working late because we love the job versus doing it just to meet a deadline. They also explore how to recognize when those long hours are a sign of a toxic environment or poor prioritization—and what we can do to push back.
Photo by Mohammad Alizade on Unsplash.
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Community PulseVibing on Vibe Coding (Ep 97)"Vibe coding" is gaining traction as a new way to approach software development—but what does it actually mean? In this episode, we unpack the term, explore how it's shaping the developer experience, and examine its potential to transform developer relations. We'll break down the pros and cons, from faster workflows to new challenges in communication and code quality, and discuss what this shift means for DevRel professionals today and in the future.
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Community PulseThe Decline of Technical Influencers (Ep 96)There has been a lot of chat about the decline of the tech influencer. Where have they all gone? Is tech influence too heavy or too light? PJ, Mary, Wesley, and Jason share their opinions about “capital I” Influencers and where DevRel falls into all of this.
Checkouts
PJ Hagerty
Take vacations.
Fyre Festival 2 is real and can hurt you.
Jason Hand
Stitched video
Original video
AI “slop” article
AI Tools Lab
Mary Thengvall
awesome (fictional) books that have stuck with me lately:
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The Midn...2025-04-1550 min
Community PulseLooking Back on 2024 and Ahead to 2025 (Ep 94)The team takes a look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025.
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Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash.2025-02-2100 min
Community PulseWhat is Maturity? (Ep 91)Recently, the topic of DevRel maturity sparked a conversation: What qualities define a mature community and a seasoned team? Join PJ, Jason, Mary, and Wesley as they share their insights on past experiences, current trends shaping the field, and key indicators to monitor as you strive to build a thriving, successful community.
Topics Discussed:
Introduction to the Concept of Maturity in DevRel and Community Programs:
Mary Thengvall introduces the topic of maturity in community programs, DevRel teams, and broader community growth, asking the co-hosts for their views on what it means for a program...2024-11-1826 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Bouncing from DevRelIn this episode of After Pulse 89, the co-hosts—PJ Haggerty, Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, and Wesley Faulkner—continue the conversation from the previous episode of Community Pulse, discussing the transition of DevRel professionals who move on to different roles. The focus of this episode is on the evolving landscape of DevRel, the shifting career trajectories of people in the field, and the complexities that come with leaving DevRel roles to pursue new challenges. The hosts reflect on the shared experiences and skills DevRel professionals carry with them into their new roles, including the ability to learn and adapt.
Co...2024-05-2118 min
Community PulseBouncing from DevRel (Ep 89)In this episode, the hosts discuss the evolving career paths of Developer Relations (DevRel) professionals, focusing on those who have transitioned out of DevRel or are contemplating such a move. Co-hosts PJ Haggerty, Mary Thengvall, Wesley Faulkner, and Jason Hand engage with guests Taylor Barnett-Torabi and Matt Broberg, who share their experiences with leaving DevRel and exploring new roles. The episode touches on themes like career shifts, identity, burnout, and the skills that are transferable to new positions, particularly in product management.
Guest Introductions:
Taylor Barnett-Torabi reflects on her nine years in DevRel, with roles spanning...2024-05-1544 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Live StreamingOur hosts elaborate on the notion that, apart from speaking engagements, much of the work undertaken by DevRel professionals remains backstage, yet through live streaming, they can learn publicly and involve community members, overcoming concerns and fostering engaging content for community learning.
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Community PulseLive Streaming (Ep 88)With the exception of speaking at conferences, much of what we do as DevRel professionals is behind-the-scenes. However, with live streaming, we’re able to not only learn in public, but bring our community members into the experience.
While this can be intimidating, and lead to questions like “what if I make a mistake?” - or - “What if I don’t know all the answers?” - or - “How do I make sure I come across as knowledgeable while I’m also learning?” it can also be a great way to create engaging content that helps your community lea...2024-04-0546 min
Community Pulse2023 Year in Review (Ep 85)Our Community Pulse hosts take a look back at 2023 - the episodes, the patterns, and our observations.
Checkouts
PJ Hagerty
Go see live music and support your local musicians!
Baldur's Gate 3 deserves to be Game of the Year
Jason Hand
The Midnight Library
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Fourth Wing
Mary Thengvall
Kindle Unlimited subscription - $11.99/month for unlimited ebooks and audiobooks!
Wesley Faulkner
Tesla is having issues producing 4680 cells for Cybertruck, sketchy report says | Electrek
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Community PulseAfter Pulse: 2023 Compensation & Culture SurveyMary, PJ, and Jason wrap up their conversation of the Common Room survey and what it might mean for the industry moving forward.
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Community Pulse2023 DevRel Compensation & Culture Survey (Ep 84)As the industry continues to change, keeping a pulse on it becomes even more difficult. Luckily, the team over at Common Room partnered with a number of DevRel professionals (some of whom are on this call!) to create a survey focused on DevRel compensation as well as roles and responsibilities, business impact, success metrics, and personal wellbeing. In this episode, we’ll talk about the results of the survey and learn what we can do to push the industry forward.
2023 Common Room Survey Results Overview
Checkouts
Rebecca Marshburn
The Color of Law: A Fo...2023-11-2246 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Defining Your Role Before Someone Else DoesDon't miss our hosts as they delve back into their takeaways from their conversation with Angie and Evan about the importance of clarifying and concentrating on your role.
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Community PulseDefining Your Role Before Someone Else Does (Ep 81)As we learned in Episode 79, “How We Broke DevRel as an Industry”, sometimes the people in charge may not know how to set you up for success. The tasks you’re expected to do can take you away from your core focus. In today’s episode, we’ll talk through how to define your role and defend your team against that very real possibility of being tasked with items that don’t belong within your purview.
Checkouts
Evan Hamilton
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong about the World by Hans Rosling
People I Mostly Admire speaks to Chicago’s...2023-08-1039 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Who are the Ops Behind the DevRel Curtain?Tune in to PJ and Mary as they revisit their insightful discussion with Danielle and David on the subject of devops.
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Community PulseWho are the Ops Behind the DevRel Curtain? (Ep 80)Many see DevRel practitioners as up front, in the spotlight, on stage, or at least with their name on lots of content. What if we told you there were people behind the scenes making community operations their priority? What does that look like, and who are the people making the lives of DevRel folks easier? That’s the topic of today’s Community Pulse episode.
Show Notes
Blogposts about Community Operations roles:
What do Community Operations Managers do? from CMX
What does a community operations manager do? from Common Room
Community Operations: A Beginner’s Guide...2023-06-2347 min
Community PulseHow We Broke DevRel as an Industry (Ep 79)Over the course of its history, DevRel has changed and evolved, both in the day-to-day responsibilities but also in the identify of what DevRel is.
External influences as well as internal influences have changed the definitions, expectations, and roles within DevRel, for better and for worse. in this episode, we’ll talk about
what’s working
what’s not working
how we can move forward to a future where DevRel makes sense.
Checkouts
Ben Greenberg
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinke
Jason Lengstorf
The Ra...2023-06-0933 min
Community PulseChange is Good? (Ep 78)There have been many hot takes and subtweets about the positive and negative connotations of having a robust list of companies on one’s DevRel resume. Is it a sign of success or a signal that things are more fluid than outsiders might assume? Let’s touch down on a touchy topic - DevRel Job Hopping!
Checkouts
Aisha Blake
Thirsty Sword Lesbians roleplaying game
Chloe Condon
Salute Your Skorts podcast
Mandy Moore:
Greater than Code podcast (sponsorship opportunities: mandy@devreps.com)
[Release Holistic Recovery](releaseholisticrecovery.com)
Wesley Faulkner
Radical Cand...2023-05-0949 min
Community PulseSo Long, 2022 (and Hello, 2023)! (Ep 74)We’re somehow already at the end of 2022, which means it’s time for another end-of-year wrap-up from your Community Pulse hosts! Thanks so much to all of you who have listened (and participated!) as we’ve explored topics from content to speaking, Developer Experience, DevRel strategy, and more. Join Mary, Jason, PJ, and Wesley as we talk about some of the trends we noticed during 2022 and what we think might happen in 2023.
Relevant Links
Interesting discussion about people leaving Twitter - where are they going and what’s the potential impact?
DevRel Survey 2022 Results
2022 Episodes...2022-12-1435 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: DevRel Beyond DevelopersJason, Mary, PJ and Wesley further the discussion on devrel communities and how we can serve our changing scope of user.
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Community PulseDevRel Beyond Developers (Ep 73)The word “developer” has always been evolving, from assembly to systems, operations, and beyond. The term “Developer Relations” has traditionally meant we’re engaging with people who consider themselves full-time professional developers. However, over the past few years, the term “developer” has expanded to encompass more than this professional developer persona. These days, some DevRel teams advocate for, evangelize to, and create communities for SREs, Enterprise Architects, students, or decision-makers in early-stage startups, in addition to low-code or citizen developers.
While these people may fall outside of the traditional developer persona, many DevRel teams are looking to support these...2022-11-1646 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Developer ExperienceMary, Wesley, and PJ spend time considering their conversation with Amara and Kurt and the implications for a great developer experience.
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Community PulseWhere do you get started with Developer Experience? (Ep 72)Developer Experience (DX) has been a buzzword for the past few years and it’s only growing in popularity. But what is it exactly, and how is it different from Developer Relations or Developer Advocacy? Also, when we say “Developer Experience” is everyone actually referring to the same topic? Or are there multiple approaches?
Checkouts
Amara Graham
Highlights/admonitions come to GitHub
Holo Taco nail polish - not new but wonderful
Kurt Kemple
Star Citizen, a space game I’ve been playing
Wesley Faulkner
Setting up for success in your next rol...2022-10-2642 min
Community PulseSo Long, SJ, and Thanks for All the Quips (Ep 69)In this episode, we say goodbye to our dear friend SJ Morris as co-host of the Community Pulse. Like many of us, sometimes the business of life and work makes it difficult to make time for the things we enjoy or even just time to take care of ourselves. We wanted to take the opportunity to say goodbye to SJ and also to talk about what folks can do to honestly and boldly confront their own burnout in DevRel.
Checkouts
Jason Hand
Discogs - to inventory SJ’s vinyl record collection.
Stolen Focus: Why Yo...2022-06-1044 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Moving from Execution to StrategyOur hosts reflect on their conversation in Episode 68 with Mo and Ashley and cover key takeaways on when to make moves in leadership positions in DevRel.
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Community PulseMoving from Execution to Strategy (Ep 68)In the beginning, folks in DevRel had few paths outside of being an Individual Contributor. As our field has evolved, more opportunities have arisen for more strategic roles. DevRel leadership is one of the most sought after roles for many organizations in recent months. What should we look for when considering making the move to strategist versus the out front IC? What can we learn from those who have made that journey?
Checkouts
Mo McElaney
Heavy in planning mode for my garden this summer! I live in zone 5a so I’m still a mo...2022-04-1943 min
Community PulseDevRelCon Advice (Ep 75)Enjoy the podcast?
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Community PulseDevRel: What's Your Story? - Community Pulse Live! (Ep 65)The journey to DevRel is a winding one. We all have our own stories about how we wound up where we are — from intentional plans to happy accidents, as hosts of this podcast we’ve heard them all. One thing’s for sure, y’all’s stories are interesting, so we wanted to get together and talk about our journeys — what we have in common, funny anecdotes along the way, and what we can do to uplift the next generation of folks wanting to get started on this wild ride.
Related Episodes/Resources
YouTube recording of today's epis...2022-01-2148 min
Community PulseEnd of Year Wrap-up - 2021 (Ep 64)2021 has been a year of ups and downs in the world of DevRel and Community work. From the shifting quicksand of events returning in person, then virtual once again, to the massive opening of job reqs for positions under the DevRel umbrella, it’s been a wild ride. We’ve also tried new things, both on the podcast and personally, and in this episode we will cover our perspectives on the year that was 2021.
Links:
Sonder
Top Episodes:
Online Community Platforms (Jono Bacon, Noele Flowers) - Episode 58
DevRel Content Channels (Cassidy Williams, Joe Karlsson) - Episode 57
DevR...2021-12-1441 min
Community PulseDevRel Salary Survey Results (Ep 62)Figuring out what the standard pay is for a DevRel professional can be difficult, especially when considering expectations, experience, and different niche industries within tech. What’s the average, what makes sense for the role, what’s fair - these are all questions that come to mind when considering compensation for what we do. Luckily, today’s guests have gathered some information and crunched the numbers to help you make a more informed approach to what a fair salary is for your role.
DevRel Collective 2021 Salary Survey Results
Checkouts
Wesley
How do we get sp...2021-10-1539 min
Community PulseVirtual Events and ROI - Are we getting our money's worth? (Ep 61)Over the last year, we’ve talked about virtual events quite a bit - from how to get started to bringing things together in a short period of time. That said, being a sponsor at these virtual events has been somewhat of a challenge. With no real “booth” or physical location for interaction, where can value be found in these events and how do we show the benefits to our sponsoring organizations. To discuss this, we brought together a few folks who have experienced virtual events from different points of view.
Checkouts
Wesley Faulkner
How do we...2021-09-0338 min
Community PulseDevRel Around the World (Ep 59)It’s easy to say that Developer Relations and Community Management is not universal, but sometimes, we focus so much on what is being done in our part of the world that we can forget how things might be different in different places. In this episode, we decided to try something a little different. We reached out to folks around the world to tell their stories, to let us know what makes their experiences unique. We wanted to get a sense of what unites us in DevRel and what small or large tweaks need to made to adj...2021-05-2829 min
Community PulseOnline Community Platforms (Ep 58)Creating a place for your specific community to gather online is a challenge every Developer Relations or Community team is likely going to address at some point, whether it’s because your executive team is asking you to create this space or you see a need for it. In this episode of Community Pulse, we talk to two specialists in the community industry about what to keep in mind when evaluating how to create a place for your community to gather online.
Checkouts
Mary Thengvall
Demystifying Management course by Lara Hogan
PJ Hagerty
Liz...2021-04-1644 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: DevRel Content ChannelsThe hosts sit down to discuss what we've learned from our guests on pushing limits, finding new ways to deliver content, and how the community can benefit from the larger amount of information flowing through the DevRel ecosystem now, and moving forward.
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Community PulseDevRel Content Channels: What's hip. What's cool. What's, like, so out. (Ep 57)Developer Relations professionals are known for creating a lot of content and the platforms that are available to us seem to grow by the day. For this episode of Community Pulse, we’re diving into what platforms exist today and what types of content works best for each channel. We’re joined by two guests: Cassidy Williams and Joe Karlsson, who are known throughout the tech industry for their humorous tech-centric content. We’ll talk about how to know which channels and types of content are most effective in reaching our specific audience, and how to measure our success.
...2021-03-1934 min
Community Pulse2020 Wrap Up (Ep 54)It's been a long year in the world of DevRel! In this episode, our hosts take a look back at 2020, discuss the trends they noticed along a wave of change driven by outside forces, and give their predictions for 2021. Have a chat with Mary, Jason, SJ, Wesley, and PJ about everything community in 2020!
2020 Episodes
Finding the DevRel in You: Common Characteristics of Developer Relations Professionals - Amanda Folson & Geertjan Wielanga
The Ethical DevRel - Coraline Ada Ehmke & Don Goodman-Wilson
COVID-19 Retrospective (Community Pulse LIVE)
Developer Relations And Developer Marketing: The Differences, The Similarities, The Partnerships...2020-12-1442 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Budget Rules Everything Around MeHost SJ, Wesley, and Mary discuss the big budget episode and share some anecdotes on things that have been successful and others that were a bit of a trip up.
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Community PulseBudget Rules Everything Around Me (Ep 53)As we’ve mentioned in previous episodes, budget concerns are an ever changing part of working in DevRel. Now more than ever, DevRel teams are expanding their functions and responsibilities while stretching the idea of how we do the things we do. In this episode, we sit down with Bear Douglas of Slack to talk budgets, what budget allocations mean to a DevRel and how do you calculate what you need vs what you want?
Checkouts
SJ Morris
The Dodo empire
Mary Thengvall
Boop My Nose Instagram
Wesley Faulkner
Wesley’s kitt...2020-11-1240 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Events in the Pandemic - Community Pulse Live!All five hosts jump in to add some notes and references from our awesome live episode. See what Mary, Jason, PJ, SJ, and Wesley have to say!
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Community PulseEvents in the Pandemic - Community Pulse Live! (Ep 52)We’re almost 8 months into a global pandemic. The last time we gathered to discuss COVID-19, we were mere weeks in and scrambling to figure out how to adjust. Given how much has changed since then, it was time for another Community Pulse LIVE! Our questions include “What have we learned?” “How the pandemic has changed our perception of attending in-person conferences?” and “How does this uncertainty impact our budgets for the years to come?”. Guests Rahmona Henry (HubSpot Developer Advocate) and Floor Drees (Microsoft DevRel Program Manager) join us to discuss how they’re approaching their 2021 event strategy.
Guests...2020-10-1355 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: DevRel at the FoundationAfter chatting with our guests, Wesley, SJ, and Mary are joined by PJ to talk about early stage DevRel and their views on experiences in the startup world.
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CHAOSScastEpisode 18: DevRel Metrics with Mary ThengvallPanelists
Matt Broberg | Nicole Huesman | Foundjem Armstrong
Guests
Mary Thengvall
Show Notes
[00:01:48] Mary tells us all about herself and her job.
[00:03:05] We find out from Mary what DevRel is.
[00:05:20] Nicole asks Mary to talk the DevRel position being such a unique position and often people may want to apply traditional marketing metrics to the role and sometimes that doesn’t really work, so she explains why.
[00:11:17] Matt wants to know how Mary handles the organization that is so used to trying to build th...2020-09-1840 min
Community PulseDevRel at the Foundation (Ep 51)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
A...2020-09-1748 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Metrics, KPIs, and OKRs - Oh My!Your hosts gather together to discuss tactics, goals, and to break down everything discussed in Episode 50 with Patrick Collins and Donovan Brown!
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Community PulseMetrics, KPIs, and OKRs - Oh My! (Ep 50)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...2020-08-1353 min
Community PulseA Talk about Racism, Privilege, and DevRel: Community Pulse Live - Summer Edition (Ep 48)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 rac...2020-06-181h 01
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Developer Relations and Developer MarketingJoin 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.
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Community PulseDeveloper Relations and Developer Marketing: the differences, the similarities, the partnerships (Ep 46)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 S...2020-04-2241 min
Community PulseCOVID-19 Retrospective - Community Pulse LIVE!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 Week...2020-04-011h 07
Community PulseAfter Pulse: The Ethical DevRelPJ, SJ, and Mary chat further on the subject of ethics following Episode 45. Tune in to hear more from their own unique perspectives once the guests have left.
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Community PulseThe Ethical DevRel (Ep 45)Events have a code of conduct. Projects often have rules of behavior for those who participate. There are expected rules we follow when creating content, from adhering to MLA style to ensuring ideas are delivered in a succinct way with value to the consumer. But when it comes to DevRel, there is no specific rule set or guidelines for practitioners. Beyond the external rules we need to follow as generally good humans, there is nothing to show how to be an ethical DevRel practitioner. So where does that leave us? Coraline Ada Ehmke and D...2020-03-1746 min
Community Pulse2019 Closing Thoughts (Ep 43)Checkouts:
PJ Hagerty
OSMIHelp.org is part of Amazon smile - donate today!
Mary Thengvall
Care/Of - personalized vitamins based on geographic location, goals, habits, etc
Jason Hand
Ignite and the Tour content and demos
SJ Morris
Good American Jeans
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Community PulseAfter Pulse: What's After DevRel?Enjoy the podcast?
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Community PulseWhat's After DevRel?: Job fluidity, career paths, and new roles (Ep 42)Check Outs
PJ Hagerty
Rage Against the Machine Reunite in 2020
Modern Love Season 1 (Amazon Prime) - Especially the Anne Hathaway episode (Episode 3)
OSMIHelp.org will be at Kubecon 2019 in San Diego
Mary Thengvall
Space: An Invitation to Create Sustainable Rhythms of Work, Play, and Rest by Manda Carpenter - There’s a Christian devotional slant to it, but the information and messages are valuable no matter what religion you do (or don’t) practice
Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven series by Bella Forrest
Songland - NBC show on Hulu
Jason Hand
Dog Moni...2019-11-1950 min
Community PulseAudience Segmentation: Why finding your core community is an integral piece of a successful devrel strategy (Ep 41)Checkouts:
PJ
Leslie Odom Jr’s new single - Under Pressure
The Untitled Goose Game
Mary Thengvall
Prusa i3 MK3 kit 3D Printer
A reminder to make time for yourself. For me, that’s been waking up 20-30m early (when I can convince myself to do so!) and reading while drinking my coffee instead of being on my phone or computer right after waking up. Taking a moment to breathe & start the day off right.
SJ Morris
Currently reading Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror: a collection of essays from one of my fave j...2019-10-1947 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Open Source Community ManagementEnjoy the podcast?
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Community PulseOpen Source Community Management (Ep 40)Note
Apologies for the sub-par audio levels on this episode. Mary, PJ, and Rain recorded together while onsite at Abstractions Conference and the microphone situation wasn’t ideal!
Checkouts:
PJ
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil
DevOps Days Buffalo is coming up. Learn more.
Rain Leander
A beautiful reminder about inclusivity around mental health and diversity as well as ageism.
Black Mirror - on Netflix
Mary Thengvall
Euphoria - on HBO. TW: drug & alcohol use, suicide, gender fluidity
Sherrie Rohd...2019-09-1838 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Conference SeasonLinks:
Event Scorecard
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Community PulseConference Season - Is it a thing? (Ep 38)"Conference Season" used to be a definitive time of year -- the time when things were chaotic and everything revolved around travel, talks, sponsorships, and schedules. But these days it seems like the whole year is chock-full of conferences, big and small. So how can we help build an event strategy that's sustainable, not only for our team, but for our budgets? Amanda Gonser, Manager of Community Events and Content at PagerDuty, and Matt Auerbach, Event Director at Twitch and Co-founder of Confir, join Mary, PJ, and Jason to talk about all of these topics and more.
...2019-07-2548 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: What's In A Name?Links
Brene Brown’s Netflix special
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Community PulseWhat's In A Name? - the various titles within developer relations (Ep 37)Banana Bread Recipes
Bear:
Preheat oven to 350.
Sift dry ingredients together (honestly, dump in a bowl and fluff with a fork): – 1.5c flour – 1c sugar – 1 tsp baking soda – 1/2 tsp salt
Mash 3 overripe bananas in a bowl.
Beat in 1 egg.
Add 1 tbsp melted butter OR canola oil.
Mix wet ingredients into dry until just combined.
Add 1c “stuff” - chocolate chips and walnuts in my case - just combine.
Bake in a loaf pan 1h15m.
Jeremy: Dry: 2c flour 1/2c sugar 1/2t baking soda 1/2t salt 2t baking powder
Wet: 1c mashed ripe bananas 1 eg...2019-07-0655 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Video Content 101
Tweet from Angie Jones
Brene Brown “The Call to Courage” trailer
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Community PulseVideo Content 101 (Ep 36)Checkouts
Mary
Moleskine Pro
Scoot Over and Make Some Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs by Heather Avis (releases in June 2019)
Dan
Peter McKinnon’s YouTube channel
Cody Wanner’s YouTube channel
Gary Vaynerchuk’s YouTube channel
Jason
Harvest Hosts
Hipcamp
iOverlander
The Dyrt
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Real World DevOpsBuilding Technical Communities with Mary ThengvallAbout Mary ThengvallMary Thengvall is a connector of people at heart, both personally and professionally. She loves digging into the strategy of how to build and foster developer communities and has been doing so for over 10 years. After building community programs at O’Reilly Media, Chef Software, and SparkPost, she’s now consulting for companies looking to build out a Developer Relations strategy. In addition to her work, she's known for being "the one with the dog," thanks to her ever-present medical alert service dog Ember. She's the author of the first book on Deve...2019-05-3043 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Under the InfluencersEnjoy the podcast?
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Community PulseUnder the Influencers (Ep 35)Links from the show:
The tweet that sparked the conversation:
Contemplating influence vs popularity after speaking with Marshall Kirkpatrick at the Sprinklr event yesterday. They can be almost entirely different things. I am not popular as such but people I do connect with, I influence (and vise versa). All is right in my world ❤️ -Rachel Happe
Screenshot from Sprinklr - the Top 10 DevRel influencers that Marshall shared during the recording
Sprinklr visualization that shows how the Top 10 DevRel influencers were determined, using in-group follow relationships on Twitter, with the accounts analyzed through friend of a friend indexing initiated by a...2019-05-0746 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Technical? Or Tech-Savvy?Enjoy the podcast?
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Community PulseTechnical? Or Tech-Savvy? - what's actually required to be a developer relations professional? (Ep 34)Checkouts
Matty
Noti.st - For sharing slides & speaking stuff. See Matty’s speaking page.
DevOpsDays Chicago is coming in August! The CFP is open and we have various sponsorships available.
CAPTAIN MARVEL WAS F'ING AMAZING
Matty’s Pro Tip for Karaoke Ignite - Go into it with a pre-conceived story. Everything will magically fall into place.
Karissa
+1 for Captain Marvel!
Backstage Caital launched an Accelerator program for underrepresented founders in local programs around the world.
Mary
+1 for Noti.st! See Mary’s speaking page.
Developer Marketing: The Essential Guide - Chapter 3 in partic...2019-03-2646 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Lessons Learned From Organizing Tech EventsJason, Mary, and PJ sync up after Episode 33 to discuss event management, creating new events, and where event organization fits into community management as a whole.
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Community PulseLessons Learned while Organizing Tech Events (Ep 33)Checkouts
Jason
Time Shifter (iPhone app)
2 more days for .dev TLD hand.dev - $125 + $360/year
Quintessence
DevOps Days Buffalo - Sep 26-27, 2019
Hops n Ops Boston - Mar 13th, 2019
Aaron
The Elasticast
Mary
Lessons Learned While Running A First-Year Conference blogposts:
Part 1 - How to Strip Down your Conference to an MVP
Part 2 - Setting Boundaries
Part 3 - Be Flexible & Willing To Iterate
Bose QC35II Noise Canceling Headphones
PJ
Combine.fm for sharing music - cool tool to aggregate Spotify, Youtube, Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play and more...2019-03-1247 min
Community Pulse2018 Wrap-Up (Ep 31)Checkouts
PJ
FireFox has redeemed itself recently. With better performance it may go back to being my default browser over the security-flawed and processor-heavy Chrome.
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Mary
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters by Jon Acuff
Becoming by Michelle Obama – she narrates the audiobook version
Jason
Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by David Gerard
Headspace App
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Community PulseAfter Pulse: Codes of ConductMary and PJ join Jason to sync up on the recent episode that he hosted about Codes of Conduct. We cover a lot of ground: from the purpose that Codes of Conduct serve, to the fact that we agree to these standards in day-to-day life without realizing it, to the recent news stories about CoCs.
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Community PulseRelationships IRL (Ep 28)Checkouts:
Mary
Notion
Jason
Let him know what your checkouts are or Twitter
Insta360 One
PJ
PJ is committing to have an album out by the end of the year. Stay tuned (pun fully intended)!
Jolt Cola has returned to stores! “All the sugar and twice the caffeine.”
Special thanks to our sponsor, IBM. Are you building cloud applications with Java, AI, Machine Learning, Serverless and Containers? IBM Developer provides a large number of Code Patterns, sample applications, articles, tutorials and videos to help you build faster. All code is avail...2018-10-0536 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Content is KeyMary, Jason, and PJ get together after the episode to talk content, Mary's upcoming book, and some of the hurdles they've seen to getting content out there.
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Community PulseContent is Key! - technical writing for the unprepared (Ep 27)Checkouts:
Lorna
Nexmo.com
The Paper Menagerie
Mary
World of Dance - Season 2
Amazon Smile
Daniele Procida - Documentation Remix
Jason
You Are A Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness & Start Living An Awesome Life
Unfuckology : A Field Guide To Living With Guts And Confidence
Hit Refresh - The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future For Everyone
PJ
Admissions Conf
CodeDaze vol 2
CodePilot.ai
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Community PulseAfter Pulse: Team DynamicsPJ, Jason, and Mary sync up after the podcast recording with J. Paul Reed and Greg Bulmash (Episode 25: Team Dynamics) to recap the episode and share a few more thoughts.
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Community PulseTeam Dynamics - your team, other teams, and the company 'team' (Ep 25)Checkouts:
Mary
Nesting with Grace
Setting priorities with the Yearning Hierarchy
Mary’s blogpost about setting priorities
PJ
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech!
The Get Up Kids - Kicker
Jason
DieCutStickers.com
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking - Susan Cain
Greg
Coderdojo
CascadiaJS 2018
Paul
REdeploy - CFP closes June 15; conference is Aug 16-17 in San Francisco; Early Bird tickets are available now! We’ll be talking more about team dynami...2018-06-1445 min
Community PulseAfter Pulse: Imposter SyndromePJ, Jason, and Mary sync up after the podcast recording with Kelsey Hightower (Episode 24: Imposter Syndrome) to recap the episode and share a few more thoughts.
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Community PulseImposter Syndrome (Ep 24)Checkouts:
Jason
You Need a Budget
NerdWallet
Mary
REdeployConf CFP is open through June 15, 2018
Pre-order The Business Value of Developer Relations
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
PJ
ReCollection: Recalling your Future by IoT advocate, developer, and now author Jim Hunter
CodeDaze.me - Sept 14-15, Buffalo, NY. A conference dedicated to code, design, development, and everything tech!
Kelsey
Check out yourself! Keep an eye on yourself – how are you really doing? How are you feeling? What do you need to change, improve, work on? Do a self-evaluation bu...2018-05-2850 min
Community PulseHow to Submit the Best CFP of your Life (and what to do when it gets accepted) (Ep 23)Buckle up and get your notebook ready -- this is an episode full of tips and tricks and good advice from an expert.
Conference season is fast approaching, but we all know that the true preparation starts months ahead when all of the CFPs open. In this episode of Community Pulse, Mary, PJ, and Jason sit down with VM (Vicky) Brasseur to chat about how to craft the best CFPs, navigating the land of limbo before you find out whether your talk has been accepted, and how to prepare the best talk once you've gotten your acceptance...2018-04-1445 min
Community PulseBreaking into DevRel (Ep 21)Defining Developer Relations is a difficult thing to do. So how do you know what to expect when you transition into Community & DevRel? This month, PJ and Mary chat with Emily Freeman and Chloe Condon about how their initial experience has been and what they'd do differently if they had a choice.
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Community PulseMeetups (Ep 20)Mary, Jason, and PJ get together to kick off 2018 with a chat about meetups! What makes a great meetup? Are branded meetups valuable? Let's find out! Links for this episode: The Community Pulse Podcast - https://apple.co/2Dqay7r Making Work Visible - http://amzn.to/2wukkPn CloudCraft - https://cloudcraft.co Halt and Catch Fire - http://www.amc.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire Urban Ears - https://www.urbanears.com Code and Talk - https://codeandtalk.com Reply All Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/reply-all Crimetown Podcast - https://gimletmedia.com/crimetown
Enjoy the...2018-01-2327 min
Community Pulse2017 In Review (Ep 19)Jason, Mary, and PJ do an end of year wrap-up on the highs, lows, and day-to-day of 2017. We talk about the tough parts of being in DevRel, the importance of diversity, and other topics we've seen this year.
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Community PulseAnil Dash: The Importance of Interaction (Ep 17)In this episode, Mary, Jason, and PJ sit down with the illustrious Anil Dash of Fog Creek Software to discuss interactions with people, why DevRel is so important yet misunderstood, and Anil's cool new project, Glitch.com.
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Community PulseDevOpsDays and Beyond (Ep 16)After all 3 hosts being in the same physical place at the same time, Mary, Jason, and PJ come together to recap DevOpsDays, talk about different communities, and chat about all the things we're thinking.
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Community PulseIgnite'ing Your Community (Ep 15)While none of our guests for this episode have "Community Manager" in their title, these folks know a lot about building local communities. Jason and Mary chat with some of the top people behind Ignite Talks (ignitetalks.io) about building communities, drawing people together, and how to know when your plans need to pivot.
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Community PulseLet's Start at the Very Beginning (Ep 14)Jason, Mary, and PJ sit down with Kim Bannerman (@kmbannerman) and Eamon Leonard (@eamonleonard) about how to start a community. We meander down that topic while exploring the rabbit holes of burnout, dealing with difficult community members, who actually makes up a community, what separates a leader from a participant, and more.
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Community PulseNew Year, New Plan (Ep 13)Ken Mugrage and Matt Broberg join Mary, Jason, and PJ to discuss metrics, divining the future from the past, and Jason's odd love of Fuller House!
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Community PulseSame Job, New City (Ep 12) Mary and PJ get together with Jason Yee (@gitbisect), Davey Shafik (@dshafik), and David Blank-Edelman (@otterbook) to talk travel tips, packing ideas, and what you can't live without on a plane!
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Community PulseBurnout - Part Two (Ep 11)The return of guests Jessica Fish (@fishica) and John Willis (@botchagalupe) to discuss recognizing burnout and dealing with it.
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Community PulseBurnout - Part One (Ep 10)Your hosts Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, and PJ Hagerty in conversation with guests Jessica Fish and John Willis on the topic of Burnout in the DevRel community.
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Community PulseBalancing Your Public and Private Lives (Ep 9)In this Halloween-ish episode of Community Pulse, PJ and Mary talk to Coraline Ada Ehmke and Ed Finkler. We explore the the two sides of the same coin that are the life of technical advocates.
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Community PulseIntroducing PJ (Ep 8)The one where we introduce PJ Hagerty, the new guy. Jason and Mary talk about why they’ve decided to add a third person, as well as their plan for the next few episodes and their hopes for the podcast going forward.
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Community PulseMaking The Jump From One To Many (Ep 07)TL;DR:
Given that community management is a relatively new profession, it’s difficult to know how and when to expand the department. Add to that the nebulousness around what a community professional does depending on the goals of the company, and it’s near impossible! In this episode of Community Pulse we were joined by Nathen Harvey (VP of Community Development, Chef) and Phil Leggetter (Head of Developer Relations, Nexmo) to talk about learning to scale a community role.
We talk about working closely with other departments that have similar (but not the same) goals and...2016-05-201h 15
Community Pulse#DevRelsFTW (Ep 6)This episode is an important one, and one of our most intense to date. We covered so much in this episode that I strongly suggest you simply listen, but here's the tl;dr:
Jason Yee, PJ Hagerty, and Carina C. Zona join Jason and Mary to talk through some of the prevalent struggles in community management: what our roles actually entail (and how to communicate that to the rest of the company), how we define ourselves, how to protect our roles, what we need in order to survive the day in and day out of this job...2016-04-1153 min
Community PulseThe Community for Community Professionals (Ep 5)*TL;DR: *
David Spinks (CEO, CMX Media, @davidspinks) and Carrie Jones (Director of Content, CMX Media, @caremjo) joined Mary and Jason for this episode of Community Pulse. CMX was launched in 2014 as the community for community professionals. These days, through their summits, online community, content, and more, they work to advance the community industry, and give community professionals all of the resources they need to be successful.
The CMX Summits bring in voices from psychology and behavioral analysis, as well as non-profits, plus stories from the trenches of technology. The theme for CMX West 2015 was “Community is...2016-01-3034 min
Community PulseMetrics: Arch Nemesis Of The Community Builder (Ep 04)*TL;DR: *
On this episode of the Community Pulse, Jason and Mary sit down with Tim Falls, Vice President of Community at Keen.io, and Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona, co-founder of Bitergia, to dig into metrics -- the community manager’s arch nemesis. We talk through a number of different options of how to face the reality of making your value known in a world where community is all about relationship-building and word-of-mouth. From bringing awareness to what you’re doing as a team, to not just knowing the numbers, but understanding what the numbers mean, to bringing other coworkers into...2015-12-1848 min
Community PulseAndrew Hyde: Pursue Your Passions (Ep 3)TL;DR:
Andrew Hyde has no lack of experience when it comes to community, whether that’s organizing local events or connecting people who have similar interests. In this episode of Community Pulse, Mary and Jason talk to him about how to pursue your passions, the importance of taking care of your newest members, and how being a “yes person” is usually the foundation of being a successful community builder.
Links:
Kathy Sierra — blog and XOXO talk (will be up posted soon here)
Takeaways:
Launch stuff. Reach out. Be supportive.
Enjoy th...2015-09-3045 min
Community PulseJono Bacon: Father of Community (Ep 2)TL;DR:
On this episode of Community Pulse, Jason and Mary talk to Jono Bacon, Community Strategist and Leader, and author of The Art of Community. Jono joined Canonical in 2006 as a Community Manager, which provided a “stomping ground” for him to learn how to build good communities. It was here that he learned there is value in those individuals who can understand the interesting “connective tissue” between the people and the product.
Throughout this 40 minute podcast, we’ll touch on the difference between “read” and “write” communities, how difficult (and important!) it is for us to define our role...2015-09-2940 min
Community PulseMeet the Hosts (Ep 1)TL;DR:
Jason and Mary introduce themselves and announce that they’re starting a podcast on building communities. Why? There are a lot of really awesome communities and fantastic ideas both within and outside of the tech community, but there aren’t a lot of resources for those of us who are actively building communities. (Shoutout to Jason Hibbets for suggesting our name: Community Pulse.)
In short, this podcast is for those of us who keep a pulse on our communities. Our hope is that this podcast will be an opportunity for us to learn and shar...2015-09-2817 min