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We investigate what it takes to grow a developer tool. Topics include developer marketing, DevRel, developer advocacy and developer experience.

Scaling DevTools Jack Bridger

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We investigate what it takes to grow a developer tool. Topics include developer marketing, DevRel, developer advocacy and developer experience.

    Digger.dev - Pivoting four times, OpenTofu & ThePrimeagen

    Digger.dev - Pivoting four times, OpenTofu & ThePrimeagen

    An interview with Igor Zalutski & Utpal Nadiger from Digger.dev.
    Digger is an Open Source Infrastructure as Code management tool that helps orchestrate Terraform and OpenTofu within your CI/CD system.
    We talk about:
    What changed since Jack worked with DiggerHow they pivoted four times to find PMFHow do you know you have somethingOpenTofu & ThePrimeagenLinks:
    https://digger.dev/Igor - https://twitter.com/igorzijUtpal - https://twitter.com/NadigerUtpal

    • 33 min
    Dana Oshiro - General Partner at Heavybit

    Dana Oshiro - General Partner at Heavybit

    Dana Oshiro is a General Partner at Heavybit. Heavybit is a VC that invests exclusively in developer-first startups.
    What we discuss:
    One sharp thing. Finding an addressable chunk of a bigger opportunity. Thinking big & smallAre 5 people seriously going to support our migration from DataDog? At Facebook you had a lot of support people/systems you're forgettingFinding the sidedoorStepping up as a founderFear of hitting up the people you respect.Best founders build for themselvesDo founders get better at putting themselves out there?  Speaking in front of people to make change - "there's a new approach. We deserve better!"MovementsDevOps & JamStackDon't try to control the movementJoining into other movementsLinks
    Dana Oshiro https://twitter.com/danaoshiroHeavybit https://heavybit.com/Thanks to Adam DuVander from https://everydeveloper.com/ for introducing us.
    This episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

    • 48 min
    Alex Bouchard from Hookdeck. Competition is a good sign

    Alex Bouchard from Hookdeck. Competition is a good sign

    Alex Bouchard is the cofounder of Hookdeck. Hookdeck is an event gateway for asynchronous applications.
    What we discuss:- What is Hookdeck?- Category vs pivot- Gartner categories
    Links:- Alex: https://twitter.com/AlexBouchardd- Hookdeck https://hookdeck.com/
    This episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

    • 35 min
    Glauber Costa from Turso

    Glauber Costa from Turso

    Glauber Costa is the founder of Turso - a fully managed SQLite database platform.
    Glauber shares how to make great CLIs, the story of Turso's pivot. Their pricing. And the importance of moving fast.
    Links:
    Turso - https://turso.tech/Glauber's Twitter - https://twitter.com/glcstThis episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

    • 43 min
    Making mobile apps for developers, with Anders Borum - creator of the most popular git client, Working Copy

    Making mobile apps for developers, with Anders Borum - creator of the most popular git client, Working Copy

    Anders Borum shares how he created the number 1 git app in the app store - Working Copy.
    What we talk about:
    The origins of Working CopyWord of mouth vs App Store OptimisationOne time vs recurring subscriptionLinks:
    Anders - https://twitter.com/palminWorking Copy - https://workingcopy.app/Rauno https://twitter.com/OvalSoftware This episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

    • 31 min
    Why developers trust Resend, with Zeno Rocha

    Why developers trust Resend, with Zeno Rocha

    Zeno Rocha is the founder of Resend. Zeno is also the founder of React Email.
    Resend is a simple-to-use email API built for developers.
    Previously Zeno was the VP of DX at WorkOS and the creator of the popular Dracula VS Code theme as well as the popular open source project Clipboard js. 
    This episode is sponsored by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.
    What we talk about
    Building trust and a great developer experienceCreating a successful open-source project (Clipboardjs)The importance of storytelling and a coherent (launching react email and Resend)The importance of a great readmePrioritization, descoping and making something worthy of being shared by Guillermo RauchLinks:
    Zeno's Twitter Rocha - https://twitter.com/zenorochaResend - https://resend.com/React email - https://github.com/resend/react-emailDracula theme https://draculatheme.com/visual-studio-code Clipboardjs - https://clipboardjs.com/WorkOS - https://workos.com/

    • 41 min

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Great digestible episodes, always packing golden nuggets of info

Absolutely love this podcast! Each episode always has at least a few gems of wisdom from either the guest or Jack that I can take to building my own stuff. It’s such a specific topic, I was really surprised I found a podcast this high quality on building developer focused products.

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