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Fireside with Voxgig

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This DevRel focused podcast allows entrepreneur, author and coder Richard Rodger to introduce you to interesting leaders and experienced professionals in the tech community. Richard and his guests chat not just about their current work or latest trend, but also about their experiences, good and bad, throughout their career. DevRel requires so many different skills and you can come to it from so many routes, that this podcast has featured conference creators, entrepreneurs, open source maintainers, developer advocates and community managers. Join us to learn about just how varied DevRel can be and get ideas to expand your work, impact and community.

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Episode 163 Christos Gkoros, API Designer at Postman

March 28, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Who said building robust, production grade APIs had to be hard? As we hope for all technology, the creation and design of APIs has only become easier and more accessible over time. This is due in part to today’s wonderful guest, Christos Gkoros, and his work at Postman as an API designer. Christos comes from a software engineering background and he speaks to us about his journey to his current role. As it turns out, API Designer isn’t just his job description, it’s his job t...

Episode 162 Taariq Lewis (repeat) Founder and CEO at Volume Finance

March 26, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

For today's episode, we're looking back to September of last year, when Richard spoke to Taariq Lewis of Volume Finance. Let's refresh ourselves on the activity within the Blockchain landscape from a true industry insider. Taariq gave Richard work when Richard needed it many years ago. They’ve each gone on and had several start ups and overcome lots of entrepreneurial hurdles since then, but that core decency informs not only this episode but Taariq and Richard’s philosophy ...

Episode 161 Tim Berglund, Vice President of Developer Relations at StarTree

March 21, 2024 15:32 - 42 minutes - 79.8 MB

“So you’re telling me that a DevRel’s job is more than just posting funny tweets and partying at conferences?” Yes. Yes we are. And so is our guest on today’s episode - Tim Berglund. Tim is the Vice President of Developer Relations at Star Tree, and he breaks down for us what DevRel means to him, and how he counteracts people’s misconceptions about the role. In today’s world, it’s as difficult as ever for a DevRel to describe their job, but Tim gives it a go on this episo...

Episode 160, Sebastian Witalec (repeat), Head of DevRel at Weaviate

March 19, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

For this this episode, we're revisiting our chat with Sebastian Witalec from Weaviate. Sebastian spoke to us last year about his work at the company and his role as head of DevRel. Weaviate is rather popular in the AI space. It's an open source vector database that allows you to store data and vector embeddings from machine learning models. It's similar to putting information on an XY plane. Similar data points will have similar coordinates. This makes it easier to organise...

Episode 162, Sebastian Witalec (repeat), Head of DevRel at Weaviate

March 19, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

For this this episode, we're revisiting our chat with Sebastian Witalec from Weaviate. Sebastian spoke to us last year about his work at the company and his role as head of DevRel. Weaviate is rather popular in the AI space. It's an open source vector database that allows you to store data and vector embeddings from machine learning models. It's similar to putting information on an XY plane. Similar data points will have similar coordinates. This makes it easier to organise...

Episode 161 Nolan Di Mare Sullivan, Developer Relations at Speakeasy

March 14, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 53.3 MB

Imagine this scenario. You’ve created a brilliant, well functioning API. Sure, there’s a few minor issues here and there but it works the way it’s supposed to. Or so you thought until, for the first time in a while, you decided to use it yourself. Lo and behold, not only does it not work, the documentation is a total mess. Well today’s guest Nolan Sullivan doesn’t have to imagine it - he’s seen it more than a few times! Nolan is the sole DevRel of Speakeasy, a company making...

Episode 159 Nolan Di Mare Sullivan, Developer Relations at Speakeasy

March 14, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes - 53.3 MB

Imagine this scenario. You’ve created a brilliant, well functioning API. Sure, there’s a few minor issues here and there but it works the way it’s supposed to. Or so you thought until, for the first time in a while, you decided to use it yourself. Lo and behold, not only does it not work, the documentation is a total mess. Well today’s guest Nolan Sullivan doesn’t have to imagine it - he’s seen it more than a few times! Nolan is the sole DevRel of Speakeasy, a company making...

Episode 158 Francisco Picolini, Open Source Community Manager at OpenNebula

March 12, 2024 09:03 - 34 minutes - 64.2 MB

We’re delighted to have Francisco Picolini on the Fireside with Voxgig podcast. Francisco is the open source community manager at OpenNebula and he joins us to speak all about his role, and shed some light on what it means to spread the word on open source. Of course we’re all converts, but how do things play out with those who aren't? Francisco speaks about how OpenNebula focuses on enterprise clients, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage as an individual. What it does me...

Episode 160 Francisco Picolini, Open Source Community Manager at OpenNebula

March 12, 2024 09:03 - 34 minutes - 64.2 MB

We’re delighted to have Francisco Picolini on the Fireside with Voxgig podcast. Francisco is the open source community manager at OpenNebula and he joins us to speak all about his role, and shed some light on what it means to spread the word on open source. Of course we’re all converts, but how do things play out with those who aren't? Francisco speaks about how OpenNebula focuses on enterprise clients, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage as an individual. What it does me...

Episode 157, Liz Acosta, Developer Content Marketing Manager for Streamlit

March 07, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes - 63.3 MB

The wonderful Liz Acosta joins us on this episode of the podcast for a slightly philosophical chat on community, the different iterations of DevRel, and why we as humans will always gravitate to the things we perceive as “real”. Liz is the new Developer Content Marketing Manager for Streamlit at Snowflake, and this provides us with a wonderful opportunity to learn from someone right in the process of determining their role in an organisation! Liz talks to us about her plans ...

Episode 156 Jason St-Cyr, Developer Relations leader at Sitecore

March 05, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 78.9 MB

Jason St-Cyr is our guest on this episode of the fireside with voxgig podcast. Jason is the Developer Relations leader at Sitecore, an end-to-end composable digital experience platform, that allows brands to better connect with their customers. Jason gave us an excellent look into what it looks like when a talented DevRel leader is truly supported by their organisation. Jason’s path is one that is unique to him, but not so unique to DevRels as a group. Starting in software d...

Episode 155 Frank Kilcommins, Principal API Tech Evangelist at SmartBear

February 29, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

If you’re in any way curious about the intersection between APIs and AI, and what that might be shaping up to look like, then we’re delighted to let you know that this episode’s guest is the perfect person to shed light on that very topic. Frank is the Principal API Tech Evangelist for SmartBear, where they deliver tools for application performance monitoring, software development, software testing, API testing and API management. In 2010, APIs were starting to become more p...

Episode 154, Jose Haro Peralta, Author of Microservice APIs

February 27, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

If you're an API enthusiast, then we can only imagine that our last few episodes have been a dream come true. Well the dream just got a whole lot better, as this episode's guest is none other than Jose Haro Peralta, author of Microservice APIs. Jose is an independent consultant based in London, and he joins us to explain all about his process in helping companies build excellent systems. Jose has a background in DevOps, and he cites his inherited mentality from this time as ...

Episode 154, José Haro Peralta, Author of Microservice APIs

February 27, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

If you're an API enthusiast, then we can only imagine that our last few episodes have been a dream come true. Well the dream just got a whole lot better, as this episode's guest is none other than José Haro Peralta, author of Microservice APIs. José is an independent consultant based in London, and he joins us to explain all about his process in helping companies build excellent systems. José has a background in DevOps, and he cites his inherited mentality from this time as ...

Episode 153 David Biesack, Chief API Officer at Apiture

February 22, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

If you enjoyed the lengthy API discussion last week, then this episode will be no different. We’re speaking to David Biesack, Chief API Officer at Apiture, where they’re using efficient solutions to hold together a network of their banking APIs for a variety of financial institutions. As you can imagine, nearly a hundred customers will have hugely varying needs. So how do David and the Apiture team do it? David explains their system of avoiding versioning, by constantly thin...

Episode 152 Bill Doerrfeld, Editor In Chief At Nordic APIs

February 20, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

We've probably all heard of urban sprawl, right? The phenomenon where a city expands further and further into the surrounding areas until the final product becomes one that is impossible to control and monitor. Well this episode’s guest, Bill Doerrfeld is here to tell us about how the same principle affects APIs in the aptly named arrival of “API sprawl”. Bill is the editor in chief of Nordic APIs, a series of resources that help disseminate thought leadership on APIs. He's ...

Episode 151 James Higginbotham, Executive API Consultant at LaunchAny

February 20, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 66.7 MB

We’re off to the mountains today on this episode of the Fireside with Voxgig podcast, as today’s guest, James Higginbotham calls in from Colorado. James is an executive API consultant with LaunchAny, a consulting firm that specialises in digital transformation through APIs. James takes us through the massive task of working with extremely large developer teams. He’s worked with companies that have 10,000+ developers and of course this presents a whole number of new problem...

Episode 150 Tara Walton, Test Automation Developer and Community Builder

February 13, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

On this podcast, we’re always a fan of our guests, but it’s not as often that our guest is a fan of us! This episode, we’re speaking to Tara Walton, herself a listener of the Fireside podcast. Tara is a test automation developer and a community builder, and she joins us to talk about how being a jack of all trades means Developer Advocacy might just be the right step for you. Tara has done a lot of work in testing and quality assurance, and she takes us through the history o...

Episode 149 James Cook, Microsoft MVP and Director of DevOps at Coyote Software

February 08, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes - 60.6 MB

We’ve all heard the phrase “herding cats”, but could it be replaced by the equally apt “herding developers”? James Cook is on the podcast to let us know. James is Director of DevOps at Coyote, a PropTech SaaS provider serving the real estate sector, as well as being a certified Microsoft MVP. He joins us for a chat about his role, his outlook, and why communication has been his most powerful tool to success. One of the biggest topics James gets into on this episode is the is...

Episode 148 David Cramer, Co-Founder and CTO of Sentry

February 06, 2024 16:23 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

We’re fortunate on the Fireside podcast to be able to speak to so many people at the top of their game, and this week's guest is no different. David Cramer is the Co-Founder and CTO of Sentry, the app monitoring platform designed to quickly help developers get to the root of code problems. David has helped bring Sentry to the top of the pile in this category - to the extent where, in his words, they don’t have competitors, they have “ankle-biters”. But does “heavy is the head...

Episode 147 Rex St John, Founder of Taroko Technologies

February 01, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

This episode is a slightly futuristic one. Or potentially not futuristic? We’re talking about AI with Rex St John and he’s here to tell us why the "future” of AI is looking more and more like it will soon be the present. Rex is the Founder of Taroko Technologies and an experienced DevRel and Technical evangelist. Rex takes us through his history, from marketing, to software engineering to a technical evangelist, a foray into crypto, and now founder who’s running his own comp...

Episode 146 Conor O Neill, Director of Product and Engineering at Axonista

January 31, 2024 14:15 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

We’ve got a familiar face on the Voxgig podcast today, if not yet to you, then to us, as we’re speaking to our host Richard’s former colleague, Conor O’Neill. Conor is the Director of Product and Engineering at Axonista, an interactive video CMS, where he’s helping them transform video from a fun accessory to a key feature of their customer’s platforms. Now, as Conor explains, though video may be their bread and butter, what he actually spends most of his time focusing on, i...

Episode 145 Cassandra Faris, Community Strategist and Technologist at Veeam Software

January 25, 2024 17:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

We’re continuing to kick off the new year in style with this episode’s wonderful guest, Cassandra Faris. Cassandra is a Technologist and former community manager with Veeam. You might remember that our previous guest Julia Furst Morgado is also a technologist Veeam, so we can only assume that Veeam has a well kept secret for recruiting highly talented DevRels. In her own words, Cassandra focuses on the human side of technology. Although now a technologist, for many years she...

Episode 144 Andrew Maclean, Developer Relations Manager at DevCycle

January 23, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

Fireside with Voxgig is back! A new year means new opportunities to speak with amazing people and share their insights with you, our audience. This episode’s guest is Andrew MacLean. Andrew is the developer relations manager at DevCycle, a feature flag management platform for developers. If you’ve never heard of feature flag management, that’s probably because it’s a relatively new space, despite feature flags having been around forever. If you’re not familiar with the ins a...

Charlie Robbins, Founder and Engineer

December 19, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 72.7 MB

We’re taking a deep dive into the history of Node with this episode’s guest, Charlie Robbins. Charlie isn't just a greatly experienced engineer, who now lends his advice and consultancy skills to others - he was also one of the earliest adopters of Node, and is uniquely placed to give us a lesson not just in history, but also in the unique factors that gave Node the dominance it now holds. So how did Node take over the world? Well unlike movie supervillains, it wasn’t with a...

Episode 142 Liran Tal Director of Developer Advocacy at Snyk

December 14, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 70.2 MB

The practice of DevRel is something that can vary hugely amongst those who engage in it, so it’s always fascinating to see how different companies approach DevRel. In this episode, we’re speaking to Liran Tal, director of developer advocacy at Snyk, about how his team makes use of DevRel. Liran is a big believer in empathy, and infuses it into every aspect of his developer advocacy work. It’s a theme that has come up repeatedly on the podcast recently, and Liran is another p...

Episode 141 Suze Shardlow repeat broadcast of DevRel 101

December 12, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

At this time of the year, evergreen trees and plants are brought indoors as we cling to reminders of freshness and hope for freshness to return in the spring. Here's an evergreen podcast episode on developer relations. Suze Shardlow is a freelancer with the strategic thinking your organisation needs if its going to develop and implement developer relations as a key business function. At the time of recording, Suze was Developer Community Manager with Redis, but has since mov...

Episode 140 Caelen King, Market Entry & Scaling Consultant

December 07, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

When we relaunched the Fireside with Voxgig podcast over a year ago, Caelen King was one of our first guests and even then, it was obvious there were tech layoffs happening. But Caelen gives great advice to non-tech founders and leaders about hiring - no matter what the market dynamics may be. So we're publishing this again for new listeners to the podcast. Richard and Caelen talk specifically about how non-technical founders can find developers, build their MVP and then sc...

Ciara Sheahan, Founder, Presenter, and Journalist

December 05, 2023 07:30 - 29 minutes - 55.3 MB

It’s always fun to talk about the futuristic potential of virtual reality, but it’s even more fun to talk about it with Ciara Sheahan, because she actually knows some real information about this topic. Ciara is a radio presenter, journalist and tech entrepreneur, and provides us with proof that you don’t have to be a former coder to be a founder who does cool stuff with tech. Ciara is the founder of Orb Media, where they’re taking the cross pollination of gaming software and...

Episode 138 Furkan Karayel, Author of Inclusive Intelligence

November 30, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MB

Diversity and inclusion have been firmly in the “could do better” section of The tech industry’s report card for quite a few years now. But this episode’s guest, Furkan Karayel is determined to change that. This is the second time we’ve had Furkan on the show, and we are delighted to welcome her back for an update and further insight into her endeavours. Furkan is an ex-software engineer who pivoted to the diversity and inclusion industry. Her journey began fifteen years ago...

Episode 137 Aravind Putrevu, Engineer and Tech Evangelist

November 29, 2023 11:30 - 33 minutes - 62.4 MB

In this episode, we’re taking a break from our artistic stint of authors and podcast hosts, and moving back into solid DevRel territory with our guest Aravind Putrevu. Aravind is a developer advocate turned angel investor, but to leave it at just that would be a disservice. He has his fingers in many pies, including DevRel consulting, where he helps companies with their product marketing and strategy. And of course, as any good DevRel or engineer should, he also has an itch ...

Episode 136 Patrick Akil, host of Beyond Coding and DevRel at Xebia

November 24, 2023 13:30 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MB

Two podcasters go head to head in this episode, as we invite Patrick Akil, host of Beyond Coding to speak with Richard about his personal journey and insights into the art of podcasting. Patrick works in the software development unit at Xebia, and he talks about how their value of knowledge sharing led to their desire to support a podcast. When he heard about it, Patrick jumped at the opportunity. This episode will be invaluable to anyone thinking of starting that podcast th...

Episode 135 Christina Monti Senior Technical Product Manager at PayPal

November 21, 2023 17:30 - 33 minutes - 61.7 MB

On this episode, we’re joined by developer advocate Christina Monti. Christina is the senior technical product manager for PayPal, and she brings us not just her expertise, but also an insight into why she chooses to centre empathy in her work with developers. Christina joins our list of guests from a slightly unconventional background. Christina came to DevRel through a career in finance, and she’s quickly become one to watch. Speaking on the topic of DevRel careers, she ha...

Episode 134 Alvin Bryan Developer Advocate Contentful (Repeat)

November 16, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 86.3 MB

Today we bring you a repeat of Alvin Bryan's conversation with Richard for a few reasons. Alvin is Developer Advocate with Contentful, and they came on board several months ago as sponsors of the Dublin DevRel Meetup we organise. (Join us next Wednesday, link below!). Their support of the meetup makes a lot of sense as you listen to Alvin discuss meetups and the challenges around creating them. And in the run up to next Wednesday's online meetup, where we'll have a discussion...

Episode 133 Marc Laventure CEO & Co founder of Scalar.com

November 14, 2023 10:30 - 35 minutes - 65.2 MB

Marc Laventure is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scalar and he joins us for a chat about API documentation, startups and accessibility. He also happens to be the latest guest whose technical background originates in hardware before morphing into product development. Scalar is a service that allows you to document, discover and test APIs, which once again begs the question - is Fireside really just a podcast, or is it a way for Richard to discover services that will make his life ...

Episode 132 Kelly M, Founder of Sweet Trades, Senior Software Engineer and Data Scientist

November 09, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

We’re joined for this episode by the wonderful Kelly M. She’s the founder and Executive Director of Sweet Trades, a non-profit focused on helping individuals land living wage jobs, a Senior Software Engineer at a fortune 100 company, and a Data Scientist at a U.S. National Lab. So you can see why we were excited to book her in for a chat. Kelly switched into DevRel from technical writing, but before all of that she got a degree in left-handed puppetry. Well, not really. She ...

Episode 131 Wesley Faulkner, Podcast Co-host, Snr Community Manager AWS

November 08, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

On this episode of the podcast Richard speaks to Wesley Faulkner. You may have heard Wesley described as the philosopher of DevRel, and true to his moniker, he brings the deep questions with him to this chat. The nuts and bolts of tech is all very interesting, but equally important to the success of DevRel is the ability to step back and take in the big picture. Wesley has us covered in this department. We get straight into one of the biggest issues DevRel has faced in 2023:...

Episode 130 Julia Furst Morgado

November 02, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

This is another career guidance episode! Julia has a background in law, marketing and now is a successful developer relations guru. Julia generously shares her journey to DevRel in an accessible chat and with an achievable pathway. But be prepared to commit time and effort to community building. According to Julia Furst Morgado, if you work in DevRel, you need to be able to code. And Julia defends her position on this. How can you understand the product? How can you explain ...

Episode 129 Daniel Bryant (Repeat)

October 31, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

This time we dip back in to the recent archives and repeat the conversation with Daniel Bryant, who has got Richard into a lot more conferences than he cares to admit. Daniel is a self described technical storyteller and is a news manager at InfoQ. At the time of the interview last year, Daniel was head of DevRel at Ambassador Labs. Daniel was pretty much there from the start and has had the experience of building an integrated developer relations function inside a company t...

Episode 128 Niall Cusack co-founder and CTO Outcaster.io

October 26, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB

On this episode of the podcast we’ve got Niall Cusack, Co-Founder and CTO of Outcaster, to chat with us about the problem of ‘posting-fatigue’; having to post essentially the same messaging to a slew of social channels, and individually tracking each of them to measure engagement. It’s a problem that plagues DevRel and tech companies, as well as just about any business that has a social media presence. So what can we do about it? Well, this is where Outcaster comes in. It’s ...

Episode 127 Debbie Forster CEO Tech Talent Charter (repeat)

October 24, 2023 07:30 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

So many good reasons to dip in to the archive and bring this podcast episode with Debbie Forster back to the top of the list. One reason is to promote again the work of Tech Talent Charter. In this episode, Richard sits down with Debbie Forster, CEO of the Tech Talent Charter. Debbie is an American who has lived in England for over 30 years. Her fascinating career is full of twists and turns, from being a head teacher to her current high-profile role. She tells Richard about...

Episode 126 Sebastian Witalec, Head of DevRel at Weaviate

October 19, 2023 07:40 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

On this episode, we've got Sebastian Witalec from Weaviate to chat to us about his work at the company and his role as head of DevRel. Weaviate is rather popular in the AI space. It's an open source vector database that allows you to store data and vector embeddings from machine learning models. It's similar to putting information on an XY plane. Similar data points will have similar coordinates. This makes it easier to organise and use your data. We won't get too technical ...

125 Simon & Ethan, CTO and DevRel at Vaunt

October 17, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Today we’re joined by Ethan Lewis and Simon Cheng, CTO and DevRel of Vaunt.dev for a discussion on how their work enables individuals and companies to nurture their open source communities. Vaunt is a SaaS tool that was built on a key ethos: saying thank you. It’s no secret that thanking people for their work creates a rewarding environment where they feel encouraged to continue making that work. Or is it? The treatment of developers can often communicate the opposite messag...

Episode 124 Sandy Dunlop, Mythology Expert & Brand Identity Consultant

October 12, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Don’t you just love a familiar face? We certainly do here on the Fireside with Voxgig podcast, as we’ve got another guest coming back for a catch-up interview! Sandy Dunlop is a mythology expert and brand identity consultant. He helps brands to define their identity with the help of ancient myths and legends. In his last appearance on the podcast, he told us about the power of storytelling. This time, he brings us some fascinating insights on how ancient Irish communities m...

Episode 123 Matthias Wagner Chief Skywalker at Flux.ai

October 10, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Manifesting things in physical space – this one is for the makers! Matthias and Richard discuss the genesis of Flux.ai, which was created to help democratise hardware design following the example of software development. The Flux.ai website is impressive and is a testament to the progress Flux have made since the very early days when they had to communicate to their first project users and manage expectations! There’s also a very good discussion on the overnight success whi...

Episode 122 Jono Bacon, author of "People Powered"

October 05, 2023 09:30 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

What to do if you don’t have magic pixie dust to sprinkle on your role in devrel? Jono Bacon and Richard discuss this and other relevant career conundrums in this entertaining episode. There needs to be clear understanding of each role within the many parts of developer relations function. Founders and executives needs help and support to understand the good fits for each role and the expectations. Too many professionals in developer relations have not fully managed the bus...

Episode 121 Carter Rabasa, Head of Developer Relations at Courier

October 03, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

Carter Rabasa is Head of Developer Relations at Courier and joins Richard in this Fireside with Voxgig chat. This starts as a history of developer relations, but exposes a question, a gap; who were the devrel leaders in the API/cloud era? The activity of developer relations as it is recognised today could be argued to have begun from 2010 onwards and perhaps GitHub is the genesis of this stage. They also clearly emphasise the need for empathy and how to harness that superpo...

Episode 120 Marino Wijay, Developer Advocate and Organiser

September 28, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Here at the Voxgig podcast we’ve decided that we’re sick of talking about DevRel all the time. So we’ve decided to switch it up with something completely different for this episode - DevOps! Marino Wijay joins Richard to talk about operator relations, and his work for solo.io as a developer advocate. Solo helps companies unite their services into functional applications using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. So what’s Marino’s role? To make sure developers only have ...

Episode 119 Rohit Ghumare, Developer Advocate, Community Builder, Public Speaker

September 21, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

We’ve invited Rohit Ghumare to speak with us in this episode of the podcast, not just to ask him about his impressive Twitter following (although this will come up), but also to find out how he organises his time as a community organiser and developer advocate. As Richard knows all too well, startups require everyone to become a multi-hyphenate. But even in bigger organisations, with a whole team surrounding you, the work of a developer advocate can never be categorised simpl...

Episode 118 Robert Kaminski, Co-Founder and Partner at Fletch PMM

September 19, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

What even is positioning? Isn’t it that thing you do when you’ve already established your company and you’ve kind of already got everything figured out? According to this episode’s guest, Robert Kaminski: Absolutely Not! Robert is the co-founder of Fletch PMM, where positioning is their bread and butter, and he’s here to tell us about his belief that positioning should be one of the first considerations when getting a startup on its feet. Fletch works with companies to adjus...

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