Developer Relations: How to Build and Grow a Successful Developer Program

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C. Lewko, J. PartonDeveloper Relationshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7164-3_27

27. Team

Getting the Right People on the Bus

Caroline Lewko¹   and James Parton²

(1)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

(2)

London, UK

 

You may be sitting back and chuckling to yourself. “Team? I wish!” Or you finally received some budget to hire a new team member, and you’re not quite sure of the exact role to fill.

You are not alone. The genesis of many DevRel programs comes from an individual or a small group of people looking to lead the charge within the company. And often within that company, DevRel is an unknown quantity, so the investment profile doesn’t fit the company norms. One lucky ...