Emilio Salvador, Ignacio Riesgo, Angie Jones & Nikola Pavesic

The Strategic Power of DevRel: From Community to Business Impact

Stop treating DevRel like marketing. Learn how to measure its true impact on developer satisfaction, product adoption, and your bottom line.

The Strategic Power of DevRel: From Community to Business Impact
#1about 5 minutes

Making developer relations a strategic business essential

DevRel is essential for companies with developer-facing products, requiring consistent, long-term investment to build trust and drive adoption.

#2about 5 minutes

How to measure the success of developer relations

Success metrics for DevRel should align with CEO priorities and business goals, focusing on influencing the sales pipeline rather than closing deals directly.

#3about 2 minutes

Finding the right organizational home for DevRel

The ideal organizational placement for DevRel depends on its primary goal, with reporting to the CEO or CTO often providing the most autonomy and cross-functional influence.

#4about 5 minutes

Scaling engagement while focusing on the right metrics

Scaling authentic developer engagement relies on a strong community, while key metrics should focus on developer satisfaction and sentiment rather than vanity metrics like clicks.

#5about 7 minutes

Navigating the impact of AI on developer relations

AI accelerates content creation and developer enablement, but the core of DevRel remains building human connections and community, which AI cannot replace.

#6about 6 minutes

The consequences of undervaluing developer relations

Eliminating a DevRel function leads to a decline in developer satisfaction, product adoption, and eventually revenue, as it is a long-term investment like going to the gym.

#7about 4 minutes

Underrated vs overrated concepts in developer relations

Panelists play a rapid-fire game, sharing their opinions on whether concepts like GitHub stars, bottom-up community building, and AI agents are underrated or overrated.

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