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A podcast on public speaking, developer relations and technology, hosted by Tanay Pant.

Tanay Pant


    • Mar 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Technically True

    Successful Open Source Communities With Ian Tien

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 19:22


    In this episode, we chat with Ian Tien, CEO at Mattermost. We talk about his experience building the initial community around Mattermost, the importance of DevRel culture within a company, and managing open-source contributions from the community. Featuring:
 Ian Tien (twitter.com/iantien) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Mastering Cross-functional DevRel With Tessa Kriesel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 28:03


    In this episode, we chat with Tessa Kriesel, Head of Developer Relations at Fast. We talk about her experience with building cross-functional DevRel teams, her approach to advocacy, building trust in communities, and how founders can set their DevRel teams up for success. She also shares some advice for folks looking to start their DevRel career. Featuring:
 Tessa Kriesel (twitter.com/tessak22) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Building Community Lead Products With Jan Oberhauser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 15:30


    In this episode, we chat with Jan Oberhauser, Founder and CEO of n8n. We talk about his experience launching n8n, building a strong community around it, community tooling, and the fair-code software model. He also shares some advice for founders looking to make their first DevRel hire. Featuring:
 Jan Oberhauser (twitter.com/JanOberhauser) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Successful DevRel In Startups With Pierre Burgy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 17:44


    In this episode, we chat with Pierre Burgy, co-founder and CEO of Strapi. We talk about building a community around a product, structuring DevRel teams, the impact of DevRel, and his vision for the growth of the team at Strapi. He also shares some advice for founders about building DevRel culture in their teams and making their first DevRel hire. Featuring:
 Pierre Burgy (twitter.com/pierre_burgy) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Sustainable DevRel Teams With Mary Thengvall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 30:57


    In this episode, we chat with Mary Thengvall, Director of Developer Relations at Camunda. We talk about her process of creating a DevRel strategy, the risks of setting wrong goals for the team, why DevRel teams fail, and preventing burnouts. She also shares some advice for folks looking to start their DevRel career. Featuring: Mary Thengvall (https://twitter.com/mary_grace) Hosts: Tanay Pant (https://twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Measuring Community Metrics With Patrick Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 31:12


    In this episode, we chat with Patrick Woods, co-founder and CEO of Orbit, the community experience platform. We talk about the orbit model, the impact of tooling on culture, measuring community metrics, and healthy communities. He also shares some predictions for 2021 about DevRel and community management. Featuring:
 Patrick Woods (twitter.com/patrickjwoods) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Starting Successful DevRel Teams With Joe Nash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 48:09


    In this episode, we chat with Joe Nash, who works with companies like Twilio, Unity, and Raise.dev. We talk about DevRel strategy for new teams, communities, tooling, and how companies can assess if they don’t need a DevRel team. He also shares some insights about things people should be wary of in the DevRel landscape, as well as predictions for 2021. Featuring:
 Joe Nash (twitter.com/jna_sh) Hosts: 
Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Effective Developer Relations With Stefan Judis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 28:09


    In this episode, we chat with Stefan Judis, who works as the Senior Manager of the Developer Relations team at Contentful. We talk about the core of a strong DevRel team, synergy between different DevRel activities, and nurturing communities. He also shares some insights on what companies can do to further their DevRel efforts in 2021. Featuring:
 Stefan Judis (twitter.com/stefanjudis) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Exploring Developer Experience With Cassidy Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 22:23


    In this episode, we chat with Cassidy Williams, who works as a Principal Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify. We talk about the difference between developer relations and developer experience, the developer experience team at Netlify, the risks that these teams can face, and mitigating those risks. She also shares some insights into starting a career in DevRel and hiring for these teams. Featuring:
 Cassidy Williams (twitter.com/cassidoo) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Doing DevRel The Right Way With PJ Hagerty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 29:21


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with PJ Hagerty, who works as the Senior Developer Advocate at Mattermost and has founded a developer relations consultancy, DevRelate.io. We talk about mistakes that startups make when beginning their DevRel efforts, handling multiple products within a company, and building DevRel teams at a sustainable pace. He also shares some advice for startups looking to make their first DevRel hire. Featuring:
 PJ Hagerty (twitter.com/aspleenic) Hosts:
 Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Career Advancement Through Public Speaking With Karl Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 27:19


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Karl Hughes, who is a startup CTO and runs CFP Land to help other speakers find opportunities to get on stage. We will explore his journey to learn about how mastering public speaking can improve our lives & make us a better leader, effectively learning from other speakers, getting started with your first conference talk and avoiding early stage burnouts. Featuring: Karl Hughes(twitter.com/KarlLHughes) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Exploring Public Speaking With Cassidy Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 29:15


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Cassidy Williams, who is a software engineer and instructor at React Training. We will explore her journey and utilize her experience to learn about getting started with public speaking, dealing with procrastination, handling live demos like a boss and establishing your personal brand. Featuring: Cassidy Williams (twitter.com/cassidoo) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337) Notes: The journal that Cassidy mentioned is Dabble.Me and the slide software that she mentioned is Deckset.

    Learning About Mental Health And Mindfulness With Rosie Evans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 24:32


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Rosie Evans, who is a positive psychology and wellbeing consultant, with a passion for mindfulness. We will explore her journey and utilize her experience to learn about taking care of your mental health, reducing stress and anxiety, avoiding burnouts and practising mindfulness. Featuring: Rosie Evans (linkedin.com/in/evansrosie/) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Building A Career In DevRel With Jessica Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 22:08


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Jessica Rose, who works with Mozilla to help empower and enable volunteer advocates with the Tech Speakers program. We will explore her journey and utilize her experience to learn about getting involved in developer relations, interviewing for a DevRel role, choosing your first team, things to be careful of and ensuring growth throughout your career. Featuring: Jessica Rose (twitter.com/jesslynnrose) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Mastering Talk Delivery With Niels Leenheer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 31:49


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Niels Leenheer. Niels is the creator of HTML5test and he has been making websites since 1994 and giving talks about all things web. We will explore his journey and utilize his experience to learn about improving talk delivery, slide design, pre-talk rituals and believe me this can save you a ton of headache and help you in those tense moments of tackling live demos. Featuring: Niels Leenheer (twitter.com/html5test) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    The Art Of Designing Workshops With Joe Nash

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 34:03


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Joe Nash, who is an award-winning expert in developer communities, previously helping developers at companies like GitHub and PayPal. We will explore his journey and experience to learn about the art of designing a workshop, setting expectations, adapting certain frameworks for increased engagement and pitfalls to look out for while running your own workshop. Featuring: Joe Nash (twitter.com/jna_sh) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Understanding Talk Selection In Conferences With Kristina Schneider

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 24:04


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Kristina Schneider, who organises CSSconf EU and mentors women entering the tech scene. We will explore her journey and experience and take a peek behind the scenes at how talks are selected in conferences, learn about what qualities get a talk selected and how to write a good talk proposal. Featuring: Kristina Schneider(twitter.com/kriesse) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

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    Engaging Audience Using Humour With Martin Splitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 28:08


    In this episode of Technically True, we will chat with Martin Splitt, who is a web champion and works as a Developer Advocate at Google. We will explore his journey and experience in public speaking and get his insights on improving storytelling, using humour effectively, things to avoid while employing humour and recovering from jokes that fall flat. Featuring: Martin Splitt (twitter.com/g33konaut) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

    Starting Public Speaking With PJ Hagerty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 28:25


    In this first episode of Technically True, we will chat with PJ Hagerty, who has been in the DevRel industry for the past eight years. We will explore his journey and experience in public speaking and get his insights on things like choosing topics, engaging the audience, handling hurdles and avoiding burnout. Featuring: PJ Hagerty (twitter.com/aspleenic) Hosts: Tanay Pant (twitter.com/tanay1337)

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