Episode 122 Jono Bacon, author of "People Powered"

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 business aspect of their role. If you’re a business owner r founder, you need every function in a business to work and be seen to work. While DevRel has a value, it must be easier to map out that value. In the Community Core accelerator they help the people in these developer relations roles and the impact on the business. Don’t make Jono sad. Do what gives you energy. Did you realise that enshitification is a gradual change? We’re back at the business function impact again. Hold your fire on marketing and sales roles, there are great teams in marketing and sales that understand the value of devrel. Don’t dismiss them. And you don’t also have to climb the career ladder unless you WANT to. It’s a valid option to be good at what you enjoy and stay doing what you’re good at. Jono is a fabulous guest, an experienced founder and an enlightening figure in our community of developer relations professionals. Check out his accelerator, Community Leadership Core to benefit more from his wisdom…now that’s he’s older! Community Leadership Core accelerator. https://pages.jonobacon.com/core Reach out to Jono here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonobacon/ Find out more and listen to previous podcasts here: https://www.voxgig.com/podcast Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates and information about upcoming meetups: https://voxgig.substack.com/ Join the Dublin DevRel Meetup group here: www.devrelmeetup.com