The First Customer - Breaking into the Birmingham Tech Scene with Co-founder Will Blackburn

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview Will Blackburn, co-founder of DevClarity. Will shares he"s from Birmingham, Alabama, where he still resides. Although he moved to Atlanta, thinking Birmingham lacked a tech ecosystem, he returned after seeing local success stories and opportunities. Birmingham’s smaller, supportive startup community, centered around the Innovation Depot, made it easier to build connections than Atlanta’s bigger, less personal environment. This supportive community inspired him to build DevClarity in Birmingham. Will explains that DevClarity helps new engineering managers with a developer-focused one-on-one tool. It uses AI to summarize notes, analyze sentiment, and guide developer growth. The goal is to build a system for tracking team performance, well-being, and project details. While DevClarity started by targeting engineering managers, Will sees the need to also serve CTOs, VPs, and directors with broader insights for the whole organization. Find out how Will Blackburn embraced Birmingham’s collaborative spirit to build DevClarity’s success in this episode of The First Customer!  Guest Info: DevClarity https://www.devclarity.ai/ Will Blackburn"s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/willhblackburn/ Connect with Jay on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaigner/ The First Customer Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@thefirstcustomerpodcast The First Customer podcast website https://www.firstcustomerpodcast.com Follow The First Customer on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-first-customer-podcast/