Episode 15

Building Developer Relations Teams with Trag

In this podcast episode, we are diving into the world of developer advocacy and developer relations with Chris Traganos, aka "Trag."

February 6, 2023 · 37:14

In this podcast episode, we are diving into the world of developer advocacy and developer relations with Chris Traganos, aka "Trag."

While Chris and CJ originally met working together in developer advocacy at Stripe, Trag talks to us about his new role leading the Developer & Appstore Evangelism program at Amazon.

How DevRel strategies change depending on the type and size of company
Tradeoffs that come with "where" a DevRel team is situated on in an organization
- Sales & Marketing
- Engineering
The ever-evolving role of DevRel within a company
DevRel as "on-screen talent"
As a DevRel manager, how to advocate for advocates
How to help dev advocates reach their personal goals
Choosing tracks in your career
- Dev Advocacy & Engineering paths
- Individual Contributor & Manager paths

Resources:
- @chris_trag on Twitter
- @AmazonAppDev on Twitter

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Creators and Guests

Host

CJ Avilla

Developer Advocate @StripeDev. Veteran. 📽 https://t.co/2UI0oEAnFK. Building with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript

Host

Colin Loretz

I like to build software and communities. Building software at @orbitmodel 🪐 Coworking at @renocollective 🎙Sharing software learnings on @buildandlearn_

Guest

Chris Trag

Currently leading @AmazonAppDev Evangelism 📦🛠 Previously: @StripeDev @Evernote @RokuDev @Harvardw3

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Building Developer Relations Teams with Trag

Creators and Guests

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