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crowd.dev acquired by the Linux Foundation
The developer data platform crowd.dev has been acquired by the Linux Foundation. crowd.dev's CEO Jonathan Reimer shares all important information for our customers in this announcement blog.
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Why industry-specific software is best (especially for developer tools)
Discover the power of industry-specific software for developer-first companies. Learn why crowd.dev's tailored approach maximizes ROI, empowers teams with deep insights, and ensures sustained growth.
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How to automatically send data to HubSpot
Elevate your developer tool strategy: Sync high-intent data seamlessly with HubSpot with crowd.dev. Faster sales, personalized outreach, increased retention. Learn how here.
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Create and share custom views of your leads
Optimize developer outreach with custom views on crowd.dev. Learn how to create a 'High Intent Signals' custom view, streamlining team efficiency.
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Discover and add relevant contacts that are not in HubSpot yet
Discover new prospects for HubSpot with our Scale plan integration. Sync HubSpot data and find engaged contacts in your developer community. Boost your sales pipeline!
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The Developer Marketing Tool Report 2023
Discover which tools and strategies marketing teams are using to reach developers effectively. Download the Marketing Tool Report 2023 for free.
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Understand the full developer journey - even before they sign up
For commercial open source companies, understanding the full developer journey is not just beneficial. It's essential. In this blog, you will learn how to do just that.
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Increase community engagement with trunk-based management
A story about how to apply trunk-based development (TBD) to community management to increase engagement. By Florian Merian.
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Should every developer tool follow product-led growth? with Prashant Sridharan (Tinybird)
Discover key insights on developer product marketing, PLG strategies, and leadership from Prashant Sridharan, VP of Developer Relations & Marketing at Tinybird.
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How to generate content ideas from your developer community
Discover how to generate engaging content for your developer community with crowd.dev. Learn to leverage popular conversations and trends to optimize engagement and SEO, and enhance your go-to-market.
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How to grow a developer blog to 3M annual visitors? with Jakub Czakon (Neptune.ai)
Learn how Jakub Czakon scaled Neptune.ai's blog traffic to 3M visitors annually! Discover key insights in developer marketing and content strategies for growing developer products.
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How to Acquire Users for Your Developer Tool? with Rishabh Kaul (Appsmith)
Discover strategies from Rishabh Kaul of Appsmith on acquiring users for developer tools. Learn about content tactics, community engagement, and more. Gain insights for effective developer marketing.
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Get Slack notifcations for Hacker News mentions
Learn how to track Hacker News mentions with Slack notifications. Engage with interested developers and attribute traffic to your open-source project effectively. Get started for free!
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How to bootstrap an open-source company to $1M ARR? with Ben Rometsch (Flagsmith)
Learn how Flagsmith, an open-source company, bootstrapped to $1M ARR. CEO Ben Rometsch shares key insights on growth, strategy, and customer focus.
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5 Insightful Podcasts for Building Open Source & DevTool Startups
Discover our curated list of the top 5 podcasts for open-source software and DevTool enthusiasts. These insightful podcasts offer expert advice, thought-provoking discussions, and open-source trends.
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Why is GitHub not open-source? with Zach Holman (ex GitHub & GitLab)
Discover key insights from Zach Holman (ex GitHub & GitLab) on why GitHub is not open-source, its growth strategies, developer community building, and the differences between GitHub and GitLab.
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What are Developer Relations? with Tanay Pant (ex Okta, n8n, Crate)
Developer Relations (DevRel) are key to empower developers. Learn more about this field in this Developer-led epsiode with Tanay Pant, who previously worked at Okta, n8n, and Crate.
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Evidencing the Birth of a New Category
Learn about the emergence of local-first software, a new paradigm in software development, and how ElectricSQL leverages crowd.dev to track developer engagement and validate the growing demand.
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Five Mistakes to Avoid on the Road to $1M ARR as a COSS Company
Explore the journey of Flagsmith as they reached $1M ARR as a COSS company and uncover five key lessons they learned along the way to help future open-source creators succeed.
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How to grow a GitHub project to 20k+ stars? with Nevo David (Novu)
Discover the growth strategies that propelled Novu's GitHub project from 2k to 20k+ stars in a year. Learn from Nevo David's insights on engineering, marketing, and community tactics.
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Say hello to ossjobs.dev š land your next job in open sourceĀ
Discover ossjobs.dev, a job board connecting open-source enthusiasts with exciting career opportunities in startups. Find the perfect role or post your job openings for free.
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Get real-time alerts for keywords indicating buying intent
Real-time alerts for buying intent keywords across platforms like GitHub, Slack, Discord, LinkedIn, or Stack Overflow. Connect community data to your GTM team. Get notified on Slack.
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How is marketing to developers different? with Natwar Maheshwari (Algolia)
Dive into developer-centric marketing with Natwar Maheshwari of Algolia. Discover unique strategies, the role of developer programs, and the power of simplicity.
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The missing piece to our developer marketing stack
Zevi Reinitz shares the developer marketing tool stack at Livecycle, ranging from content creation over publishing to community. Learn what he was missing until he discovered crowd.dev.
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How to build a developer community? with Jana Iris (Employee #10, HashiCorp)
The first episode of Developer-led with Jana Iris - OG of developer community building and employee #10 at HashiCorp.
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The Best CRM for DevTool Companies - HubSpot vs Salesforce vs Pipedrive
Discover the best CRM for developer-focused businesses & make the right choice for your needs. Compare HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive.
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What is Product-Community Fit?
Learn about Product-Community Fit for open-source companies. Discover why it matters and how to measure it with Monthly Active Contributors.