About DevRel with Simon Vrachliotis

Would you like to know more about the developer relations (devrel) role?
In this interview with Simon Vrachliotis we talk about his current role as devrel at TailwindCSS.
Key takeaways:
- make a bet
- share what you learn
- excite others
Questions covered in the interview:
1:25 - What are skills that devrel should have?
3:05 - How to market to developers? (Also 14:40)
3:49 - Simons journey
6:21 - About fullstack
7:52 - Pivotal moment of Simons career
10:56 - Getting into devrel role
12:00 - What made Simon decide to switch to devrel
14:40 - Why do companies need a good devrel
16:40 - Giving everything away for free
17:42 - Which brands mastered devrel? (a dog barking in background :)
19:10 - Keep your brand on top of developers list
20:10 - Who is the Lebron James of devrel?
22:14 - About TailwindCSS pyjamas
22:58 - About the day as a devrel
25:03 - Struggle to work from home?
27:26 - Hiring internationally? What are the benefits?
30:40 - How to manage team across different timezones?
Simon Vrachliotis
/ simonswiss
Adam Wathan
/ adamwathan
Phil Nash
philna.sh/
/ phil_nash
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[@simonswiss]

Woooooo! This was fun 🎉🎉
Thanks for having me and 10/10 on the pronounciation of my last name! 👍👍

[@Ihatetomatoes]

Thanks for sharing your insights on the DevRel role and your story. TailwindCSS is in good hands 👏

[@panagiotapanagiota2380]

Wat a damn minute- my surname is vrachlioti-