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Picks and Shovels: Marketing to Developers During the AI Gold Rush
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The definitive guide to technical marketing

Master the art of developer marketing with the guide that blends strategy, execution, and real-world lessons.

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Insights on developer marketing, developer relations, and building products developers love.

I built an AI agent platform. Here's how it works.
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I built an AI agent platform. Here's how it works.

An Agent Server, a macOS menu bar app, an iOS app, a monitoring dashboard. All built on Claude Code and the Agent SDK. Here's every piece and what it does.

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The WBR survival guide
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The WBR survival guide

You just got invited to your first Weekly Business Review. Executives are talking about variance, control limits, and leading indicators. Here's how to follow along, contribute meaningfully, and not embarrass yourself.

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Open source landing page templates you can actually program
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Open source landing page templates you can actually program

Every landing page builder is drag-and-drop. None of them have APIs. So I built templates that are just TypeScript configuration objects.

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Does positioning still matter?
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Does positioning still matter?

AI agents can read your docs, evaluate your capabilities, and match you to customer needs without a positioning statement. So does positioning still matter? The answer changed my thinking.

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10 developer marketing best practices for 2026
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10 developer marketing best practices for 2026

Developer marketing continues to evolve. Here are the ten practices that separate successful developer marketing programs from the rest in 2026.

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Making your content AI-friendly in 2026
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Making your content AI-friendly in 2026

AI coding assistants are now the primary consumers of developer documentation. Here's the technical playbook for making your website, docs, and blog fully consumable by AI systems.

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The complete developer marketing guide (2026 edition)
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The complete developer marketing guide (2026 edition)

Everything you need to know about marketing to developers in 2026. From positioning and messaging to content strategy and measurement, this is the definitive guide for anyone building developer-focused products.

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