The Last Tech Podcast

Peggy Rayzis!

In this conversation, Peggy Rayzis [https://x.com/peggyrayzis], founder of Scale Advisors [https://scale.dev], discusses her experience in developer marketing and education. She shares insights on marketing to developers, the importance of understanding their pain points, and the value of education and community building. She shares her experience at Apollo and how they grew their community by being genuinely helpful. Peggy also talks about her new venture, Scale Advisors, and how she aims to help early-stage founders with developer marketing. She emphasizes the need for DevRel to connect open source adoption with the enterprise motion and provide valuable insights to the sales and marketing teams. PEGGY IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME.

Shruti Kapoor!

In this episode, Eve Porcello speaks to Shruti Kapoor, an educator, speaker, and software engineer at Slack. They talk accessibility, creating your own content, and DEV JOKES! Follow Shruti at https://x.com/shrutikapoor08 [https://x.com/shrutikapoor08]

Max Stoiber!

In this episode, Eve Porcello interviews Max Stoiber, the co-founder and CEO of Stellate, about his career and the adoption of GraphQL. Max discusses his journey in the tech industry, from creating popular open source projects to working at companies like Gatsby and GitHub. He explains how GraphQL has evolved over time and the problems it solves, including improving performance, enabling better communication among teams, and enhancing security. Max emphasizes that GraphQL is a valuable solution for companies at scale and encourages listeners to consider adopting it. Max also talks about the security measures implemented at Stellate, including access control checks and security filters. He shares insights into building a successful organization and the importance of investing in people. Max concludes by discussing his approach to investing in companies and the challenges faced by the startup ecosystem.

Shaundai Person!

In this conversation, Eve Porcello interviews Shaundai Person [https://x.com/shaundai], a salesperson turned engineer at Netflix. They discuss Shaundai's journey from sales to engineering, the importance of soft skills in addition to technical skills, and her experience working at Netflix. Shaundai also talks about her TypeScript course, TS for JS Devs [https://www.tsforjs.com/], and upcoming conferences.

Marisa Morby!

Marisa Morby [https://x.com/marisamorby], a multi-hyphenate professional with a background in HR, UX research, and design, discusses her journey in the tech industry and her passion for sustainability and nature. She emphasizes the importance of storytelling in research and design, advocating for the user, and creating compelling narratives to drive product development. Marisa also shares her experiences in theater and cooking, offering tips for hosting and finding joy in the process. Sign up for her newsletter, Design and Nature Reimagined [https://marisamorby.com/showcasing-nature/], which explores the intersection of nature, design, and technology.