1.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
WITH DEVELOPER LOVE
API Strategy & Practice Conference 2015
@taylor_atx
!

2.
THIS IS MY ABOUT ME SLIDE

3.
SO, YOU WANT DEVELOPERS
TO LOVE YOUR API…

4.
…
ARE THEY LIKE ME?
WILL THEY LIKE ME?

5.
SHARING
FACE TO FACE
SNAIL MAIL AND EMAIL
SUPPORT

6.
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies

7.
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies

8.
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies

9.
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies

10.
FACE TO FACE
• Non-company focused happy hours
• Office hours
• Meet up for a coffee or beer
• Open source show and tell

11.
opensourceshowandtell.com
Happy Data Hour

12.
SNAIL MAIL AND EMAIL
• T-shirts (hint hint API endpoint)
• Handwritten notes
• Care packages
• Invitations to pair
• Random emails

13.
SUPPORT
• Sponsor individuals to go to conferences
• Jump into support channels
• Help everyone and anyone at hackathons, hack nights, etc.
• Help fix pain points

14.
ALWAYS ASK WHY

15.
Source: Douglas Atkin, The Glue Project
http://bit.ly/communitycurve

16.
"
THANK YOU!
@taylor_atx
taylor@keen.io