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[devrel uni 🎓 @DevrelUni]

Applications for DevRel Uni Cohort 7 are OPEN 🚨

Deadline: April 25th.
If you're building in AI, Web3, or DevRel, this one's for you 🧵

Dive into a hands-on program featuring sessions led by @dabit8, @nutlope, @francescoswiss, @buzea200, @PSkinnerTech.

[buzea200👩‍💻👾🫶 @buzea200]

Last week, we had the pleasure of having @francescoswiss, director of DevRel at @MetaMask, for the final session of @DevrelUni Cohort 7.
Thank you, Francesco, for sharing your lessons and frameworks with the cohort.

Here are some of the learnings from the session:

- Francesco's Pyramid of builder needs. A Maslow-style hierarchy adapted for developers. You can't skip levels: if your docs are bad, no one cares about your grants, events, or hackathons.
- Engagement / developer funnel. This separates value-driven onboarding from product conversion. Francesco gave the example of Builder Nights, the event series he created, and the methodology behind its success: non-shilling, open to the whole ecosystem (L2s, ZK tech, EIPs, different chains) rather than pushing one product. Only after that value-first stage do you run product-specific conversions.
- DevRel Operations Grid. This maps the gradual shift from human-only workstreams to AI-assisted to agent-native across categories (education, community ops, content, agent coordination, support). The point is that AI adoption is gradual onboarding, not a sudden migration.
- Docs are no longer just lower-funnel reference material. They're now top-of-funnel decision-making content that gets crawled by agents (the shift from SEO to GEO). Well-structured docs beat marketing-heavy websites as agent sources.
- You now serve two audiences: humans and agents. That means LLM-friendly docs (llms.txt), MCP servers, agent skills, and guides agents can reason over.
- Community work. Build a trusted inner circle (~50 superstars) and amplify their wins rather than your own.

[IPTS - Interplanetary Talent Services @iptsai]

Been Around the Block(chain): Episode 30 🎙️

A spotlight on stellar talent in Web3 & AI 💫

"It's important that the DevRel inspires builders how to use certain technologies and kind of removes the blockers for them to be successful with that technology."

Wow. Number 30. And what better way to celebrate than a sit down with @ChronicleLabs very own Head of DevRel, Bianca Buzea (@buzea200). 😍

This one's nothing short of a devrel deep-dive — here's what we discussed:

🫴 The importance of the empathy muscle
🤖 The impact of AI on developer engagement and a DevRel's day-to-day
👩‍🎓 Building @DevrelUni
🗒️ Everything you need to know to be a good DevRel

Aspiring DevRels: this one's for you.

Want to watch / listen on Spotify? Link below! 👇

https://t.co/L8NlFQ3UI0

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Chapter list:

01:09 - Bianca's background
01:57 - From developing tech to helping others develop tech
04:40 - The most surprising parts about the DevRel vertical
06:42 - The absolute BEST parts about being a DevRel
08:31 - Why Bianca built DevRel Uni
11:54 - Explain what you do to a 10 year old
13:59 - How to be an exceptional DevRel
16:19 - The hardest part about being a DevRel
17:17 - Balancing spinning plates as a DevRel
19:41 - How has AI's rapid advancement affected the role of a DevRel?
23:38 - Qualities that you NEED to have to be successful
28:24 - The roles that set you up best to become a DevRel
31:11 - Creating the BEST working environment / culture in crypto
32:49 - Quick-fire questions 🔥

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Disclaimer: the views expressed in this episode are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions.

[Muhammad Faran @faranweb3]

Finished DevRel Uni Cohort 7:

A lot changed for me during this cohort.

I joined thinking mostly like an engineer.

I’m leaving with a much stronger appreciation for:

- Developer Experience
- Technical Writing
- Community
- Building in public
- AI-assisted developer workflows

[Manik @themanikdiaries]

Episode 10 of my podcast series is out.

We talked about @Parul27Y journey, experience so far of being a Blockchain Developer in multiple companies, then a business analyst at Accenture and currently DevRel at Kleros.

Watch Here - https://t.co/KJcoqH2l2K

[Muhammad Faran @faranweb3]

Spent the last few weeks building something I wish I had when starting Web3:

Blockchain Hacker’s Compass

A practical guide for builders who want to go:

idea → smart contract → frontend → deploy

without spending hours jumping between docs.

@DevrelUni

[Francesco Andreoli ᵍᵐ @francescoswiss]

Just wrapped a session at @DevrelUni on AI-Enhanced DevRel 🦊 on:
- How DevRel evolves when anyone can build
- How @MetaMaskDev can enhance DevRel workflows
- How to enable contribution without friction
- The intersection of AI, Web3, and open innovation

Thank you, @buzea200 and team, for the invite. I wish I could tag every single one of you who showed up.

so encouraging to see how many DevRel folks are actually shipping, not just talking. you're builders too.

🧡 keep going

[0xAki @aljoha_]

@DevrelUni update 4: I spent 90 minutes researching a product idea and killed it. Most builders don't even take that step 😅

Built an MCP tool that does this automatically using sourced data & 5 approval gates. Calling it - Veto.

[devrel uni 🎓 @DevrelUni]

Starting in less than 1h 👀

[devrel uni 🎓 @DevrelUni]

As AI lowers the barrier to building, DevRel is evolving.
In Session 5 of Cohort 7, @francescoswiss explores:

- Growing builder communities in the age of AI
- How DevRel changes when anyone can build
- Enabling participation without friction
- AI, Web3, and open innovation

[devrel uni 🎓 @DevrelUni]

@francescoswiss Really excited to have you back as a mentor!

[devrel uni 🎓 @DevrelUni]

As AI lowers the barrier to building, DevRel is evolving.
In Session 5 of Cohort 7, @francescoswiss explores:

- Growing builder communities in the age of AI
- How DevRel changes when anyone can build
- Enabling participation without friction
- AI, Web3, and open innovation

[Manik @themanikdiaries]

I got the chance to host @ziyinlox on my podcast series.

She shared her experience, journey, how she got into web3 and a lot of insights for anyone who wants to come in web3 or DevRel space.

Watch the full episode here - https://t.co/xyg2Wcmjz4

[devrel uni 🎓 @DevrelUni]

@mahima_thacker Let's go!

[Mahima Thacker @mahima_thacker]

Today I shipped the first version of DriftGuard to npm.

It started from a simple annoyance:

SDK docs often drift from the actual code, and nobody finds out until a developer tries the example and it breaks.

DriftGuard catches that before the merge.

It snapshots your SDK, then every PR checks for broken doc snippets, removed exports, or changed signatures, with GitHub PR annotations showing the exact file and line.

Try v0.1:

npm install --save-dev @driftguardjs/cli

If your SDK docs have ever drifted from the code, try DriftGuard and tell me what it catches first!

Check it out 👇
Would love to hear your feedback :)

@DevrelUni

[buzea200👩‍💻👾🫶 @buzea200]

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming @nutlope, Director of Developer Experience @togethercompute, as a mentor for Cohort 7 at @DevrelUni.

Here are some of my key learnings from the session:

→ When a new AI model drops, identify what it’s uniquely good at and quickly build something around that capability.
Hassan shared examples of apps he built using this principle, like RoomGPT for redesigning room interiors and BlinkShot for real-time image generation.

The big insight:

timing + simplicity + great UX matter more than complexity.

→ Develop good taste.

AI can help you build faster, but taste is what differentiates. That can mean good writing, thoughtful UX, interactive demos, and always striving to add a real human touch. People can easily distinguish between AI slop and something crafted with intention.

→ Consistency compounds.

Writing one article each week for 6 months gives you 24 articles, which already puts you ahead of most people. The same applies to demos, videos, and open-source projects.

→ DevRel is no longer only about developer experience, but also agent experience.

That includes MCP servers, skills, agent-friendly docs and tools, and SDKs optimized for coding agents. The way developers interact with products is changing.

→ One idea I especially loved:
Hassan keeps a running “idea journal” with hundreds of app ideas, already prioritized, so whenever he decides he wants to build something, he’s never starting from zero.

Thank you, Hassan, for taking the time to mentor the cohort and share so many practical insights, lessons, and behind-the-scenes perspectives from your journey. Really grateful for the session! 💙

[Gopika Chauhan @okgopika]

https://t.co/ulCbmyXcnE

[Manik @themanikdiaries]

A new episode of "The DevRel Uni Show" is out.

In Episode 8, Dayana shared her journey, experience and also shared some advice for the people who are looking for a job.

You can watch the full podcast here - https://t.co/40FqGaJ7XY

Thanks to Dayana for her time and wisdom.

[Manik @themanikdiaries]

Ep.05 of 'The DevRel Uni Show' is out.

This time I had @jmakwana_0x1 with me.

He's a Blockchain Developer, Polygon Village Grant Recipient and Uniswap Hook Incubator Fellow.

You can watch the full episode here - https://t.co/a1Ne9G8X03

[Manik @themanikdiaries]

Had an amazing discussion with Yerang Kim in Ep.6 of "The DevRel Uni Show"

She's really inspiring as she made her way into tech despite coming from a non tech background and now working in Policy.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/7Q6OuVMgFR

Thanks to Bianca & DevRel Uni.

[luucamay.shefi.eth 🇧🇴 @luucamay_]

"Before posting something I always ask myself if my post will add value to my audience" 👀
When @nutlope mentioned this on Week 4 @DevrelUni it strongly resonated with me. I will explain why in this thread why 👇

[Manik @themanikdiaries]

I wrote an article on @Medium explaining about what I am building at @DevrelUni as a part of my week4 assignment :)

Read it here - https://t.co/9BjqFVQ8K6

Thanks to @buzea200, I posted on medium after 2.5 yrs :)