#24 Developer Advocacy - Why Is It Important? (Tech Careers Explained)

What is Developer Advocacy? Let's explore some career in tech you might not be familiar with. 🔗 ⁠⁠Read or download summary of the key insights In this episode, Helen Scott - MongoDB's keynote storyteller, and Grace Jansen - IBM's developer advocate, demystified developer advocacy and explained how it can allow people to pursue even more chances in tech. We will also look at what startup founders and leaders can do to attract, retain and grow people in tech. • Their journey into starting a career in tech • What is "Developer Advocacy" and why is it important • Challenges of keeping up-to-date in a fast changing industry like tech • Getting into tech - Bootcamp vs Engineering degree ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/naily-makangu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE FREE RESOURCES: ⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨 Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks. Naily is committed to fostering innovation and growth in the startup community via Athena Leaders' "Tech and Product Catalyst". 👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello : ➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athenaleaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #developeradvocacy #techcareer #softwaredevelopment #womenintech #techteam #happiness #athenaleaders #athenaleadership #workplace #businessadvice #hybridworking #leadership #businesstips #leaders #startupfounders #startups #athenaleaders #naily #makangu