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Crossing the chasm with Shawn Wang (swyx) Episode 33

Crossing the chasm with Shawn Wang (swyx)

Everyone in tech should understand the technology adoption cycle and know which stage of the adoption cycle you’re at. Shawn Wang, known on the internet as swyx. Shawn is a writer, speaker and head of DX at Airbyte. He's also the editor of DX.tips. In this episode Shawn shares how DevTools can cross the chasm.

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Key points:
  • Everyone in tech should understand the technology adoption cycle and know which stage of the adoption cycle you’re at
  • First time founders obsess about products and second-time founders obsess about distribution.
  • At the beginning, focus-in on one offering - have conviction in who your users are
  • Your tech IS the story at the earliest stage of the adoption cycle. Because you are targeting innovators and they love to know you use Rust for example! At the later stage, tech no longer matters; the cost matters. Your messaging evolves
  • You should be picking industries and companies with a strong chance of success

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Creators and Guests

Lydia Melvin
Editor
Lydia Melvin
Editor of Scaling DevTools
swyx 🤖
Guest
swyx 🤖
I help devtool startups cross the chasm!Head of DX @airbytehq + Editor @DXTipsHQAuthor @Coding_CareerAI explorations https://t.co/pXJtEhE8Sfingroup @swyxio

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