From Google & Slack to DevRel Leadership: Katie Wasilenko Miller
In this episode, Yurii Filipchuk (Founder of OpenBabylon) speaks with Katie Wasilenko Miller, a Developer Marketing Leader with 15+ years at Google, Slack, and now a steering committee member at the Developer Relations Foundation. Katie shares her career journey, insights on building communities at scale, and lessons from both successes and failures in tech. This conversation is packed with practical advice for anyone leading developer relations, marketing, or startup communities. Transcript
Yurii Filipchuk (founder of OpenBabylon) talks with Katie Wasilenko Miller, a developer marketing leader with 15+ years at Google and Slack and a Developer Relations Foundation steering committee member, about her career and building communities at scale.
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