The Strategic Case for Developer Relations

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How does Developer Relations (DevRel) create value? What 13 interviews revealed.

2026-03-11 · 7 min

The question of how Developer Relations (DevRel) teams create value has been answered plenty of times (though rarely through systematic research). In 2024 I looked into it properly through 13 interviews with DevRel leaders, culminating in an MBA dissertation at Warwick Business School, unearthing a couple of surprises along the way. This series works through what I found.