The Heavybit Library
The Heavybit Library is an extensive catalog of educational content featuring hundreds of hours of expert presentations, insightful podcasts, and articles focused on helping technical founders achieve breakout success.
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Understanding Legal Issues for Open Source Software Start-ups
Viewing Open Source Startups Through a Licensing and IP Lens Open source software (OSS) is a vibrant and rapidly-growing space,...
The Challenge of Building Marketplaces for Developers
On March 31, 2021, Stack Overflow went viral for an April Fool’s day prank that was as funny as it was resonant: The Key–“a...
Dear Founders: Start with Messaging
A Messaging Framework and Template for Founders Building SaaS Brands Dear founders: This article is intended to help you clearly...
Unintended Consequences Ep. #8, Resilience & Chill with J. Paul Reed of Netflix
In episode 8 of Unintended Consequences, Heidi Waterhouse and Kim Harrison speak with J. Paul Reed of Netflix. They discuss...
What Success Looks Like for Modern Open-Source Software Startups
How Open-Source Startups Succeed Estimates suggest that modern developers have built about 70%-90% of all modern software on top...
Getting There Ep. #5, The State of SRE and Beyond
In episode 5 of Getting There, Nora and Niall meet for a conversation at SREcon. This talk explores the history of the...
Deciding How and Where to Reach Developers
Year over year, the size of one’s tech stack increases; It’s said that enterprises use over a thousand developer applications in...
Why No One Reads Your Pitch or Blog Post: Newsworthiness 101
Bad PR pitches aren’t just ignored, on slow days they’re reprimanded alongside screeds from some of the best and brightest...
O11ycast Ep. #59, Learning From Incidents with Laura Maguire of Jeli
In episode 59 of o11ycast, Jess and Martin speak with Laura Maguire of Jeli and Nick Travaglini of Honeycomb. They unpack...
What to Know About Open-Source Software: Benefits and Advantages
Open-Source Software Benefits - What to Know Open-source software (OSS) advantages include lower starting costs, faster project...
Recommended Reading: From Experts in the Heavybit Community
As 2021 wraps up and we enter a period of much needed downtime, we wanted to offer a list of books to keep you engaged and...
O11ycast Ep. #41, Organizing Conferences with Aaron Aldrich of Red Hat
In episode 41 of o11ycast, Charity and Liz speak with Aaron Aldrich of Red Hat. Together they pull back the curtain on organizing...