Marcos Placona โ Co-Founder
Your product is ready. Your docs are polished. But developers aren't signing up. You're posting on ๐, writing tutorials, answering questions in Discord. Still, crickets. Meanwhile, your competitors are building loyal communities while you're stuck at 100 signups. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. Developers don't respond to traditional marketing. They need to see your tool in action, understand it quickly, and trust that it solves their problem better than building it themselves. I help DevTool startups (Seed to Series B) turn launches into traction. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ: ๐ Launch strategy that gets developers actually signing up (not just lurking) ๐ Technical content that ranks and converts (SEO + developer authenticity) ๐ Community programs that turn users into advocates ๐ Onboarding that gets developers from signup to "aha moment" in minutes ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ: Airtop: 2,500 signups at launch, #1 Product Hunt, 400% community growth Liblab: 180% traffic increase, 250% more leads, 85% better trial-to-paid conversion Client docs overhaul: 50%+ increase in unique views, stronger SEO conversions ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐: ๐ 7 years at Twilio building international DevRel (grew team from 1 to 18 across 8 countries) ๐ Scaled Circle's global DevRel from 0 to 5 people internationally ๐ Won DevRel Con's Best DevRel Team 2023 ๐ 20+ years shipping code ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก: ๐ DevTool companies, Seed to Series B ๐ 10-50 person teams ๐๐ก๐จ: ๐ Are building APIs, platforms, or developer tools ๐ Need signups and revenue, not just community vibes ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐? ๐ฒ Book a 15-minute strategy call โ https://zcal.co/mplacona/15min ๐ง Email: marcos@devrelbridge.com ๐ Visit: https://DevRelBridge.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on Developer Relations and community engagement.
Experience: 20 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Start-up Leadership
- Product Development
- Developer Relations
- Computer Science
Career Highlights
- Secured 2,500+ signups in a single launch.
- Led award-winning DevRel teams at Twilio and Circle.
- Expert in turning developer tools into community favorites.
Work Experience
LinkIntel
Founder (9 mos)
Developer Relations Foundation
DevRel Structure and Organization Manager (1 yr)
Airtop
Fractional Head of DevRel (7 mos)
DevRel Bridge
Founder (1 yr 8 mos)
Marcos Placona
Founder (1 yr 11 mos)
Krunch
Strategic Advisor (3 yrs 7 mos)
Circle
Director of Global Developer Relations (1 yr 9 mos)
Twilio Inc.
Head Of Developer Relations, EMEA & LATAM (1 yr 5 mos)
Head of Developer Evangelism, EMEA (8 mos)
Developer Evangelist, Manager (2 yrs 6 mos)
Developer Evangelist (3 yrs)
Web Reservations International/Hostelbookers
Principal Software Engineer (1 yr 5 mos)
Hostelbookers
Technical Lead (10 mos)
Lead Software Engineer (1 yr 8 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 10 mos)
Urnox Ltd
Founder (1 yr 11 mos)
European Commission
System Analyst (1 yr 5 mos)
PJTV
Consultant Senior Developer (2 mos)
London Web Communications
Software Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Education
BSc (Honours) Computing & IT at The Open University
Chinese Language and Literature at SOAS University of London
Bachelor of Science (BSc) at Universidade Ibirapuera