Critical path infra for developers with Megan Reynolds from Crane

Megan Reynolds is an investor at Crane Venture Partners. Crane are an early stage VC who have invested in developer tools such as Gitpod, Encore and Novu. 

Scaling DevTools is the podcast that investigates how DevTools go from zero to one. Created by Jack Bridger, founder of BitReach. BitReach helps DevTool companies reach more developers. In this series, Jack will explore how startups sell to developers, build tools and become successful.

What we cover

• What is happening in the market right now?
• Critical path for developers
• What can devtools do to make themselves more critical?
• Understanding your landscape
• What are the good founders doing? Gitpod example
• Why Megan invested in Novu
• What Megan is looking for in devtools

Where to hear from Megan

• Twitter: @meganreyno
• https://crane.vc/

Dev Tools mentioned

• Gitpod - open source remote developer collaboration
• Gitpod // Factorial case study
• Novu - open source notification infrastructure
• Encore - backend development engine
• Firebase - backend as a service
• Supabase (open source alternative to firebase)
• Posthog (open source alternative to mixpanel)

Where to hear from us

• Twitter: @JackSBridger
• https://blog.bitreach.io
• Newsletter: https://www.bitreach.io/

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