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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Most developers hate your marketing...because they see marketing as manipulative, distrustful, and overhyped... In my BRAND NEW VIDEO I walk through 3 practical steps to build trust and help you stand out. ▶️ Link to the full video in the first comment on this post.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The LIVE room is now open! Come and learn the 5 mistakes companies make in building dev stickiness, fix them, and get my toolkit to get up and running. 👇 Come and join us: event.webinarjam.com/go/live/65/g...

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Why Developers Don’t Care About Your Product

How to drive Developer Engagement and Lead Gen by Building Quality Relationships with 100,000 developers

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The power of Zapier is not in saving time...it is in saving mental bandwidth...so your team can focus on more important things. See the full video: youtu.be/NNAZbtzOvPE

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

So, Opus Clip has sprung onto the scene to make it easy to convert long videos into shorts...but is it any good? Well, here is my full video review from using it...covering quality, cost, and if it is worth it... ...link in the first comment 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

We have decided to spin up a Stateshift sub-reddit to start sharing content, discussion, and more focused on building user and developer ecosystems. Check it out: www.reddit.com/r/Stateshift/

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Stateshift

Build your movement.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Want to know the philosophy and tactics of how @github.com hooks developers? Well, you need to listen to their VP DevRel, @martinwoodward.bsky.social where he just dropped a load of practical insight and wisdom in our chat. Link to the full interview is in the first reply to this post.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Sorry other Dads…you had a good run…

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Thrilled to see the news that Beyoncé has started a roofing company focused on empowering women. She is hiring all the shingle ladies.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Until @bsky.app can support modern content creators who trade in longer-form video...it will struggle to take off... ...and I don't mean a 4hr Joe Rogan interview. I mean my 7min video... 😉

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thanks to everyone who subscribed to my YouTube channel for helping us to hit the 10,000 sub milestone. YouTube is a pretty brutal bootcamp in creating the right content for your audience, and while the wisdom is hard won, it is rewarding. 🤘 www.youtube.com/jonobacon

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Curious to see who lands the 10,000 sub on www.youtube.com/jonobacon 😬

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Want to win a private 1-on-1 call with me...a signed copy of 'People Powered' (and some killer Stateshift swag)...AND have $500 donated to the charity of your choice? Head to this video to join - it is FREE: youtu.be/y0j6ElcdjKY

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10,000 subscriber giveaway

YouTube video by Jono Bacon

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I am about to hit 10,000 subscribers on YouTube...and I am running a little contest where you can win a private call, some cool swag...AND raise money for the charity of your choice....find out more here: youtu.be/y0j6ElcdjKY

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Both Linear and Replit have NAILED finding and attracting developers...and here's why 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Just put out an interview with @cra, CTO of the @CloudNativeFdn talking about the best way to balance open source and building a business... ...and we also dig into finding product market fit, the land and expand playbook, and more. ▶️ Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=omr_...

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Is is ESSENTIAL to stand out from the crowd...even if it involves a gong and a small pair of pants...

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

So close to 10k subs on my @YouTube channel! Go subscribe: www.youtube.com/jonobacon :-)

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So, @zed.dev are able to grab the attention of developers within 10 seconds on their website. It is genius, and in my new YouTube video I show how. youtu.be/rhX87M_AjTY

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How ZED grabs a developer's attention in 10 seconds

YouTube video by Jono Bacon

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

New shirt, might be one of my faves.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We are making it easier for our customers to get help when they are burning out. I hope other companies do the same. :-)

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

@github.com is astonishingly successful at developer engagement...but maybe not for the reasons you might think... In my NEW VIDEO I cover the core ingredients behind GitHub's success...and how you can use those ingredients too. ▶️ Link to the video in the first comment.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

A LOT of developer engagement "best-practices" people are using (from 2019)...just don't work anymore. I put together a collection of them (and what to fix), ft. examples from @supabase.com, @vercel.com, Replit, Postman, Prisma, Stripe, Linear, and Replit. Link in the first comment 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is a handy tool to both work and defatten at the same time. Well worth it. 🤘

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Question for all you big brains out there about an idea for fixing jet lag…let me know what you think 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Before adding new users or developers...make sure you FIX THIS FIRST 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I love traveling, but this is where I am happiest and most productive.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

If you find that FAILURE has an outsized impact on you...this is your 70sec pick-me-up. 🤘

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Passion = wanting to do something so much that even when you are mentally and physically exhausted...you still want to do it.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I like big spikes and I can not lie. Always love testing a hypothesis and seeing if it actually works or not. In this case, case study anchored video shorts. 🤘

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Haha, this is so true. Always love seeing you, @castrojo.bsky.social - killer work on the Project Pavillion. 🤘

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

First time taking Stateshift for a spin. :-)

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

My god, Apple Intelligence is shit. Is it bad for you lot too?

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

My phone has hundreds of these pictures on it. 🤣

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

So, is BlueSky the next big thing this week or was that last week?

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Just noticed Stuart’s t-shirt when watching Big Bang Theory. Didn’t notice this one. Ubuntu showed up another time on that show too. We were SO stoked when that happened. 🤘

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

TOO MANY open source companies make this mistake, and it can hugely impact their ability to grow a sustainable business 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

A CRITICAL missing ingredient in many @github.com projects is a clear vision and direction...and here's why 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Do you have a release schedule for your @github.com project? If not, your project has a huge risk attached...here's why 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

💲Million Dollar Idea: at conferences, mints provided next to the coffee to counter-act the death breath caused by ropey conference coffee.

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Here are 2 pretty unusual things that @gitlab.com did that changed the game (and enabled them to compete with GitHub) 👇

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Getting a @github.com project off the ground is tough...but here are 4 simple hacks to get you rolling 🤘

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Jono Bacon @jonobacon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Too many open source projects consider documentation as an after-thought...but it is the make or break of your project. Here are 4 practical things every open source project should do in their docs. 👇 Which open source projects have amazing docs as inspiration?

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