I hate developers - at least I strongly dislike how developers are worshipped in API marketing

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APIs are marketed to developers through Developer Portals and by Developer Evangelists, but in doing so we are missing a huge market, ie all the non-developers in the world. Why is this and what do we do about it? Presentation from the API Strategy & Practice conference in Amsterdam March 28, 2014

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The Biggest Challenge with

APIs?

Usage!

PRESENTED BY @ANDREASKROHN

I hate developersstrongly dislike

how

are worshiped in marketing

Developer Portal

Developer Experience

Developer Evangelists

Developers, Developers, Developers

1. APIs are technical

So are phones

Robot designed by Simon Child from the Noun Project

2. We are developers

everyone != developers

Reading designed by Adrijan Karavdic from the Noun Project

3. Silicon Valley

World > Valley

Location designed by Mister Pixel from the Noun Project

4. The Myth of the Single Developer

myth = false

Superhero designed by Simon Child from the Noun Project

API App End User

real value

Entrepreneurs, Designers,

Domain experts…

Developer Portal

designer

Developer Experience

entrepreneur

Developer Evangelists

end user

Include everyone

also developers!

Thank you!

dopter.se nordicapis.com

@andreaskrohn andreas@dopter.se

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