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Founder-led content
You don't have to "do marketing." You have to become the person developers trust on the problem. Sell the category, not the product, and let the authority pull people in.
Use this when: content feels slimy so you avoid it, your "blog" is a changelog, or a competitor is quietly becoming the go-to voice while you ship in silence.
The core idea
Developers reward technical depth, honesty, and a real point of view, and punish polished fluff. The move isn't promotion; it's education. Be the trusted expert on the problem, take a stance on where the space is heading, and the product sells itself as the obvious answer.
Before product-market fit, only the founder can do this. It's the #2 hire (DevRel) later, not now.
This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.