To begin, I would just like to say thank you and welcome! Time is valuable and I hope throughout this work we can provide valuable insight and knowledge.
A key theme in my life has always been not only the pursuit of knowledge but sharing of my learnings with others. Sadly, a lot of people safeguard knowledge; knowledge is not something that should be held close to the chest, it should be exposed.
The power to make a difference lies not only in what we know but also in our capacity to share it.
The original inspiration for this work has roots in our previous company, both figuratively and literally. We realized the power of being transparent, open, and sharing our knowledge with the world with a work called The Nutanix Bible. This allowed us to enable our employees, our partners, and our customers; which led to a much more productive and fruitful environment.
However, we also faced many challenges and frustrations as we grew that product and business which caused us to question things. This spark led to an epiphany that it was time for a better way of doing things and led to the birth of the idea of DevRev.
With the Book of DevRev, we aim to not only talk about some of our lessons learned, and tips for success, but also to create a platform for others to share their experiences. The world is a diverse place and we would be remiss to ever believe we were all knowing. With this, we aim to set knowledge free, learn from one another, and enable everyone to build better products and companies!
Let’s grow together –
—Steven Poitras (aka SP, aka The Dude)