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. 

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)