Today I sit down with Romaric Philogène, CEO and founder of Qovery, a platform that helps developers build, deploy, run, and scale applications.  Romaric begins by talking about his first two start-ups, both social networks, and then we discuss the difference between creating consumer-facing products and products for developers. We then talk about marketing in the US as it compares to the global market. We discuss Qovary’s relationship to open source and the idea of fostering community around a company’s culture. Romaric concludes by offering advice to developers on the value of being a skilled communicator. 

Full Description / Show Notes

Highlights:

• Romaric talks about his first two startups that preceded Qovery (3:26)
• The differences between building a consumer facing product and creating a product for developers (5:55)
• Romaric talks marketing in the US vs marketing in Europe  (11:50)
• Romaric answers the question “what are things you’re doing differently now that you’ve learned from previous efforts?” (17:00)
• The value of community building in marketing to developers (19:28)
• Qovary’s relationship with open source (20:46)
• Building community around your company vs just a product (25:00)
• The importance of communication as an engineer (28:47)

Links:

Romaric

• Twitter:@rophilogene
• Company: https://www.qovery.com/