Discover the 4 Cs of successful DevRel programs and their best practices with this API Intersection Podcast interview with Ash Arnwine from Stoplight. This week on API Intersection podcast, we interview Ash Arnwine, Director of Developer Relations at Nylas, who helped us discover the 4 C's of successful DevRel programs and their best practices. Ash's Devrel program is unique in that both developer advocacy and the documentation team report to the Devrel program. His team faces the challenges of scaling the platform's high-touch integration process as they work to create more of a self-serve pl ..read more

Everyone wants to ‘digitally transform’ these days, and they think APIs are the quick and easy way to do it. But change is never easy, and there are some critical steps to get right if you want your program to succeed. This week on API Intersection podcast, we interviewed Shane Hastie, a Global Delivery Lead at SoftEd and lead editor at Infoq. He has multiple decades of experience in information technology and has worked in various roles, such as authoring, consulting, and teaching. We chatted with Shane about the challenges of cultural change in company transformations and the need for a gro ..read more

For this week's API Intersection podcast at Stoplight, we interviewed George Mitry at Discover to discuss approaches that can be applied to any business's API program. George is the Expert Application Engineer - API Enablement & Standardization at Discover Financial Services. The Discover team works with over 1,500 external and internal APIs, which are used to provide cash-back bonuses or card payments. Their current focus has revolved around security as a top priority in their API program, as well as increased demand for speed, digitalization, and transparency.  To keep up with the p ..read more

This week on the API Intersection podcast,  _____ To subscribe to the podcast, visit https://stoplight.io/podcast --- API Intersection Podcast listeners are invited to sign up for Stoplight and save up to $650! Use code INTERSECTION10 to get 10% off a new subscription to Stoplight Platform Starter or Pro. Offer good for annual or monthly payment option for first-time subscribers. 10% off an annual plan ($650 savings for Pro and $94.80 for Starter) or 10% off your first month ($9.99 for Starter and $39 for Pro ..read more

This week on the API Intersection podcast, we interviewed Alex Chernyak, CEO of ZAPTEST, a software organization specializing in software automation testing and merging automation with RPA. ZAPTEST also automates business processes, using APIs and UI steps to overcome specific customer integration challenges. We chatted with Alex to learn more about automation testing, the role APIs play in that, and why an API-first approach is essential to better performance at ZAPTEST. _____ To subscribe to the podcast, visit https://stoplight.io/podcast --- API Intersection Podcast listeners are invited t ..read more

This week on the API Intersection podcast, we interviewed Marjukka Niinioja, a co-founder of Osango, an organization that specializes in API business consulting, including architectural work, information architecture auditing, API business models, and ecosystem design. The Osango team works with companies that specialize in designing IoT platforms. Marjukka focuses on teaching and consulting about APIs, AI and platform economy, and digital services. _____ To subscribe to the podcast, visit https://stoplight.io/podcast --- API Intersection Podcast listeners are invited to sign up for Stoplight ..read more

This week on the API Intersection podcast, This week on the API Intersection podcast, we interviewed Daniel Kocot, Head of API Experience and Operations at Codecentric AG. Codecentric AG is a leader in agile software development and innovative technologies in Germany.  Daniel's job is to get his customers to answer the question, "why are we thinking in APIs?" He aims to get them to shift their mindset to specialized tools, treating your APIs as products and understanding the end goal that one's trying to achieve with the desire to design a bunch of APIs.  _____ To subscribe to the ..read more

This week on the API Intersection podcast, _____ To subscribe to the podcast, visit https://stoplight.io/podcast --- API Intersection Podcast listeners are invited to sign up for Stoplight and save up to $650! Use code INTERSECTION10 to get 10% off a new subscription to Stoplight Platform Starter or Pro. Offer good for annual or monthly payment option for first-time subscribers. 10% off an annual plan ($650 savings for Pro and $94.80 for Starter) or 10% off your first month ($9.99 for Starter and $39 for Pro ..read more

While the subscription-based pricing option has been the popular go-to for many SaaS companies, the usage-based model has recently seen significant traction in SaaS companies. But which solution is right for monetizing your API product? To answer that question, this week on the API Intersection podcast, we spoke with Behailu Tekletsadik, co-founder & CEO of Archetype, which is a startup focused on usage-based billing for APIs. Behailu sat down with the API Intersection team to discuss the pros and cons of a usage-based approach versus a subscription-based approach to your API pricing strat ..read more

This week on the API Intersection podcast, we spoke with Andrei Soroker, CEO at Fogbender, a B2b customer support tool for API-first companies. We often discuss how to secure the right development tools and scale your API program from there, but we often don't talk enough about supporting the thing when it's out in the wild. Supporting APIs is innately complex, and Andrei shared his perspective on the matter.  _____ To subscribe to the podcast, visit https://stoplight.io/podcast --- API Intersection Podcast listeners are invited to sign up for Stoplight and save up to $650! Use code INTER ..read more