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Dev Propulsion Labs

Evil Martians
Developer Tools
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Dev Propulsion Labs is a podcast about the business of developer tools. Hosts from the Evil Martians team interview prominent dev tools founders with the goal of sharing knowledge in the maturing developer tool and commercial open source industry.

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In this episode of Dev Propulsion Labs, Stas Kelvich, co-founder of Neon and member of technical staff at Databricks, shares his physics background and what led him to become a key Postgres contributor. He also explains how the $1B Databricks acquisi... more

In this episode of Dev Propulsion Labs, Harjot Gill, co-founder and CEO at CodeRabbit, shares what it actually takes to build a fast-growing AI devtool. He tells us the story of how going viral in Japan organically showed him there was a market need ... more

David Gomes, product engineer at Cursor, explains why the best engineers are fully adopting AI while half the world's developers haven't started. He also reveals why having a diverse team is more important than a business-focused one. Plus, David bre... more

In this episode of Dev Propulsion Labs, Monica Sarbu, founder of Xata, explains why they shifted from targeting builders to serving enterprise teams with their Postgres modernization platform. She also shares why Xata is remote-first, how twice-yearl... more

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Recent Guests

Monica Sarbu
Founder of Xata
Xata
Episode: Monica Sarbu of Xata on relaunching the product, hiring a diverse team, and being remote-first
Piyush Agarwal
Founder of Rayo.dev
Rayo.dev
Episode: Piyush Agarwal of Reo.dev on why GTM starts with customer conversations
Abhi Aiyer
CTO and co-founder at Mastra
Mastra
Episode: Abhi Aiyer of Mastra on raising from 120+ builders and the power of community
Michael Grinich
CEO and founder of WorkOS
WorkOS
Episode: Michael Grinich of WorkOS on building invisible infrastructure that powers every AI company
Sam Lambert
CEO at PlanetScale
PlanetScale
Episode: Sam Lambert of PlanetScale on surviving AWS outages and the real cost of extreme fault tolerance
Zeno Rocha
Founder and CEO of Resend, Email API for developers.
Resend
Episode: Zeno Rocha of Resend on cutting scope ruthlessly and shipping perfect products fast
Sarah Wooders
Co-founder of Letta AI
Letta AI
Episode: Sarah Wooders on why LLMs are like Memento and building the infrastructure for stateful AI agents
Adam Frankl
Best Selling Author, Advisor, Investor, Founder, the final boss of developer marketing.
Episode: Adam Frankl on why 2025 is the best year ever to build a developer tool startup
Jason Bosco
CEO and co-founder of TypeSense
TypeSense
Episode: Jason Bosco on building a profitable search engine serving 10 billion searches without VC funding

Host

Victoria Melnikova
Host of Dev Propulsion Labs, Head of New Business at Evil Martians, focusing on the intersection of technology and business in developer tools.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 7 ratings
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    As a founder of a dev tool startup, I find these conversations insightful and inspiring too. Keep it up!

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    Nonconstant
    United States2 years ago

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The focus on sharing knowledge and experiences in the developer tools space is highly appreciated by the audience.
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Adam Wenchel, CEO at Arthur AI, on building AI guardrails, the last mile problem, and coaching code bots
Q: What do you think makes the perfect developer tool? What are some maybe top three qualities that a developer tool should have?
A perfect developer tool should prioritize simplicity, cleverness, and perhaps a third quality that hasn't been specified.
Adam Wenchel, CEO at Arthur AI, on building AI guardrails, the last mile problem, and coaching code bots
Q: How do you envision a software engineer's day in 10 years?
AI will revolutionize workflows, likely leading to coaches for coding bots who enhance productivity and effectiveness.
Sarah Wooders on why LLMs are like Memento and building the infrastructure for stateful AI agents
Q: What is your biggest challenge in building Letta?
Balancing the technical challenges of infrastructure and AI problems as a small team.
Sarah Wooders on why LLMs are like Memento and building the infrastructure for stateful AI agents
Q: Do you have any advice for someone who is about to build a new startup considering the hype and the AI fatigue?
There are a ton of opportunities in the AI space and it's essential to find the right co-founder and initial team.
Sarah Wooders on why LLMs are like Memento and building the infrastructure for stateful AI agents
Q: What do you find is the most common scenario that people are using agents for?
Many clients use agents for chatbots and virtual personal assistants that can learn about user preferences over time.

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Exploring the dynamics of the developer tools industry, this show features in-depth discussions with founders and leaders who drive innovation in this rapidly evolving sector. Key themes include strategies for product development, insights into go-to-market approaches, and the importance of community engagement. Episodes often highlight the personal journeys of entrepreneurs and the technical challenges they face while building solutions that empower developers. What sets it apart is its focus on the intersection of technology and business, aiming to equip listeners with practical insights and expert advice relevant for anyone involved in the developer tools ecosystem.

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