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mplacona/README.md

Hi, I'm Marcos ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐Ÿ“ Bedfordshire, UK | ๐ŸŽค DevRel Leader & Speaker | ๐Ÿš€ Founder & Solopreneur

๐Ÿชช marcos.md: who I am, what I work on and how to reach me, in one page written for people and AI agents.

TypeScript Kotlin Java Node.js React Next.js Android AI

Building developer tools and helping companies create thriving developer communities. After a decade leading DevRel at companies like Twilio and Circle, I'm now building products and sharing what I've learned.

๐ŸŽฏ Founder @ DevRel Bridge โ€” Shaping the future of Developer Relations

Current Projects

  • ๐Ÿ’ง MentionDrop โ€” Brand mention monitoring for small SaaS teams and AI agents: Reddit, news and the web, with the evidence attached.
  • ๐Ÿ“Š LinkIntel โ€” An MCP server that gives your AI assistant your own X post results and X's ranking code before it drafts.
  • โŒจ๏ธ KeyStrokes โ€” Chrome extension that types and fills forms realistically for screen-recorded demos.
  • ๐Ÿ“„ devrel.md โ€” An open spec and agent skills for describing a developer funnel in one Markdown file.

Career Highlights

๐ŸŸฃ Circle โ€” Global Director of Developer Relations

Led worldwide DevRel strategy during the Web3 boom, building trust and adoption for USDC and Circle's developer ecosystem.

๐Ÿ”ด Twilio โ€” Head of Developer Relations (EMEA, APAC, LATAM)

Created and led international DevRel programs that helped establish Twilio as the go-to platform for communication APIs. Built award-winning programs reaching hundreds of thousands of developers.

Open Source Highlights

  • ๐Ÿ“ฑ BurnerPhones โ€” Burner phone app using Twilio API and Kotlin (โญ 83)
  • ๐Ÿ“ธ Selfie โ€” Simple library for taking app screenshots (โญ 51)
  • ๐Ÿงช java-junit-template โ€” Java template with JUnit and Ant (โญ 59)
  • ๐Ÿ” HelloWorld โ€” AndroidSecurity.info hackable app (โญ 40)
  • ๐Ÿค– Arduwrap โ€” Arduino wrapper for Android Things (โญ 22)

GitHub Activity

GitHub Contribution Graph

What I'm Doing

  • Building in public โ€” Creating developer tools that solve real problems
  • Writing about DevRel โ€” Sharing insights on DevRel Bridge Blog
  • Speaking globally โ€” 50+ conferences on DevRel strategy and community building
  • Advising startups โ€” Helping companies build their developer programs

Latest Blog Posts

Connect

marcos.md Twitter LinkedIn Blog DevRel Bridge GitHub DEV.to


Recognition

  • ๐ŸŽค International Speaker โ€” 50+ conferences worldwide
  • ๐Ÿ† Award-Winning DevRel Programs โ€” Built programs reaching hundreds of thousands of developers
  • ๐Ÿ“š Technical Author โ€” Content creator helping developers succeed
  • ๐Ÿ’ผ Advisor @ KrunchData โ€” Guiding data analytics innovation

Philosophy

"Great developer products deserve great developer communities." โ€” I believe in building meaningful relationships with developers that drive both product adoption and business growth.

Fun Facts
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Originally from Brazil, now based in Bedfordshire, UK
  • โ˜• Powered by coffee and developer community vibes
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Building side projects because ideas don't build themselves
  • ๐Ÿค Passionate about helping developers ship faster and scale effortlessly

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  1. BurnerPhones BurnerPhones Public

    A burner phone application using the Twilio API and Kotlin at the backend

    Kotlin 83 13

  2. selfie selfie Public

    A simple library to make taking screenshots of your apps a breeze.

    Java 51 8

  3. java-junit-template-project java-junit-template-project Public

    A template project for java using JUNIT and ANT for building and unit testsing

    Java 60 113

  4. HelloWorld HelloWorld Public

    AndroidSecurity.info Hackable application

    Java 39 6

  5. arduwrap arduwrap Public

    An Arduino wrapper for Android Things

    Java 22 3

  6. androidthings.rocks androidthings.rocks Public

    The repo for https://www.androidthings.rocks

    CSS 7 2