Brendan O'Leary
Strategic Marketing & Product Leader
Seasoned developer marketing leader, community strategist, and technical storyteller with nearly two decades of experience driving developer engagement, product advocacy, and open-source adoption.
Differentiators
- Developer & Product Marketing Leadership: Proven ability to craft compelling narratives, drive go-to-market strategies, and position developer-focused products for success.
- Community & Ecosystem Growth: Extensive experience scaling DevRel functions, building global developer communities, and fostering technical advocacy programs that translate into measurable business impact.
- Technical Storytelling & Content Strategy: A recognized thought leader who connects with technical audiences through compelling storytelling, content marketing, and public speaking.
- Business Impact & Revenue Growth: Adept at aligning developer relations and marketing strategies with company goals to increase developer-driven product adoption, community engagement, and revenue impact.
Target
Industry: DevTools, DevOps, & AI DevTools
Ideal company is focused on Developer Enablement across Cloud, DevOps, APIs,
SDKs, and modern engineering workflows.
Stage: Early Stage & Pre-IPO
Title: Leadership (player/coach) or Principle IC. For example:
- Head of Developer Relations at an early stage startup ($5 - $25M AAR)
- VP/Director of Developer Relations at a late stage startup ($25 - $100M AAR)
- Staff/Principle Developer Advocate at any pre-IPO startup
Values
- Tough & Competent: Own every outcome, keep improving, and use success as fuel for tackling bigger challenges.
- Service over Self: Lead with humility, put the customer first, and be honest when fit isn't mutual.
- Minimum Viable Change: Act fast, ship small, validate value - progress comes from momentum, not perfection.
- Decide with Speed: Bias for action by default. Reserve consensus for one-way doors, not everyday progress; simplicity scales, complexity doesn't.