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[Pre-DevFest] Beyond the Code
Writing code is the easy part (especially these days) - getting it out the door and keeping it alive in front of real users is where everything breaks.
No vanity metrics, LinkedIn carousels, or sanitized growth hacks here. We’re looking at the hard calls - getting your first real customers, pricing without guessing, and pivoting when the market pushes back. If you want to know how great products actually win in the wild, this is the room to be in.
What to Expect
The Road to PMF: Candid breakdowns of how builders validated demand, killed bad features, and found real traction.
GTM Without the Fluff: Practical talks on distribution, positioning, and acquiring users without burning a massive budget.
Product Reality: Unfiltered lessons on roadmap trade-offs, retention, and building things people actually use.