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Connect with Alessandro Vozza:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandrovozza
https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/dutch-kubernetes-meetup
Outline
00:00:00 – Intro00:00:25 – Puglia vacations
00:05:24 – Moving to Amsterdam for love
00:07:21 – Bulletin board system
00:09:30 – Alessandro’s origin story
00:11:18 – Love for open source
00:13:11 – Sustainable open source
00:15:29 – Giving back to the community
00:18:25 – The rise of foundations
00:19:54 – The rise of AI
00:21:00 – Improving lives everywhere
00:22:24 – Taking a stand as engineers
00:25:24 – Alessandro starting a DevOps meetup
00:26:49 – Stoicism
00:27:12 – Back to DevOps meetup Amsterdam
00:29:07 – Learning public speaking at a meetup
00:31:22 – Maintaining connections
00:34:17 – Be authentically yourself
00:36:30 – The perspective of success
00:38:08 – Marcus Aurelius
00:39:29 – The rise of Developer Relations
00:41:00 – The qualities of a good DevRel
00:42:23 – Next steps in Patrick’s career
00:43:58 – Storytelling connects people
00:45:20 – Social budget
00:46:21 – It’s about the people
00:48:05 – Public speaking and respect
00:50:15 – The world is smaller but bigger
00:50:47 – Dutch Kubernetes Meetup shoutout!