Marcos Placona is the founder of DevRel Bridge, a Developer Relations consultancy that helps developer-first companies scale through strategy, content, and community building. With over 20 years in tech and 12+ years of DevRel leadership at companies like Twilio and Circle, he treats DevRel as a revenue-driving function, focusing on activation over awareness and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Marcos also founded LinkIntel, a SaaS platform providing actionable LinkedIn analytics for content creators and marketers. His contrarian approach challenges industry norms and helps startups build developer adoption infrastructure that drives real growth.