# The Developer Ecosystem BluePrint : Strategies for Building Thriving Communities

A handbook for Developer Relations teams to build, sustain and grow their developer programs.

Lessons From Veteran Community Leaders

We collected insights from leaders who have built global developer ecosystems for companies like Google, Microsoft, Twilio, Github & a number of startups along with leaders of some of the largest developer communities globally.

# The Life Of A Community

With this handbook, go through each stage of your community building process. If you already have one up and running, then find the next stage of growth!

- Build

  Create a proposal, find the reason why you want to build a community, launch it.

- Sustain

  Manage community engagements, keep the ecosystem alive with the right tools.

- Scale

  Grow your developer ecosystem programs to bring more users to your products.