The Heavybit Library
The Heavybit Library is an extensive catalog of educational content featuring hundreds of hours of expert presentations, insightful podcasts, and articles focused on helping technical founders achieve breakout success.
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The Future of Software Documentation in the Age of AI
As AI becomes more of a reality in software development, teams are experimenting with a variety of use cases, including...
How Local-First Development Is Changing How We Make Software
What Local First Is, and Why It Matters Local-first development is a development ethos that keeps data and code on your device...
Navigating Markets in Open Source As Your Startup Matures
What to Consider About Market Forces in Open Source Why is Heavybit posting this extensive interview about how to navigate...
Demuxed Ep. #20, Exploring Shaka Player with Joey Parrish
In episode 22 of Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Steve reflect on the 10th Demuxed conference and welcome Joey Parrish, creator of Shaka...
RAG vs. Fine-Tuning: What Dev Teams Need to Know
RAG vs. Fine-Tuning: Advantages and Disadvantages In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, the ability of...
How to Make Open-Source & Local LLMs Work in Practice
How to Get Open-Source LLMs Running Locally Heavybit has partnered with GenLab and the MLOps Community, which gathers thousands...
How to Think About Positioning for Open Source
Positioning Open Source for Your Community (and Yourself) Why is Heavybit posting this extensive interview on thinking through...
Personal Branding for Founders
Why Personal Branding? A lot of founders I’ve spoken to, especially those of us who are technical, bristle at the idea of...
Synthetic Data for AI: Purpose and Use Cases
What to Know About Synthetic Data for AI Programs For software developers, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can help...
How to Start an Open-Source Project
How to Start an Open-Source Project Why is Heavybit posting a first-principles guide on how to create an open-source project?...
Understanding Business Models & Defensibility in Open Source
First-Principles Business Models Matter for Open Source A key concern for open-source startup founders is defensibility–how to...
Demuxed Ep. #21, Demuxed 2024 Conference Preview
In episode 21 of Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Steve give a lively preview of Demuxed 2024, diving into what attendees can expect at...