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Issac Roth and John Poelstra are joined by Mike McGrath to discuss the early days of OpenShift and how it convinced Red Hat to take a chance to solve its ‘coolness crisis.’

Topics discussed:

  • The technical environment that allowed for Red Hat to consider acquiring OpenShift.
  • Heroku and first-mover advantage.
  • OpenShift’s scatter-shot approach to launching products and the “summit curse.”
  • The early days of product evangelism and community building.
  • Real marketing for tech products.
  • RedHat’s coolness crisis.
  • How Red Hat supported the growth of OpenShift.
  continue reading

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Manage episode 328771760 series 2975974
Content provided by Issac J Roth and John Poelstra. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Issac J Roth and John Poelstra or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Issac Roth and John Poelstra are joined by Mike McGrath to discuss the early days of OpenShift and how it convinced Red Hat to take a chance to solve its ‘coolness crisis.’

Topics discussed:

  • The technical environment that allowed for Red Hat to consider acquiring OpenShift.
  • Heroku and first-mover advantage.
  • OpenShift’s scatter-shot approach to launching products and the “summit curse.”
  • The early days of product evangelism and community building.
  • Real marketing for tech products.
  • RedHat’s coolness crisis.
  • How Red Hat supported the growth of OpenShift.
  continue reading

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