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Why Discord is Betting Big on Devs

How does a platform with 150 million monthly active users build for the future? In a word: Developers.

Discord is betting big that the future of their company, their product and their community is in supporting developers - and they're putting their money where their mouth is.

On this week's episode of Dev Interrupted, Anjney Midha, Discord's VP of Platform Ecosystem, sits down with us to discuss Discord's past, present and future.

In this incredible episode, Anjney details Discord's recent product announcement, its spiritual connection to gaming, and why a totally moddable platform is the key to user experience.

Episode Highlights Include:

  • (3:00) Anjney's journey to Discord
  • (9:17) Discords acquisition of Ubiquity6
  • (13:53) How devs can contribute to Discord
  • (22:34) Discord's big announcement
  • (30:02) Ecosystem fund
  • (37:12) Biggest takeaway for devs

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