Experts Aren't Free Marketing. Treat Them Like Colleagues.
Expert programs fail when they treat experts as a free marketing channel. What experts actually want, what they're worth, and five principles for a program they value.
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I'm Henk Boelman: Principal Developer Advocate at Microsoft, speaker, and founder of the Global AI Community. I build agents, test models on real tasks, and turn what I learn into practical articles, working demos, and hands-on workshops.
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You don't need to follow every AI release. Filter by your problems, run small experiments, lean on your community, and build so you can swap models.
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Stop 67. Singapore Closes the Year.
AgentCon Singapore closes a year of 67 community-led events. A look at the local voices, hands-on learning, and partners that made it possible.
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Developers don't trust logos. They trust people.
Why developer relations works best when real people show real work, including the parts the happy path leaves out.
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