Builders In Bitcoin EP28: Facilitating FOSS Development w/ Haley Berkoe, Program Manager - Spiral

I had the pleasure of talking with Haley Berkoe, Program Manager at Spiral. Haley is a prime example of someone leveraging non-technical skills to make a valuable contribution to the Bitcoin ecosystem, demonstrated through her ability to facilitate and manage open-source projects and the developers behind them.

In this episode, we discuss and dig into:

• the goals and responsibilities of a program manager
• the importance of facilitation in removing logistical pressure from developers
• how to proliferate open-source grant programs and build community
• and a lot more…

Resources:

Spiral: https://spiral.xyz/

Hello Bitcoin: https://hellobitco.in/

“Navigating the Bitcoin Open-Source World” (Haley’s article referenced in the episode): https://medium.com/@Hberkoe/learning-how-to-navigate-the-bitcoin-open-source-world-1241dfefb863

“A Framework for Sustainable Open-Source Bitcoin Development”: https://spiral.xyz/blog/a-framework-for-sustainable-open-source-bitcoin-development/

Bitcoin Design Community Slack: https://bitcoin.design/

Bitcoin Product Community Discord: https://discord.gg/XMg9StaJg2

Hello Bitcoin Project Lead opening: https://twitter.com/hello_bitcoin/status/1623354563163209735

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Where to find us:

Haley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HBerkoe

Spiral on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spiralbtc

Hello Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hello_bitcoin

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc

To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com/ and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj

And a massive thank you to:

- Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell

- Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington