The story behind Document360 -- podcast with founder Saravana Kumar
Audio
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Podcast topics
Here are some of the topics we chat about in the podcast:
- The story behind Document360, why they needed the software, perceived shortcomings in the market, and other beginnings
- The target audience for Document360 and its likely competitors
- The choice of using Markdown as a source format, and whether Markdown creates challenges for localization workflows
- Integration with GitHub and the Document360 API
- Document360’s search (powered by Algolia) coupled with a sidebar filter that lets users narrow by keyword
- What’s on the future roadmap to come
Resources
Document360 also has a podcast called Knowledgebase Ninjas, where they regularly interview documentation and KB experts about best practices.
See also the previous post I wrote: How does Document360 handle challenges with API documentation?.
You can explore learn more about Document360 and download a trial at document360.io.
Note: This podcast was sponsored by Document360.
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