IndieRails

Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith
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Jeremy and Jess interview indie developers who have a passion for the Rails framework and bring their hustle and creativity to building a business. They strive to understand the challenges these developers face and how they are overcoming them to create successful businesses.

  1. २५ ऑग

    A Random Tuesday

    After a 6-month hiatus, Jess and Jeremy return on a random Tuesday.

    A Random Tuesday

  2. १८ मार्च

    John Nunemaker - The Conductor

    John Nunemaker is a Rails developer, entrepreneur, and indie hacker behind Flipper Cloud, Boxout, and Fireside. He joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about managing a portfolio of products at different stages of growth, how AI has transformed his development workflow, and the unique opportunity (and anxiety) that this moment in tech represents. Related Links Flipper CloudBoxoutFiresideMomentum (South Bend entrepreneurship hub)John on X / TwitterArticles mentioned: Something Big Is HappeningAI isn't coming for your future. Fear is.75 Years of AI Adoption

    John Nunemaker - The Conductor

  3. ३ मार्च

    Rémi Mercier - The Stained-Glass Master

    Rémi is a former stained-glass master turned freelance Ruby on Rails developer. He writes extensively on software topics on his blog, and he recently wrote a reflection on his return to freelancing this past year. Rémi joins us to share his journey into software development, and the recent transition back to freelancing. Related Links Rémi's WebsiteNewsletterWorkRuby.socialLinkedIn Reflecting on 2025

    Rémi Mercier - The Stained-Glass Master

  4. १० फेब्रु

    Jared Norman - Building Super Good Software|Teams|OS|companies|.*

    In this episode, Jared Norman joins us to talk about his journey from aspiring game developer to founder of Super Good Software, an agency specializing in e-commerce and Solidus. Jared shares the story of how Spree evolved into Solidus, the role his team played in that transition, and what it's like to build a specialized consultancy around open source e-commerce. We also get into branding, business development, the complexities of e-commerce beyond product management, and his podcast Dead Code. Related Links Jared's WebsiteLinkedInDribbble Super Good SoftwareSolidusDead Code Podcast

    Jared Norman - Building Super Good Software|Teams|OS|companies|.*

  5. २१ जाने

    John Athayde - Guiding Design in Software

    In this episode, John Athayde joins us to chat about how a student of architecture ends up in software, finding the Ruby and Rails community, working at the intersection of design and development, consulting in user experience, and his work on the Rails Guides refresh project. Related Links WebsiteTwitterBlueskyLinkedIn Meticulous (John's consultancy)Sfumato Farm (John's farm)OcufiiKnightsbridge Research Rails Guides get a faceliftHow They Work Better Together: Lean UX, Agile Development and User-Centered Design

    John Athayde - Guiding Design in Software

  6. ६ जाने

    Turning the Corner (Unedited)

    Jeremy and Jess turn the corner on a new year with an unedited one-on-one discussion, reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead at 2026.

    Turning the Corner (Unedited)

  7. २३/१२/२०२५

    Jared Brown - From Indie to 33 million in ARR

    In this episode of IndieRails, Jess and Jeremy interviewed Jared Brown, co-founder and CEO of Hubstaff. The conversation began with a serendipitous meeting at XO Ruby, where an early-morning parking deck encounter turned into a deeper discussion about SaaS, engineering, and long-term company building. What started as a casual conference conversation ultimately led to this episode. Jared shared the story of Hubstaff’s journey from a two-founder startup in 2012 to a globally distributed company with more than 130 employees and roughly $33 million in ARR. He reflected on the importance of strong co-founder relationships, early technical decisions, and finding product-market fit in a competitive space. The discussion covered long-term thinking, data-driven decision-making, and the realities of scaling a SaaS business over more than a decade. Jared also spoke candidly about the sacrifices required in the early years, the role of mentorship, leadership transitions, and the self-awareness needed to grow alongside the company. This episode offered practical insights into networking, virality, engineering-led leadership, and what it really takes to build and sustain a successful independent software business over the long haul. Links:Jared's LinkedInHubstaff.com

    Jared Brown - From Indie to 33 million in ARR

  8. ०९/१२/२०२५

    Ernesto Tagwerker - OmbuLabs on AI

    After more than two years, Ernesto Tagwerker returns to IndieRails to chat about the changing industry landscape and running an agency in the age of AI. Ernesto is the founder of OmbuLabs, makers of FastRuby.io, and maintainers of many open source projects in Ruby and Rails. We talk about upgrading Rails apps with the help of LLMs, their fixed-cost maintenance service Bonsai, new AI-related offerings (from assessments to greenfield buildouts), and championing DX (developer experience). Mentioned in the EpisodeStanford research on dev productivity w/ AI tooling (video)The Automated RoadmapBonsai ServiceA Tech Debt Fighting Champion For DevelopersGet DXPhilly.rbCanopy

    Ernesto Tagwerker - OmbuLabs on AI
सर्व पहा (७६)

ह्याविषयी

Jeremy and Jess interview indie developers who have a passion for the Rails framework and bring their hustle and creativity to building a business. They strive to understand the challenges these developers face and how they are overcoming them to create successful businesses.

माहिती

  • निर्माता
    Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith
  • सक्रिय वर्षे
    २०२३ - २०२६
  • एपिसोड्स
    ७६
  • मानांकन
    क्लीन करा
  • कॉपीराइट
    © 2026 Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith
  • संकेतस्थळ दाखवा
    IndieRails

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