IndieRails

Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith

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IndieRails

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.

4월 1일

Time, Energy, Capital...LOL

This week, Jess and Jeremy get into the nitty-gritty of resource allocation for indie makers: how to make the most of your limited time, energy, and capital. As solo and small-team entrepreneurs, we constantly have to make tough calls about where to invest. It's not just about money; it's about what will actually move the needle. They talk through the realities of running lean: how to balance building, learning, and staying sane along the way. From daily reading habits and favorite podcasts to managing information overload and keeping personal playbooks, they share the unpolished, behind-the-scenes strategies they use to grow without burning out. If you’re bootstrapping, juggling roles, or just trying to make smarter bets with your time, this one’s for you.

40분
3월 18일

Ben Curtis & Josh Wood - Kids These Days

In this episode of IndieRails, co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua Wood share the origin story of Honeybadger, an application monitoring tool for Ruby on Rails applications (and many others). They discuss their motivations for starting the company, the challenges they faced in the early days. The conversation also covers their approach to product development, marketing, pricing strategies, expanding into new markets and the lessons learned from their journey. Honeybadger Ben CurtisMastodonBlueskyLinkedIn Josh WoodMastodonBlueskyLinkedIn

1시간 5분
3월 4일

Garrett Dimon - A Long Winding Journey

Our guest for this episode is Garrett Dimon. Garrett is a developer, author, conference speaker and multi time business owner. With some partners, he’s recently formed a company called “Very Good Software” where they own and operate several SaaS apps. Garrett Dimon is a seasoned software developer and entrepreneur with a passion for front-end development and Ruby on Rails. His journey began in 1998, experimenting with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript before earning a Computer Science degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2000. Over the next eight years, he honed his skills in front-end development and information architecture through consulting roles with organizations of all sizes. During this time, he also shared his expertise through a column on front-end design and development for Digital Web Magazine. In 2008, Garrett started his entrepreneurial journey and launched Sifter, a bug and issue tracking application built with Rails, which he ran until its successful sale in 2016. His experience building and selling Sifter inspired him to write and self-publish Starting and Sustaining, a book about building and running SaaS applications. After Sifter, Garrett took some time off from entrepreneurship and joined Wildbit and then egghead. Eventually he went back on his own independent consulting where he helped clients Fireside.fm and Flipper. Little did he know that later on, he'd become part owner of these companies. In the fall of 2024 the one time business seller became the buyer. He, John Nunemaker, and Kris Priemer are operating Very Good Software, where fireside.rm and Flipper are core products. Links:GarrettDimon.comBlueSky Fireside.fmFlipperVery Good Software Books Recent podcast appearances:Taking Over Fireside with John Nunemaker & Garrett DimonMaster of Generators (with Garrett Dimon) | Dead Code

59분
2월 18일

Joe Masilotti - Return of the Hotwire Native Guy

Our first-ever IndieRails guest returns to the podcast just shy of two years later. Joe Masilotti shares about niching down on Hotwire Native, changes in the related open source libraries, the direction of his consulting work, his parental leave last year, and the process of writing his forthcoming book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. (Special discount for listeners in the episode!) Related LinksTwitterBlueskyWebsiteHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersPragmatic Bookshelf pageHotwire Native docsRails World 2023 Talk: Just enough Turbo Native to be dangerous

1시간 11분
2월 4일

Jim Remsik - Genuinely Desiring Success In Those Around Him

In this episode, Jeremy & I are excited to share a mic with Jim Remsik. Jim is the Founder and CEO of a digital agency called Flagrant. He is also a conference organizer…he created and hosts the popular Madison + Ruby conference. Jim has held many roles: MC, speaker, developer, CEO, conference organizer, writer and many more, but I imagine most people know him as someone who is an all around awesome human. Jim Remsik shares his journey through the tech industry, from his early days in software development to his transition from government work to agency life. He discusses building companies like Bendyworks and Flagrant, emphasizing how design and professional connections shaped his career path. The conversation follows his path from running Adorable to launching Flagrant, including the personal challenges he faced—health issues and navigating business during the pandemic. Jim reflects on the vital role of personal growth, team empowerment, and maintaining human connections in a remote-first world. Drawing from his agency experience, he shares how taking initiative and self-authorization were crucial to his entrepreneurial success. Throughout the discussion, Jim offers valuable perspectives on consulting and collaboration, emphasizing his core belief in actively supporting others' success. He explores the varied landscape of consulting work, industry uncertainties, and the power of personal mission statements. The conversation highlights how meaningful connections, purposeful work, and courageous leadership intertwine. Jim's guiding motto reveals how generosity and community-building shape his professional approach. Show Links: Socials https://bsky.app/profile/jremsikjr.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/jremsikjr/ Flagrant https://www.beflagrant.com/team/ https://www.beflagrant.com/blog/author/jim-remsik/ Conferences https://www.madisonruby.com/ https://rubyconf.org/about/ Posts https://medium.com/authority-magazine/jim-remsik-of-flagrant-five-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-when-i-first-launched-my-business-or-14699acfbda2 https://www.beflagrant.com/blog/2024-predictions-2024-01-30 https://devops.com/the-ruby-on-rails-resurgence/ https://devops.com/the-ruby-on-rails-resurgence-2/ Other Podcasts https://shows.acast.com/dead-code/episodes/all-those-letters-that-you-do-with-jim-remsik https://www.codewithjason.com/podcast/14444689-211-jim-remsik-ceo-of-flagrant/ XO Rubyhttps://bsky.app/profile/xoruby.com Readalong - Practical Object-Oriented Design: An Agile Primer Using Rubyhttps://app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/5983b152-bf48-4ff3-aeb0-976ea67d0d08

1시간 2분
1월 21일

New Year Sentiment

Jess and Jeremy kick off the first recording of 2025 with a recap of 2024, and a look at their plans and goals for the new year. We chat about the importance of celebrating milestones, time management, financial planning, scaling development with business growth, and the cycles of sowing and reaping in our work.

45분
1월 7일

Paul Campbell - Look at What You've Done

Paul Campbell is a Rails developer (since v0.13), conference organizer, and the CEO and co-founder of Team Tito. Paul joins us to talk about his career building software, companies, and events. We chat about Paul's journey into programming, the risks and rewards of running conferences, finding his co-founder, and the opportunities that led to building Tito, Vito, and most recently, IO. Relevant LinksPaul on BlueSkyTeam TitoTito: event registrationVito: online communities IO: bespoke RSVPs

56분
2024. 11. 26.

Good Enough and the Cosmic Maelstrom

In this episode, we are joined by Barry Hess, James Adam, and Matthew Lettini from the Good Enough team to discuss their journey in creating a self-sustaining business built around meaningful, user-focused software. We explore the inception of their company and their latest product, Jelly—a shared inbox for teams. We dive into their experimental approach to business, their year of experimentation known internally as "Cosmic Maelstrom," the rollout of other products like their blogging software, Pika, and the decision to offer free tools. The team shares their insights into maintaining a human touch in customer support, navigating marketing challenges, and the value of brainstorming unconventional ideas. Through it all, they emphasize the importance of community, sustainability, and creating software that should exist in the world to make a meaningful impact. Links:Good EnoughJellyPikaAll Products Good Enough Socials:NewsletterMastodonBlueskyThreadsX JamesMatthewBarry

1시간 19분

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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.

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