FounderQuest

Josh and Ben are joined by John Nunemaker to discuss their recent trip to Detroit for RailsConf, as well as the announcement from RubyCentral that 2025 will mark the final RailsConf (though not the last Rails conference!). Later in the episode, Josh and Ben reveal the outcome of their Honeybadger Insights launch goal and discuss the team's last dev cycle. John also shares an update on his work with Flipper!

Links:
Chartkick

Frictionless Generators

Flipper

todo_or_die gem

heya gem

Userlist

John Nunemaker

Last RailsConf announcement and survey

Detroit People Mover
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

This week, Josh and Ben dive deep into the marketing strategy for their new product, Insights, in response to a listener question. They talk about what groups they are targeting first, some of the planned marketing tactics for reaching each group, and how they are building awareness within the Honeybadger app without annoying existing users.

Links:

pg_cron

Judoscale

Traction

Insights tour page

Insights announcement blog post

Meet the badgers
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]
Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger
ClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloud

This week Josh and Ben discuss shipping Insights, what's next for the product, and their strategies to get people to actually use it. Plus Ben shares the results from his latest performance science projects. Grab your safety glasses and headphones!

Links:
Lab Tech

Yabeda
Yabeda for Insights

Vector

Fluentd

Evil Martians blog

Scientist

Meet the badgers
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger
ClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloud

This week Josh and Ben discuss shipping a Clickhouse migration and Honeybadger's new look. They also talk about Exceptional Creatures hitting number one on Hacker News and being featured at the top of Ruby Weekly. Plus, did Ben get interviewed by a rubber duck?

Links:

Exceptional Creatures

Kamal

Daily Lex
Clickhouse Activerecord

Scientist

RealGeeks

Meet the badgers
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

Today Josh and Ben are talking about UI changes in order to lay the foundation to launch and integrate Insights into Honeybadger as well as steps they are taking to avoid some rollout mistakes they've made in the past. They also reveal how testers are liking Insights so far!

Links:
Derek Sivers
Flipper
Meet the badgers
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

GOOAAALLL!!! This week Ben and Josh discuss how to get Honeybadger's growth back on track by setting a company-wide goal. They also talk about how to promote new features in your product without annoying your users and what Santa brought them for Christmas!

Links:
BHAG
Meet the badgers
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

This week Josh and Ben discuss Honeybadger's recent revenue struggles, how they got to this point, and the steps they're taking to weather the storm. They also explain why 2024 could be the company's best year ever!

Links:
Steve Jobs - "Saying No"
Meet the badgers
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

Kevin joins Josh and Ben again this week as the trio discusses Honeybadger's hack week, processes for making bold UI/UX changes, what to do/not do if your customers hate said UI/UX changes, plus the latest trends in Crocs fashion!

Links
Crocs
Joel on Software - Things you should never do
DHH Business of Software
Everyday Information Architecture
Meet the badgers
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
ClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloud
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

It's a trifecta of badgers this week as Honeybadger's own Kevin Webster takes us on a deep dive into the genesis of his baby/our new product, Insights. There is also a discussion around the challenges of dealing with burnout plus the Holy Hand Grenade!

Links
Meet the badgers
ClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloud
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Honeybadger

This week Josh and Ben give further insights into Insights and discuss challenges around shoehorning a new product into an existing one. They also talk about marketing strategies, a Las Vegas trip, and disaster recovery! All this and more in this week's episode!

Links
Ahoy
Heya
ClickHouse
Michele Hansen - "When done well, marketing and teaching are nearly indistinguishable from one another."
FounderQuest
Mastodon - @[email protected]

Twitter - @honeybadgerapp
Website