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Selling GreenvilleBest Hikes & Day Trips Near Greenville SC for Outdoor Lovers w/ Thomas Mabry (honeybadger)Ready to trade traffic for trailheads? In this episode of the Selling Greenville Podcast, host Stan is joined by special guest Thomas Mabry—better known as “Honeybadger”—for a deep dive into the Upstate’s best hiking spots and outdoor escapes.
From hidden waterfall trails to peaceful lake views, these aren't just scenic retreats—they're the kind of places that make living in the Greenville area truly special. Whether you’re looking for a quick nature fix or an all-day trek, Stan shares his top picks that prove why Greenville is a haven for outdoor lovers and real estate seekers...2025-07-021h 01
Builders Gonna BuildMoment: It took us two years before we switched to our business full-time with Honeybadger co-founder Ben Curtis (ep. 9)Co-founder of Honeybadger Ben Curtis discusses freelancing before switching to work on the product full-time.Full episode: 9. Bootstrapping a SaaS for 13 years | Honeybadger co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua WoodDo you love audio podcasts?Metacast is our podcast app with transcripts for iOS and Android - get it at metacast.app.Join our Reddit community at r/metacastapp.Where to find the badgersHoneybadgerFounderQuest podcastBen: Bluesky, LinkedInJoshua: Bluesky, LinkedInGet in touch!Send us an email at hello@buildersgonnabuild.comSubscribe to newsletter at buildersgonnabuild.comMetacast: Behind the scenes - "build...2025-03-2501 min
Builders Gonna BuildMoment: How we got first customers for our SaaS with Honeybadger co-founders (ep. 9)Ben Curtis and Joshua Wood discuss getting the very first customers and making first sales for their app and error monitoring SaaS Honeybadger.Full episode: 9. Bootstrapping a SaaS for 13 years | Honeybadger co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua WoodDo you love audio podcasts?Metacast is our podcast app with transcripts for iOS and Android - get it at metacast.app.Join our Reddit community at r/metacastapp.Where to find the badgersHoneybadgerFounderQuest podcastBen: Bluesky, LinkedInJoshua: Bluesky, LinkedInGet in touch!Send us an email at hello@buildersgonnabuild.comSubscribe to newsletter...2025-03-2203 min
Builders Gonna Build9. Bootstrapping a SaaS for 13 years | Honeybadger co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua WoodHoneybadger co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua Wood discuss the origins and growth of their app monitoring product, challenges of bootstrapping, calm work environment, evolution of co-founder relationships, and buying out a departing co-founder.Do you love audio podcasts?Metacast is our podcast app with transcripts for iOS and Android - get it at metacast.app.Join our Reddit community at r/metacastapp.Segments[01:27] Introduction of Honeybadger[03:50] The genesis of the company[10:40] The first customers[12:26] How much money do you need to feel like it's real?[14:37] Switching to the business full-time[16:42] Moving from unlimited to...2025-03-1943 min
FounderQuestWhy does Bluesky love Alf so much?Ben and Josh go off-script for a fun and hopefully-not-too-long chat about their favorite Twitter-like social network, Bluesky.https://faineg.substack.com/p/how-i-accidentally-ruined-blueskyThe hosts of WSUA9 call it skeeting on airAOC endorses “team skeets”Jake Tapper says “skeeted” live on CNNProtocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech by Mike MasnickComposable moderationHow to set your domain as your handleBluesky reaches 20M usershttps://go.bsky.app/HD2Ty2ohttps://go.bsky.app/EGczjGAhttps://bsky.app/profile/bencurtis.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshuawood.honeybadger.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/founder.questhttps://bsky.app/profile/honeybadger.iohttps://deck.blue/https://brid.gy/2024-11-2242 minFounderQuestSelling Metrics Watch with JP BoilyJosh and Ben reconnect with their friend JP Boily to discuss building his startup Metrics Watch for just over 9 years before finding a new owner on Acquire.com.Bluesky startups & bootstrappers starter packJoin the Honeybadger/FounderQuest Discord server!https://metricswatch.com/https://github.com/topfunky/gruffhttps://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homerhttps://jumpstartrails.comhttps://microconf.comhttps://businessofsoftware.orghttps://rubyconferences.org2024-10-2547 minFounderQuestPricingBen, Josh, and John discuss pricing, including how to approach pricing, what they do and don't like about pricing, and how pricing works at Honeybadger and Flipper.https://cottonbureau.com/p/9EMACZ/shirt/the-process#/17943854/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-mhttps://blog.flippercloud.io/per-seat-pricing-sucks/https://garrettdimon.com/journal/posts/data-modeling-saas-entitlements-and-pricinghttps://basecamp.com/pricinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversionhttps://statamic.com/2024-08-3049 min
Sea & Land Fitness PodcastThe HoneyBadger Bulletin Newsletter - Sea & Land Fitness Podcast - Episode 50Hey, everyone! In this episode we CELEBRATE our 50TH EPISODE and FILL YOU GUYS IN on our BRAND NEW NEWSLETTER! Find out WHAT WILL BE IN IT! Find out WHY YOU'LL NEED TO READ IT! ENJOY!!!
Also, check out what Sea & Land Fitness does and pick up some HoneyBadger merchandise at:
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Amazon Music: https://music.amazon...2024-08-2827 minFounderQuestDogfooding, Developers, and Discord!Ben and Josh catch up after a few weeks of heads-down product work, and they have lots to talk about—including a new Discord server for FounderQuest listeners! Plus, hear Josh’s thesis on why it’s a huge problem if you’re not using your product to the max.Shape UpSeth GodinBlue Ridge RubyMonitoramaJoin the Honeybadger Discord! https://discord.gg/aQaDVBedRf2024-06-2137 minFounderQuestRailsConf recap with John NunemakerJosh 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:ChartkickFrictionless GeneratorsFlippertodo_or_die gemheya gemUserlistJohn Nunemaker2024-05-1747 min
The Ben Coley Podcast#030 / 'Honeybadger' on NEW merch, the Brighton scene & their upcoming E.P#030 - The Ben Coley Podcast / Honeybadger
Ben Coley offers you a pit stop for essential new music - with his featured under-the-radar artist.
In this episode – Honeybadger
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Artwork: Cara Kealey
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com / Song: Olympian
2024-04-1645 minFounderQuestInsights Into Our Marketing PlaybookThis 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_cronJudoscaleTractionInsights tour page Insights announcement blog post Meet the badgersFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadgerCl...2024-03-1536 minFounderQuestHoly Ship! Insights is Live!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 TechYabedaYabeda for InsightsVectorFluentdEvil Martians blogScientistMeet the badgersFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadgerClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloud2024-03-0838 minFounderQuestAn Exceptional Week At HoneybadgerThis 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 CreaturesKamalDaily LexClickhouse ActiverecordScientistRealGeeks Meet the badgersFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadger2024-02-0236 minFounderQuestMaking UI Changes While Avoiding PitchforksToday 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 SiversFlipperMeet the badgersFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadger2024-01-2631 minFounderQuestOur Big Hairy Audacious GoalGOOAAALLL!!! 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:BHAGMeet the badgersFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadger2024-01-0930 minFounderQuestCutting (Almost) to the BoneThis 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 badgersFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadger2023-12-1536 minFounderQuest’Tis The Season For Tangents!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!LinksCrocsJoel on Software - Things you should never doDHH Business of SoftwareEveryday Information ArchitectureMeet the badgersWhy's (Poignant) Guide to RubyClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloudFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadger2023-12-0836 minFounderQuestMoar badgers! Kevin Webster has entered the chat.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!LinksMeet the badgersClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloudFounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappHoneybadger2023-12-0136 minFounderQuestInsights Into Insights and Viva Las Vegas!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!LinksAhoyHeyaClickHouse - hosted by DoubleCloudMichele Hansen - "When done well, marketing and teaching are nearly indistinguishable from one another."FounderQuestMastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappWebsite 2023-11-1730 minFounderQuestFounderQuest Has Returned! Episode 100!FounderQuest is back for episode 100! Learn why FounderQuest is down to two hosts. Listen to tales of hosting lavish RailsConf parties. Plus, don't miss the details of the secret upcoming product release that has been a year in the making!Links:Mastodon - @FounderQuest@honeybadger.social Twitter - @honeybadgerappWebsite 2023-11-1046 min
Blockstream TalkHodlHodl, Debifi and Baltic Honeybadger with Max Keidun - Blockstream Talk #31@HodlHodl@Blockstream@KnutsonJesse@Liquid_BTCFollow Blockstream on Nostr:npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n🌊 Explore the world of Debifi🇱🇻 Learn more about Baltic Honeybadger🤝 Try out non-custodial p2p Bitcoin trading with Hodl Hodl02:40 Bitcoin conferences around the world06:22 introduction to HODL HODL & Debifi13:06 Non-custodial operations with multisig16:02 Institutional interest in peer-to-peer markets21:36 Starting up Baltic Honeybadger30:55 Baltic Honeybadger 2023 announcements34:32 Debifi API availability...2023-09-2749 min
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Dvadeset Jedan - Bitcoin Podcast🎙 ₿Φ 19: Baltic Honeybadger 2022Pavle i Matija se prisjećaju i prepričavaju doživljaje sa Baltic Honeybadger konferencije 2022., iz Rige u baltičkoj Latviji. Razgovor se dotiče i BTC Pay projekta, kao i naše lokalne DvadesetJedan grupe.
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Dvadeset Jedan - Bitcoin Podcast🎙 BIP023: SAD izvestaj na Kripto, HRF donacije za bitcoin razvoj, Baltic Honeybadger KonferencijaPavao, Matija i Braj u novoj ep BIP023 Dvadeset Jedan Bitcoin only podcast-a na Balkanu, pricaju o novog izvestaja na kripto sredstva iz SADove bele kuce, mining pool 'poolin' ukidala izplate za BTC/ETH rudnike, HRF donacije za bitcoin razvoj. Nove potencijalne zakone u Rusije za odobrenje i okvir za korist kriptovalute za svetsku trgovinu, diskusija oko novog istrazivanja za Proof of Work sidro za Proof of Stake sistem. Makro-analiza od Arthur Hayes-a, Baltic Honeybadger konferencija u Rigi i jos vise!
00:00 Diskusija oko SADovog izvestaja iz bele kuce 'Crypto Assets i Climate Report'
29:50 Poolin mining pool prestala isplate za rudnike BT...2022-09-091h 21
Nodesignal - Deine Bitcoin-FrequenzNodesignal-Spezial - E06 - Baltic Honeybadger 2022In der heutigen Folge blicken Jan-Paul, Daniel und Tanksen auf die Baltic Honeybadger 2022 zurück.
Von und mit Jan-Paul, Daniel und Tanksen.
Hier könnt ihr uns eine Spende über Lightning da lassen: ⚡️ tip@tip.nodesignal.space
Wenn euch unsere Arbeit gefällt, könnt ihr unsere Folgen auch auf Podcasting 2.0 Plattformen, wie Breez, Fountain oder Castamatic hören und uns so eine kleine Aufmerksamkeit da lassen.
Danke an alle, die die Bitcoin Community mit ihren Spenden unterstützen!
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Youtube Stream der Main Stage: Tag...2022-09-081h 12FounderQuestTales From The Good/Bad Old Days Of Freelance GigsShow notes:Links:Sweaty StartupHook RelaySpider seasonWrite for HoneybadgerAutomated transcript (only about 75% accurate)Ben So I've been, I've been using Hook Relay over the past week and I got to say, there's nothing as useful as using your own product to make you see places where the product can be improved. So I've, I've opened a couple of issues. Yeah, yeah. And uh, I mean, they're not, they're not major things, but it's like, oh, it would be nice if this was different, would be...2021-10-2229 minFounderQuestThe Internet Broke; Why There's No Episode This WeekShow notes:Links:Umm...here's a picture of a Honeybadger sleeping on our 404 page. He's definitely sleeping.Transcription:*Note, transcription is paraphrased with 1.3% accuracyBen "Expired certificates, yada yada yada, internet broke...no episode. Bada-boom-bada-bing, have a good weekend."2021-10-0800 minFounderQuestThere Ain't No Business Like No BusinessShow notes:Links:Bold Badgers NFTMantis scooterRidwellWrite for HoneybadgerTranscript:*note - this is an unedited automatically generated transcript with about 80% accuracy*Josh: So we really are we doing this, uh, super quick. Do we need to like speed up our voices? ArtificiallyBen: The chipmonk episode.Starr: There you go. No, we should just, we should slow them down. So it'll um, we can just record a minute episode and then we'll take minutes to listen to it.Josh: Yea...2021-09-1726 minFounderQuestWill Working Together Ruin Our Anarchist Workflow?Show notes:Links:TwistHook RelayBen Orenstein TupleWrite for HoneybadgerFull transcript:Starr:So Ben is joining us today from his car. It's bringing back fun memories. I recorded, I think the voiceover for our very first demo video in my car.Ben:Oh yeah? Nice. So as you may recall, I have a two story building that I lease one of the rooms, and the downstairs is a wine tasting room. Well with the pandemic, the company that had the w...2021-05-2839 minFounderQuestRails Goes Off The Rails!Show notes:Links:Write for HoneybadgerFluffy Arnold Schwarzenegger impressionChanges at BasecampCoinbase is a mission focused companyFakerFull transcript:I've been like texting with Zoomer person. And their emoji game is so deep and subtle that I just don't even know how to respond to these. I'm just like a thumbs up and they're just like emoji of falling leaves. How do I interpret that?Josh:Is that the difference between us and them? Is that they actually use all...2021-05-0758 minFounderQuestHow To Improve Survey Response Rates With ExtortionShow notes:Links:TailscaleUbiquity hackFrontWrite for HoneybadgerFull transcript:Ben:The struggle is real when it comes to WiFi here. Because until two weeks ago you could've said, "Yeah, use Ubiquiti, it's all great." Now, there's this big disruption that they're having this attack that they didn't want to admit to.Josh:Yeah. I didn't hear about this.Ben:Yeah. So the thing that was terrible was that they said, "Oh, there was a leak at our third-party vendor." Well, the...2021-04-1636 minFounderQuestIs It Better To Be At Amazon's Mercy Or Your Own?Show notes:Links:LoomTelestreamRecutLovesacComfy SacksFlipperFull transcript:Ben:You know how we had that recent episode with John Nunemaker about Flipper and feature flags and that sort of thing.Starr:Oh, a podcast episode.Ben:Yeah. Yeah.Starr:I thought you meant a dramatic episode.Josh:It's just another episode with John.Starr:Oh my God. That guy.Josh:That was awesome. Yeah. That was...2021-03-0535 minFounderQuestWhat Is The Lowest Maintenance Website Imaginable?Show Notes:Links:HeyaBen Curtis’ Mad Money DreamHost Affiliate Link Write for usFull Transcript:Ben:Thanks to Starr, we are now linked on the Honeybadger site.Josh:Nice.Starr:Oh, yeah. It only took two years to do that.Josh:I saw that on the "about" page.Ben:What made me think about it, I'm just, I don't know, surfing the site for something. I'm like, "You know what? We should probably link to the podcast from ou...2021-02-1243 minFounderQuestIs Our Business Model A Hedge On The Internet?Show Notes:Links:Amy Hoy - Wall Street BetsBloomberg - How Will the GameStop Game StopClayton Christensen - Theory of Disruptive InnovationArt of The Product Podcast - Does Tuple Ever Crash?Jobs@honeybadger.io Write for HoneybadgerFull Transcript:Ben:Did y'all buy any GameStop this week?Josh:I thought about it yesterday while Robinhood was not allowing buy orders or whatever, because my brokerage, I mean, doesn't shut you out. And I mean, it probably would have been a pretty safe...2021-02-0528 minFounderQuestThe Bootstrapper's Guide to the Ninja LaunchShow Notes:Links:Cobol On CogsSquare Hole TikTok VideoHook RelayUniversal Honeybadger.jsFounderQuest Accounts EpisodeWrite for Honeybadger's BlogFull Transcript:Ben:Did you see that tweet I posted in the channel, the TikTok video about the shape sorter?Josh:It was so good.Starr:So good.Josh:Laughed really hard.Ben:So good. I just loved the voice of the person doing the shapes.Josh:Yeah.Ben:2021-01-2942 minFounderQuestBitcoin And Honeybadger's Bold Product RoadmapShow Notes:Links:DitheringStratecheryPromised LandShape UpNational TreasureFull Transcript:Ben:I was looking through our accounts this morning and just doing some database checking and looking at some accounts that had been in our database for like seven years. Like, "Oh yeah. I remember them." And they're like old friends basically. It's like, "Oh, the memories."Josh:Memories.Starr:Yeah. That's funny. Last week I remember, it just hit me in the middle of the week, I was making...2021-01-2234 minFounderQuestWhat, Me Worry? Fearing Your Company's PermanenceShow notes:Links:Rollerblade Chair WheelsKung Fu PandaThe Emperor’s New GrooveJustin Jackson"The Fear" - Build Your SaaS podcastWrite For HoneybadgerFounderQuest TwitterFull transcript:Ben:So, I just moved back into my office after being away for six months, because COVID.Starr:I see that.Ben:And in the meantime, though, I had all my stuff at home. So I had my podcast setup, I had my monitor, my ch...2020-10-1639 minFounderQuestHow To Build Solid Multi-tenant Account Systems For SaaSShow notes:Links:CameoSarah CooperStiumulusReflex VideoJumpstart Whirly BoardFull Transcript:Ben:So we had a bit of an interesting COVID related thing in our household, so we have this grocery store that we love near us, it's called Haggen, it's a Northwest brand. So a lot of our listeners won't be familiar with it, but we love this place, it's a great little grocery store. My wife, who typically does the grocery shopping, hasn't been there in forever, because like, "I can just get stuff from...2020-10-0239 minFounderQuestShould You Interview Job Candidates Via Slack Or TikTok?Show notes:Links:The B-52's - RoamThe Intelligent Investor - Benjamin GrahamRoam ResearchTiddlyWikiArt of The Product Podcast - Networking ThoughtsScrivenerJosh's BlogWrite for HoneybadgerFull transcript:Ben:So I had the first session of a conference that's happening online next week. It's the Business of Software conference.Josh:Mm-hmm (affirmative). Mm-hmm (affirmative).Ben:And it's happening Monday through Wednesday. But on Wednesday this week, they had the replacement for the meet...2020-09-2544 minFounderQuestIn Search Of The Perfect To-Do ManagerShow Notes:Links:NotionBasecampAmanuensisNeuralinkFull Transcript:Starr:Well, what's up in y'alls worlds?Ben:Went out kayaking yesterday, that was nice.Starr:Oh, nice.Josh:Cool.Starr:Did you get that foldable one you were talking about?Ben:I did order, but it is back-ordered, so I have not yet received it.Starr:Damn.Josh:It's like this was a bad time for everyone to wait...2020-09-0436 minFounderQuestHow Do You Sell A SaaS Swiss Army Knife?Show Notes:Links:Snow CrashMicrosoft Flight Simulator glitchGoogle deprecation article by Steve YeggeSwiss ArmyBadass: Making Users Awesome by Kathy SierraHerokuFull Transcript:Josh:This is just why I know. I know that whatever happens in November, it's just going to get... It's going to get crazier. No matter what.Starr:I do feel like... More and more I feel like I'm inside of a cyber punk novel. Not really a William Gibson, Chiba City, going to get your bioware implanted...2020-08-2842 minFounderQuestLearn How We Run Our SaaS Content Marketing MachineShow NotesLinks:_whyRuby's Exceptional CreaturesWeinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone MethodAudience OpsPeter CooperDocsketchProofHubScribendiDeltaWalkerNotionHoneybadger Developer BlogFull Transcript:Starr:I wonder if any of our listeners are too young to know what SOAP is, like SOAP?Josh:I'm guessing so.Ben:Yeah.Starr:SOAP is what we have before REST APIs and JSON. It was interesting....2020-08-2143 minFounderQuestWhat The Heck Is Penetration Testing And How Does It Work?Show Notes:Links:Whirly BoardOWASP Top TenDetectifyKolideWWIVTrade WarsSecurity Researcher Hall of FameFull Transcript:Josh:Yeah. It's called a Whirly Board and it's a local... Well, not local. It's a US small business apparently that makes them. I forget where they're located. Not in Washington. It's like a skateboard. There's I've seen other balance boards that are made for standing desks, but none of them have the... This has also side... You can balance on the edges of it as well...2020-08-1437 minFounderQuestWhat Sparked Our Fascination With Computers?Show notes:Links:Kathy SierraSeinfield – Vandalay IndustriesMinnesota FatsLemonade StandPhrack Honeybadger Developer BlogFull Transcript:Starr:We are on uncharted ground. We usually record on Fridays, but I was out on Friday, so we're recording on a Monday now. We just had our all hands meeting. I had a meeting before that, which means this is my third Zoom call of the day. I've got another Zoom call after this one.Josh:Wow, that's a lot of meetings....2020-08-0728 minFounderQuestSchrems VII, The Return of Safe HarborShow Notes:Links:TechCrunch Schrems IIFull Transcript:Ben:Speaking of town meetings though, we had a streamed event from our local school district last night in which they revealed that our school district will not be having school in person for the first semester of the year. They're going to do a wait and see approach and see if they can have school opening and the next semester, in I guess January, but for now, the kids are going to be at home.Starr:So how do you feel...2020-07-3131 minFounderQuestApps and Websites Sharing Domains. Is It a Highlander Situation?Show Notes:Links:Ghost Octopress SquarespaceTailwindTyler Tringas Full Transcript:Josh:You're looking chipper, Ben.Ben:I'm feeling chipper, Josh.Josh:I'm glad.Starr:Yeah, there's kind of like ... you have kind of like a glow. Is this the new product glow?Ben:I think it is the new product glow, yes, yes.Starr:Okay.Ben:I pushed out a new feature this morning.Josh:2020-07-2441 minFounderQuestHow Price Sensitive Are B2B Customers?Show Notes:Links:Mighty CalHook RelayProfitwell RetainFloor Is LavaBen Curtis TwitterFull Transcript:Starr:So what were you all talking about before I jumped on the call?Ben:We were talking about Derrick's new startup Mighty Cal.Starr:Mighty Cal.Ben:Looking pretty nice. I was telling Josh how I like the virality of it. If you're using Mighty Cal and you share those links with someone, then they're going...2020-07-1737 minFounderQuestHow To Unlock The Gold Standard of WebhooksShow Notes:Links:StripeHeyByeFull Transcript:Josh:I'm the co-pilot today, right?Ben:Co-pilot. Yeah, yeah. So today we're flying without Star. Star is not feeling well, so today is just the two of us.Josh:And I have been on vacation. Well, I am on vacation.Ben:Yeah.Josh:Sticking my head up.Ben:We are so into FounderQuest that we even come in on vacation to record an episode.Josh:2020-07-0336 minFounderQuestSpoiler Alert! The Apple Vs Hey Fight Explained and Who’s Right?Show Notes:Links:HeyWorldwide Developers ConferenceDavid Heinemeier HanssonJason FriedHerokuAndrey ButovConfiguring Fastmail to act like HeyFull Transcript:Starr:Okay. Now we can talk about how terrible the world is. No.Ben:So speaking of Apple. Yeah, it's been interesting. So I've been watching all the hubbub over the past few days about Hey and Apple.Starr:So what is Hey?Ben:So Hey is this new...2020-06-2636 min
No Plans to MergeHoneyBadger.io is matching donations to Community Bail FundsDONATE HERE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nptmHey folks. We are the hosts of No Plans To Merge, a programming podcast. A sponsor of ours, Honeybadger.io, has agreed to match up to $2,000 worth of contributions to these bail fund charities. We are also personally matching up to $500 in contributions, meaning that if we can raise $2,500 dollars here, that will have $5,000 worth of impact to these organizations.We support the demonstrators who have been and continue to be protesting against police brutality in memory of George Floyd. Unfortunately police are continuing to abuse, harrass...2020-06-0506 minFounderQuestHow Many Hours Does It REALLY Take To Start A Company?Show Notes:Links:Justin Jackson Twitter12 MonkeysKingkiller ChroniclesFull Transcript:Ben:As I was getting this morning and reading Twitter and just... Twitter. Something that's come up lately, and Justin Jackson has talked about this, and there's a couple other people who have talked about this. On Twitter this morning, it was being talked about. But that's the idea of staying in your lane.Ben:If you're a technologist, and typically your podcast is all about business or whatever. I'm just talking about us, right...2020-06-0537 minFounderQuestUpdating Our Pricing With Gravy And Special SauceShow notes:Links:Build Your SaaS by Justin JacksonBasecamp Hill ChartsScrooge McDuckDesign Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented SoftwareDarkpatterns.orgHoneybadger.ioFull Transcription:Starr:So, how have you all been doing this week? I've been on vacation.Ben:This week has been an interesting week in the Curtis household, we discovered a water leak in our house, in the bathroom.Starr:Oh, my gosh. So when you say interesting, you're using it in...2020-05-2937 minFounderQuestKickin It With Mike Perham, Author Of Faktory & SidekiqShow Notes:Links:Mike PerhamFull United FlightSidekiqFaktoryHeyaPatrick McKenzieTechstarsTinySeedRoy/SACHoneybadgerFull Transcript:Starr:What's on your wall behind you? You've got like a autographed jersey like a hockey jersey.Mike:Yeah, I'm I'm a soccer fan.Starr:Oh, a soccer jersey. I'm sorry.Mike:It's the Portland Timbers. Yes.Josh:The timbers, yeah.Mike:And it's not looking good for us...2020-05-2243 minFounderQuestIs GitHub Codespaces Basically Just X Windows?Show Notes:Links:AmethystPopClipAlfred shortcutsHacker New Ubuntu 20.04 ThreadAnsibleJosh's dotfilesMathias Shell ScriptsUltraFineBartenderTranscript:Starr:I'm the type of tiling Window manager user that never changes any of their layout, basically. I'm the type of tiling Window manager that like has all applications open full screen except for like my terminals, which I have a vertical split. And so, I've got two of those open on a single screen. I actually don't know any...2020-05-1536 min
Remote RubyJoined by Josh Wood from HoneyBadger.io and Heya.email [00:01:54] Chris asks Josh if there is a viewing party going on for RailsConf online stuff since RailsConf was canceled. Josh explains what is going on and talks about a RailsConf Virtual Hallway that is planned. [00:09:05] Josh talks about what’s new at Honeybadger and how the transition’s been like for them. [00:11:49] There was something that caught the attention of the guys on Reddit recently that Josh released called “Heya.” It’s been a side project of his at Honeybadger and he talks about it here. [00:20:37...2020-05-1552 min
Remote RubyJoined by Josh Wood from HoneyBadger.io and Heya.emailWelcome to Remote Ruby! Today, we welcome back for a second time, Joshua Wood, from Honeybadger. The guys all reminisce with Josh about past conferences they all went to and share some funny stories. Josh talks about Honeybadger and his new project called “Heya.” The guys discuss licensing and which ones Josh likes to use. Also, there’s talk about a gem called Mailkick. Also, find out what Andrew likes about Honeybadger. Download this episode now!2020-05-1552 minFounderQuestBeware The Blinking Folder Of DeathShow Notes:Links:StripeSpam Nation by Brian KrebsBad To The Bone by George ThorogoodGrammarlyEgghead.ioUdemyChris OliverJumpstartHeyaLambyStimulusReflexAndrew MasonRemote Ruby podcastHoneybadgerFull Transcript:Josh:So I'm sitting in my chair with this laptop and the thing literally crashes in my lap. And when I turn it back on, it gives me that blinking folder. The blinking folder. I don't know...2020-05-0831 minFounderQuestRuby Is The Animal Crossing Of Programming LanguagesShow Notes:Links:VoltronTransformersGobotsThundercatsAnimal CrossingStardw ValleyFactorioDependabotGumroadShopifyStripePinky and the BrainFull Transcript:Starr:Did you prefer Voltron over Transformers? Which team were you on?Ben:I guess I did, because I don't remember watching much in the way of Transformers, but I did watch a lot of Voltron, so.Starr:Oh really? That's a...2020-05-0129 minFounderQuestHow Building Our Own Campaign Mailer For Rails Set Us FreeThis week Ben, Starr, and Josh break down Heya, their freshly shipped open source email campaign mailer for Rails developers. Learn how Heya works, how it can help with GDPR and Soc 2 compliance, and how it saves Honeybadger $$$ in Intercom and Segment costs. Plus, don't miss the hot thermometer takes!Show Notes:Links:HeyaRuby WeeklyAction MailerIntercomCustomer.ioSegmentGDPRMixpanelSoc 2Prosperity Public LicenseMailCatcherGinsu Flex T...2020-04-2436 minFounderQuestTough Decisions And Drones Wearing FedorasShow Notes:Links:TupleGoogle HangoutsJitsiWebRTCNotionEpictetusSphere Andromeda StrainStillness is the KeyChopinHoneybadgerFull Transcript:Josh:I see we've got doom and gloom on the agenda today.Starr:Oh yeah. I put doom and gloom on the agenda.Ben:It's a good thing you had that reminder that there is doom and gloom, because otherwise we'd forget.Starr:2020-04-1740 minFounderQuestFounderQuest Clips - Too Hot For Podcast Vol 1Show Notes:This week on FounderQuest, it's a cutting room floor clips episode. Hear vintage, unreleased clips of episodes that you weren't supposed to hear. Discussions include: 90's software stores, Alan Turing, water heaters, buying top quality spyware dongles from China and even FounderQuest itself! Links:WishApple Arcade BearDay One Babbage’sUsenetSpencer’s GiftsCharles BabbageAlan TuringNaive BayesWhat The GolfNintendo SwitchFull Transcript:Ben...2020-04-1016 minFounderQuestThis Is Fine. Settling Into The New Normal.Show Notes:The world is burning, yet we find ourselves settling into our weird new daily routines. This week Josh, Starr, and Ben discuss the importance of company transparency during a crisis, Tiger King, and, political trigger warning, separating health coverage from employment. Bring your marshmallows, chocolate and crackers!Links:The Witcher 3ScribendiThe Office - Micheal's casual jeansTiger KingDisney+Animal Crossing – Tom NookJustin Jackson – Good Businesses Have MarginObamacareFull Transcript:Starr:I wa...2020-04-0338 minFounderQuestDispatches From Inside The Honey BunkerGlove up, mask on, and tune in to this week’s FounderQuest! Starr, Ben and Josh talk hot investing tips now that our 401(k)s are gone, plans for the “Honey Bunker,” pivoting away from remote and back to co-located working, Animal Crossing, hoarding Mucinex, and the Corona vs. Pacifico beer debate is finally settled. Show Notes:Links:Daniel KahnemanMucinexAnimal CrossingNintendo SwitchJeff Bezos' Regret Minimization FrameworkBasecampSplatoon SquadGround KontrolRailsConfNeroJim...2020-03-2028 minFounderQuestHow Long Could Our Company Survive Without Us?This week on FounderQuest, Josh, Starr, and Ben hypothesize how long Honeybadger could keep going if they went off the grid given the current pace of tech churn. They also discuss going all-in on COBOL and whether framework trends are actually any different than fashion trends. Get lost in this week's FounderQuest!Show NotesLinks:How to Build a Blog in 15 Minutes with RailsLindy EffectProgramming is a Pop CultureLaugh FactoryStar Trek Next GenerationBigelow TeaWallace and Gromit & Wensleydale CheeseCOBOL2020-02-2831 minFounderQuestA Mortal Kombat Rampage for Pole Position on GalagaThis week Josh, Ben, and Starr talk vintage console games and announce details about Honeybadger's upcoming RailsConf blow out. The episode then pinballs over to dismissing FU money, insights on hiring and more. Hold on to your headphones!Show NotesLinks:RailsConfWazaRemus & RomulusSAMLDHHTableauCalendlyM Night SyamalanFull Transcription:Josh:It all started with Remus and Romulus, am I right, Ben?Ben:Oh, yes.Josh:Yeah.Starr:Oh my gosh...2020-02-2147 min
FounderQuestFounder Show and TellThe honeybadgers have been busy this week! Ben, Josh and Starr each have work that shipped this week that they want to brag on. This episode strides over vast expanses, covering issues like compliance, open-source marketing and content marketing. It all builds up to a big reveal at the end, where we finally announce a new Honeybadger effort: the RailsConf Indie Lounge. Full Transcript:Starr:Can I tell you the nerdiest thing that has ever happened to me, that I've ever done? The nerdiest, most embarrassing thing that I've ever done?Josh:...2020-02-1443 minFounderQuestFounderQuest Predicts The Future Of WorkIn this episode the Badgers talk about their predictions for the future of work. They also discuss some of the pros and cons to working remotely and how to prevent loneliness. Conveniently enough, Honeybadger is also hiring a JS developer. Learn the secrets of becoming a Honeybadger!Show Links:Job ListingCode[ish] PodcastBuddhism - No Mind Justserve.orgFull Transcription:Josh : Speaking of remote controls, I told you about the ridiculous garage door I put on my home gym.Ben: I am jealous of your...2020-02-0736 minFounderQuestPrepare Thyself For When The Tax Man ComethBen and Starr have an informal fireside chat about recent tax changes and how to navigate them when running a SaaS company with nationwide sales. Learn about some of the surprising rules some states have around business classifications and why you might have to pay sales tax in one state but not another. Uncle Sam is crashing the internet party, listen and make sure you're prepared!Links:Justin JacksonSouth Dakota v. Wayfair, IncAvalaraStripeIan Landsman Write for HoneybadgerFull Transcript:2020-01-3114 minFounderQuestThe Things We Shipped In 2019This week Josh, Ben, and Starr look back at all of the things that Honeybadger shipped in the last 12 months. They also give Apple some free management advice and provide their thoughts on MicroConf's latest announcement. Lastly, will Honeybadger move away from error monitoring and bet its future on textbox applications? Tune in and find out!Links:Exponent PodcastJohny IveMicroConfHiring Process FounderQuest episodeFireside Chat FounderQuest episodeDundie AwardsFull Transcript:Ben: I was just thinking. Hey, Tim. Let's give you tips on how to organize...2019-12-2046 minFounderQuestIs It Time For The Big Rewrite?This week on FounderQuest Josh, Starr, and Ben talk about the quandary of not knowing how to build something until after you’ve already built it. Therefore, once it's built it can be hard to fight the urge to tear it down and build it again taking into account all of lessons that were learned along the way. The Badgers also imagine a rewrite of Honeybadger using the latest in 90s technology. Trigger warning for Perl developers! Links:Peanuts Christmas specialGarfield Christmas specialKonMariLiving Computer Museum...2019-12-1332 minFounderQuestThe 2019 Thanksgiving Freestyle EpisodeThe guys throw the show notes out the window and kick it freestyle on this special Thanksgiving episode. All of today’s hard-hitting questions are answered: Dark meat or light meat? Turkey or duck? The warm glow of a fireplace or the warm glow of a database upgrade progress bar? Plus, the guys talk about when to start holiday feature freezes and what Honeybadger is working on/not working on this December. Links:Build Your SaaS podcast capitalism episode Transcript:Ben: For some reason that reminded me of the presence method that I use...2019-12-0619 minFounderQuestIs Offering A Free Plan Worth The Hassle?This week on FounderQuest, the guys talk about their decision to offer a free plan alongside the paid plans for Honeybadger and how it impacted the overall business. Josh is also back shares the hottest of takes from his recent trip to Nashville to attend RubyConf. As usual, the show goes off the rails and talks about flying, Ben’s Eye of Sauron approach to fiscal management and an acquisition strategy based around companies named after honey badgers.Full Transcript:Josh: Oh yeah, I got first-class back from RubyConf. I forget what it cost, but it was...2019-11-2931 minFounderQuestIs Marketing On Marketplaces Worth It?This week Ben and Starr talk about Honeybadger's efforts using marketplaces to get new business and whether it's worth the development time needed to set them up. They also discuss Honeybadger's participation in the GitHub Student Developer Pack, creating a code of conduct that still allows for free swag, and tease out a special announcement for RailsConf 2020!Links:GitHub Student Developer PackSeth GodenAWS MarketplaceHeroku MarketplaceGitHub MarketplaceMicroconfRailsConfHoneybadger BlogFull Transcription:Ben: Speaking...2019-11-2227 minFounderQuestShould You Comply With Compliance?On this week's episode of FounderQuest Josh, Ben, and Starr talk about their Soc 2 and GDPR compliance efforts. They go over the different strategies to handle compliance, the potential costs involved, and discuss if it's worth the time and money.When embarking on their compliance research, the guys also stumbled across some surprising claims companies are using to stretch the truth on actually being compliant. Learn a few of the 50 shades of compliance* that they found.Links: KolideSoc 2GDPRElasticsearchRedisSlack2019-11-1533 minFounderQuestShould You Blow Up Your Backlog?This week on FounderQuest the guys weigh in on a recent debate sparked by Jason Fried at Basecamp around the value of backlogs. In short, Fried proports that backlogs cause unnecessary stress and that if an idea will be forgotten about if it isn’t written down, then it probably isn’t important in the first place. Honeybadger does have a pretty significant backlog and some on the team find it more useful than others. Each of the guys discusses how they deal with the backlog, whether they ignore it, stress out about it, embrace it as a us...2019-11-0821 minFounderQuestHow Honeybadger Creates ContentThe guys talk about creating content for Honeybadger and the difficulties switching back and forth from writing prose to writing code. Starr channels his inner Anna Wintour and describes his latest initiative recruiting developers to write guest posts on the blog. Josh talks about his process for writing evergreen content for the newsletter. Links:Leveling UpThe Devil Wears PradaSeth GodinIndie HackersMastering Ruby Exceptions eBookFull Transcript:Announcer: Hands off that dial. Business is about to get a whole a nerdier. You're tuned in to FounderQuest....2019-11-0122 minFounderQuestDon't Let Customer Service Crush YouThe guys talk about how they are scaling up their awesome customer service without adding headcount and their journey from email customer support, to chat support, and back to email support. They also discuss how to deal with informational silos and if they should transition Honeybadger to an invite-only luxury brand.Links:IntercomHelp ScoutHoneybadgerFull Transcript:Announcer: Never forget that you have the tools to build a life on your own terms. Forget the haters. This is Founder Quest. Josh: So our topic is customer sup...2019-10-2534 minFounderQuestYou Know What We Did Last Summer - Season Two Begins!Season Two of FounderQuest is upon you! The guys discuss what they did while on summer break, releasing breadcrumbs on Honeybadger and why they help when debugging, launching the new blog, Amazon RDS, and Airwolf!Links:Write for our blog.Full Transcription:Josh: We can't all be book-learned like you star.Starr: Yeah, I'm book smart.Josh: Yeah.Starr: You guys are just the street smart ones.Josh: We just read what's ever on the front page of Amazon.Starr: No, y'all know how the streets work, you know how to get stu...2019-10-1827 min
Indie Hackers#122 – Filling a Gap and Bootstrapping to $1M with Josh Wood of HoneybadgerJosh Wood is living an indie hacker dream: from freelance developer to co-founder of Honeybadger, a monitoring tool for developers that generates over $1M a year in revenue. Even better, he only works 30 hours a week. Josh joined the show to talk about the reward of switching from selling his time to selling a product, how Honeybadger filled a gap left by declining incumbent players, and why building a customer-friendly low-churn business is a solid way to achieve long-term growth, even if sales and marketing aren't your strong suit.Transcript, speaker information, and more: https://www.indiehackers...2019-09-3057 min
Базовый Блок: подкаст про блокчейнББ-091: Интервью с конференции Baltic HoneybadgerСерия интервью с конференций Baltic Honeybadger в Риге и Starkware Sessions в Тель-Авиве. 0:56 – Олег Андреев (Stellar) о сложностях криптографии в Биткоине, роли Олега в компании Stellar и о проекте ZkVM 14:48 – Роман Снитко (HodlHodl) о планах опубликовать код биржи и о конференции Baltic Honeybadger 24:53 – Тон Вейс о трейдинге 41:26 – Дмитрий Ховратович (ABDK Consulting) о протоколе Poseidon, что такое Stark-friendly хэширование, и о новом витке интереса к крипто-лабораториям 56:48 – Глеб Науменко (Chaincode Labs) о networking-level задачах в Биткоине, о программе Chaincode Residency и перспективах Lightning 1:02:14 – Сергей Котляр (Bitrefill) о том, что можно оплатить криптовалютой при помощи Bitrefill, какими кошельками и валютами пользуются люди, как Bitrefill смотрит на развитие Lightning и о сложностях владения Lightning-нодой 1:13:23 – Максим Орловский (Pandora Boxchain) о децентрализованном хранении данных и ближайших планах Pandora Core Ссылки: Олег Андреев: сайт, Твиттер, Stellar, zkVM Роман Снитко: Твиттер, HodlHodl, ББ-067 с Максимом Кейдуном, Baltic Honeybadger Тон Вейс: сайт, Твиттер, Тон Вейс в Форклоге, книга The Bitcoin Standard (Краткая история денег) Дмитрий Ховратович: ABDK consulting, Starkware Sessions, STARK-friendly hash challenge Глеб Науменко: Chaincode Labs, Chaincode Residency Сергей Котляр: Твиттер, Bitrefill Максим Орловский: Твиттер Поддержите подкаст! Bitcoin: bc1qec856uhwuguhnn28r54tlkrh3dh95ctajvpjaf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/basicblockradio/overview Подкаст выходит при поддержке Waves. basicblockradio.com2019-09-301h 23
The Davani ShowKDC #29: Bitcoin Interviews at Baltic Honeybadger Conference in Riga 2019.The Total Connector interviewed a few Bitcoiners at the Bitcoin Honeybadger Conference in Riga 2019. Huge Thanks to the amazing Team of HodlHodl.
Hass McCook / Matt Odell / Knut Svanholm / Aleks Svetski / Giacomo Zucco / Peter O´ Donoghue.
The spectrum of topics and questions covered:
Why Bitcoin?
Critical Mass-Adoption
Security / Privacy / Hardware Wallets / Stacking Sats
Convenience & Security & Privacy / Trade-Offs / UX & UI
Hardest and Scarcest Money: Bitcoin
Freedom
2019-09-171h 20
Crypto VoicesMax Keidun & Roman Snitko: Baltic Honeybadger 2019 & Hodl HodlCrypto Voices: Episode 75
Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL
Matthew and Fernando interview Maksim Keidun (CEO) & Roman Snitko (CTO) of the Hodl Hodl Bitcoin P2P exchange, and organizers of the Baltic Honeybadger 2019 conference, coming up in Riga this September 14-15.
We discuss the much anticipated Baltic Honeybadger 2019 conference, which will occur in it's third annual iteration, organized by Hodl Hodl in Riga, Latvia. Great new speakers and guests, Unpopular Opinions in Bitcoin, how the team views the future of Honeybadger, and what the spirit and identity of the conference actually is.
Max and Roma also...2019-07-261h 06FounderQuestTo Be Or Not To Be Acquired - That Is The QuestionThe guys talk about their experiences with offers to acquire Honeybadger and go over some common structures of acquisition deals (hint - most don’t involve walking a wheelbarrow of money out of your office and never returning). They also chat about things that you should think about if you are presented with an offer to sell your company.Links:GitHubDependabotPull PandaGemnasiumTableauSalesForceTropical MBA, Before the ExitMicroConfHoneybadgerFull Transcript:St...2019-07-1237 minFounderQuestWhat Does The Ideal Remote Office Look Like?This week the guys talk about their office equipment and remote workspaces which range from working in a winery to building a standalone office in a backyard. They also go full old cranky developer mode on the new office paradigms and warn the youths of back issues stemming from working on couches and bean bags. Don't get them started on open floor plans or unassigned desks! Learn what has, and hasn't, worked for each of the guys on their quest for the perfect coding space.Links:FogBugzJoel SpolskyJoel Spolsky's Blog - Bionic...2019-07-0534 minFounderQuestHow To Gauge Customer Success With An Introverted Customer BaseThe guys answer a listener question about how to ensure customers are happy with your product and how to be proactive in finding out if they aren't. This can be especially difficult if your customers tend to be a little bit introverted...*cough* developers *cough*. Plus Ben reveals the number one reason customers leave Honeybadger!Full Transcript:Starr: 00:00 Yeah. I totally have been playing dumb this whole time as a strategy, 100%. It's not like I don't actually know anything, or I'm just making it up. It's 100% a strategy.Announcer: 00:11 They're just three amigos making their way in th...2019-06-2838 minFounderQuestAre 3rd-party scripts out to get you? CSP to the rescue!Do you know what the 3rd-party scripts on your website are up to? In this week’s episode of FounderQuest, the guys talk about CSP (Content Security Policy) and how it can enhance security in the browser. They also weigh adding it as a feature of Honeybadger vs. a standalone product. CSP - learn it, live it, love it, on this week's FounderQuest.Full transcript:Josh: 00:00 A middle of the night disruption for Ben, what is that? Like 8:30?Starr: 00:05 Oh, somebody called the burn unit! Oh!Announcer: 00:08 You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike...2019-06-2127 minFounderQuestDocument & Automate Your Way to a Vacation When Running a StartupThe guys talk about strategies for creating systems, documentation, and automation to separate yourself from your business so you can hire employees, get it ready for sale, or even take some time off. Balancing good customer service while being efficient with your time is also discussed along with reasons Honeybadger doesn't use automation for customer service.Full Transcript:Starr: 00:01 I probably should have muted that, so you couldn't hear the toilet flushing.Josh: 00:05 I don't know whose it was, so... You just needed... There, there you...Josh: 00:11 Okay, so, Starr. There is, there's your intro.Announcer: ...2019-05-2438 minFounderQuestSiloing Together, How to Move a Company Forward While Working IndependentlyTwo part special! In part one, the guys chat about decision making in a siloed company structure and the challenges of making sure everyone is on the same page. That's not all! More details about the secret Honeybadger conclaves are leaked, dirty laundry is aired about the logo scandal that shook the company to its core, and America's favorite Honeybadger is revealed!Full Transcript:Ben: 00:00 Yeah, maybe you want to omit that from the whole thing because we probably don't want the FBI come and knock on the door and ask us, "Hey, what other customers that we have...2019-05-1735 minFounderQuestIs Marketing To People The Same As Robbing Them?The guys discuss gorilla conference marketing and how they promoted Honeybadger back when they could barely afford to attend the conference, let alone a sponsorship. Also discussed is turning Honeybadger's unprofessionalism into a marketing strength, dealing with swag logistics, and why you should never wear a blazer to a dev conference.Full transcription:Josh: 00:01 Tatum's favorite programming language right now is Haskell, but I suspect it's because there's a big blue elephant on the cover of the book and elephant is her favorite animal. Yeah. I'm guessing it's not the functional purity that she loves it for.An...2019-05-0340 minFounderQuestTwilayfunbootrucknes!!! VC vs. bootstrap funding, recent layoffs at NPM, and more!The gents look back with some hindsight on the debates around private equity, VC vs. bootstrapping Honeybadger, and how funding decisions may have affected recent layoffs at NPM and Travis CI. Our recent Twitter ad performance for FounderQuest is also discussed as well as Nintendo graphics and food trucks. Join us!Full Transcript:Josh: We did it. We forgot to send him headphones, Starr.Starr: He said he had headphones. I asked him, Josh. I asked him.Josh: We're trying to get Ben to part with his AirPods, and it's like pulling teeth, man.Annou...2019-04-2636 minFounderQuestMicroConf 2019 Recap, Confronting Ageism In Tech, And Badgercon 2020The guys dish about their experiences at MicroConf. Ben talks about entrepreneurial ADD, Josh explains why the "good old days" at Honeybadger are now, and Starr challenges younger developers to a coding battle royale. There is also a preview of Badgercon (pending wildlife insurance procurement).Full Transcription:Ben: ... and now Ikea, they're coming out with a blind that's going to be home kit enabled, so we can be like, Hey, Siri, open the blinds.Josh: So you can have the Vegas experience at home.Ben: That's right.Starr: Oh my god guys, I can't believe you've...2019-04-1931 minFounderQuestPersonal Productivity - Dealing With Distractions While Getting Sh!t DoneFaced with a punishing week of distractions, the crew discusses their own techniques for remaining personally productive.Full Transcript:Starr: I'm sick of being discriminated against because of my name. It's like they have a better for a name but-Josh: At least I have to pay 60 bucks for just a domain.Ben: Change your name.Announcer: So do those guys really named their App after a meme, huh? Buckle up fellow kids, it's time for founder quest.Josh: I think mine was like ... for what it's worth star, my name was like $180.S...2019-04-0533 minFounderQuestTechnical Debt - Our Approach to Building Cool Tech ProfitablyThis week Josh, Ben and Starr talk technical debt and how to cope with it. They also discuss "suits" vs "hackers" is a trope as old as tech itself. Suits want to make money and cut costs. Hackers want to build cool things the right way. Full Transcript:Ben: If I start selling my kidneys, I'll let you know.Starr: Okay, that's cool. Do I get a friends and family discount?Announcer: You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. Time to start a fire. Crack open a can of Tab, and settle i...2019-03-2925 min
The Art of Product81: Sane and Sustainable Growth with Ben Curtis from HoneybadgerDerrick is still traveling. So, Ben’s co-host for this episode is Honeybadger Co-founder Ben Curtis. Honeybadger offers an application health monitoring tool featuring an easy-to-use platform with exception, uptime, and check-in monitoring.
Since its creation about seven years ago, Honeybadger’s three founders - Curtis along with Starr Horne and Joshua Wood - cranked out all the work. However, the company added a marketing person a few months ago and recently hired its first developer.
Today’s Topics Include:
Honeybadger has kept headcount low to optimize profit-per-employee; eventually needed help with marketing and other...2019-03-2541 minFounderQuestDecisions & Events That Made Honeybadger What It Is TodayLooking at the major events in our lives, we can often trace them back to turning points -- decisions big and small that had outsized effects. In this episode the dudes reflect on some of their major decisions, good and bad. Full Transcript:Starr: So I was like, "Okay, we've got no heat now. We're just going to have to slaughter the horses and crawl inside of them or-Josh: You guys have horses in Seattle?Starr: Slaughter the neighbor's horses.Josh: I thought all the horses were in Kirkland.Announcer: It's...2019-03-1537 min
Stephan Livera PodcastMax Keidun & Roman Snitko of Hodl Hodl Bitcoin Exchange & Baltic HoneybadgerMax Keidun and Roman Snitko (CEO and CTO of Hodl Hodl) join me to talk:
Why they started Hodl Hodl, a P2P exchange
How Hodl Hodl is different from the typical Bitcoin exchange
Education of users
Volume trends
Prediction market announcement
Baltic Honeybadger conference 2019
Max, Roman, Hodl Hodl & Baltic Honeybadger Links:
Max Keidun: https://twitter.com/keidunm
Roman Snitko: https://twitter.com/romansnitko
Hodl Hodl: https://hodlhodl.com/
Hodl Hodl twitter: https://twitter.com/hodlhodl
Baltic Honeybadger 2019: http://bh2019.hodlhodl.com/
Stephan Livera links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera
Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes...2019-03-0256 min