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Tracking The Elusive SaaS Sales Funnel

Tracking The Elusive SaaS Sales Funnel

S3E11 · · 28:58

This week The Founders talk efforts to better track Honeybadger's sales funnel, the satisfaction of a cleaned-up to-do list, and Starr reveals last episode's mystery vendor. They als...

Do Developers Actually Pay Money For Things?

Do Developers Actually Pay Money For Things?

S3E10 · · 35:58

On this week's FounderQuest, the hosts talk buying electric motorcycles, Sidekiq-Cron saving the day, fintech, and wade into the debate of whether developers actually pay for any of ...

Is It Better To Be At Amazon's Mercy Or Your Own?

Is It Better To Be At Amazon's Mercy Or Your Own?

S3E9 · · 35:32

This week The Founders talk about relying on Amazon for their technology stack and what happens when problems arise. They also provide updates on existing post-Postgres and extol the...

When Is The Convenience Of Outsourcing Not Worth The Price?

When Is The Convenience Of Outsourcing Not Worth The Price?

S3E8 · · 36:06

On this special bonus episode, The Founders talk about whether to keep their swag fulfillment or look for other options after a recent steep price increase. They also provide an upda...

Talking Startups And Pricing Strategies With John Nunemaker

Talking Startups And Pricing Strategies With John Nunemaker

S3E7 · · 55:16

Special guest John Nunemaker is in the house...err...Zoom! He chats with The Founders about Flipper Cloud and strategies around its launch as well as tales from companies' past. They...

All Your Contractors Are Belong To Us!

All Your Contractors Are Belong To Us!

S3E6 · · 36:16

This week The Founders give an update on their new contractor system and how to nurture an "I don't care" work culture. Plus don't miss Beavis and Butthead memories, Heroku integrat...

What Is The Lowest Maintenance Website Imaginable?

What Is The Lowest Maintenance Website Imaginable?

S3E5 · · 43:49

This week The Founders talk about maintaining simple websites from the stone age, hiring contractors with Upwork, and Heya being 100% opensource. They also put Netlify on notice; if ...

Is Our Business Model A Hedge On The Internet?

Is Our Business Model A Hedge On The Internet?

S3E4 · · 28:05

This week The Founders talk GameStop stock, Elasticsearch clusters, Honeybadger's hedge position on the internet, and creating their own contractor pool to outsource small projects. ...

The Bootstrapper's Guide to the Ninja Launch

The Bootstrapper's Guide to the Ninja Launch

S3E3 · · 42:59

This week The Founders explain the difference between a ninja launch for bootstrappers vs. the more traditional stealth launch. They also reveal what programming languages they would...

Bitcoin And Honeybadger's Bold Product Roadmap

Bitcoin And Honeybadger's Bold Product Roadmap

S3E2 · · 34:45

This week Josh, Ben, and Starr break tradition and go public with Honeybadger's product roadmap. They also reveal a foolproof plan to monetize locked Bitcoin wallets and predict the ...

We Survived 2020 But What About Our Growth Rate?

We Survived 2020 But What About Our Growth Rate?

S3E1 · · 40:56

It's a new year and a new season of FounderQuest! Season 3 starts things off with the founders recapping Honeybadger's 2020 growth numbers and where they are hoping to go in 2021. Th...

What, Me Worry? Fearing Your Company's Permanence

What, Me Worry? Fearing Your Company's Permanence

S2E48 · · 39:41

This week the Founders talk about dealing with fears their company could disappear at any moment and what makes them confident that it will be around tomorrow and beyond. They also t...

How To Build Solid Multi-tenant Account Systems For SaaS

How To Build Solid Multi-tenant Account Systems For SaaS

S2E47 · · 39:00

This week The Founders talk about the latest redesign of Honeybadger's user account setup and lessons they've learned along the way (tenant ID FTW!) They also talk about the Hook Rel...

Should You Interview Job Candidates Via Slack Or TikTok?

Should You Interview Job Candidates Via Slack Or TikTok?

S2E46 · · 44:51

This week The Founders talk about new hiring paradigms, virtual conferences, and the stock market. Plus, does Roam dress your notes in the world's finest UX, only appreciated by the ...

Reading Rainbow, FounderQuest Style!

Reading Rainbow, FounderQuest Style!

S2E45 · · 43:14

This week The Founders reveal some of their favorite books they've read this summer and what they learned about utopias, U.S. history, and Murderbots! They also talk about living the...

Just Breathe! Staying Mindful While Working

Just Breathe! Staying Mindful While Working

S2E44 · · 39:46

It’s all in your mind! This week The Founders share apps and strategies they use to stay mindful and breathing while banging out code. Also, do they actually miss anything about work...

In Search Of The Perfect To-Do Manager

In Search Of The Perfect To-Do Manager

S2E43 · · 36:59

This week The Founders talk SOC 2 and why you may not even need it in the first place. They also detail their quest for the perfect task management tool (spoiler alert, they're still...

How Do You Sell A SaaS Swiss Army Knife?

How Do You Sell A SaaS Swiss Army Knife?

S2E42 · · 42:46

This week The Founders talk about product positioning for Hook Relay and how launching new products has changed since releasing Honeybadger. They also discuss why Google would make a...

Learn How We Run Our SaaS Content Marketing Machine

Learn How We Run Our SaaS Content Marketing Machine

S2E41 · · 43:45

This week the founders talk about their content marketing efforts. Starr explains her process for keeping the Honeybadger blog content flowing from writer recruitment, management too...

What The Heck Is Penetration Testing And How Does It Work?

What The Heck Is Penetration Testing And How Does It Work?

S2E40 · · 37:35

This week the founders talk about security, and what the process was like to have penetration testing done for Honeybadger. They also talk about why they don't offer bug bounties and...

What Sparked Our Fascination With Computers?

What Sparked Our Fascination With Computers?

S2E39 · · 28:24

This week the founders talk about their origin stories and what sparked their collective interests in computers. By the end of the episode you will also be able to match each founder...

Schrems VII, The Return of Safe Harbor

Schrems VII, The Return of Safe Harbor

S2E38 · · 31:22

This week the founders talk about their experiences dealing with the wild world of EU privacy laws when operating in the US. Learn about the potential impact on the Schrems II ruling...

Apps and Websites Sharing Domains. Is It a Highlander Situation?

Apps and Websites Sharing Domains. Is It a Highlander Situation?

S2E37 · · 41:33

This week the founders talk about the pros and cons of having your app and website share the same domain. Can they coexist or can there be only ONE? Plus, find out who has that new p...

How Price Sensitive Are B2B Customers?

How Price Sensitive Are B2B Customers?

S2E36 · · 37:40

This week the founders recap their second quarterly meeting under Covid. They reveal how pricing changes have impacted business, share updates on Hook Relay, trademark renewals, and ...

How To Unlock The Gold Standard of Webhooks

How To Unlock The Gold Standard of Webhooks

S2E35 · · 36:03

This week Josh and Ben talk webhooks and announce a new product from Honeybadger. Testers wanted! They also touch on managing contractors, fallout from the Hey vs. Apple saga, and de...

Spoiler Alert! The Apple Vs Hey Fight Explained and Who’s Right?

Spoiler Alert! The Apple Vs Hey Fight Explained and Who’s Right?

S2E34 · · 36:17

The Badgers break down DHH's spat with Apple and Ben correctly predicts how it ends (this episode was recorded June 19th). It's freaky! They also discuss Hey and if it's worth the hy...

How Many Hours Does It REALLY Take To Start A Company?

How Many Hours Does It REALLY Take To Start A Company?

S2E33 · · 37:16

This week the hosts debate how many hours per week it takes to bootstrap a company. Other topics include politics and podcasting, SOC 2 compliance, and whether to treat free accounts...

Updating Our Pricing With Gravy And Special Sauce

Updating Our Pricing With Gravy And Special Sauce

S2E32 · · 37:47

This week the crew talks about decisions around Honeybadger's recent pricing changes as well as the new mild and spicy plans. The discussion gradually fades to black when the topic o...

Kickin It With Mike Perham, Author Of Faktory & Sidekiq

Kickin It With Mike Perham, Author Of Faktory & Sidekiq

S2E31 · · 43:12

Mike Perham of Sidekiq and Faktory fame joins us on FounderQuest this week. We talk about the origins of Sidekiq, COVID impacts, and having a plan for your business if you, the sole ...

Is GitHub Codespaces Basically Just X Windows?

Is GitHub Codespaces Basically Just X Windows?

S2E30 · · 36:04

Question everything this week!?!? Can you use proprietary drivers and truly be an opensource developer? Is Codespaces really just X Windows? Did Elon Musk secretly create DuckTails f...