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We Survived 2020 But What About Our Growth Rate?
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...
What, Me Worry? Fearing Your Company's Permanence
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 beyo...
How To Build Solid Multi-tenant Account Systems For SaaS
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 abo...
Should You Interview Job Candidates Via Slack Or TikTok?
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 appr...
Reading Rainbow, FounderQuest Style!
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 a...
Just Breathe! Staying Mindful While Working
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 anyt...
In Search Of The Perfect To-Do Manager
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...
How Do You Sell A SaaS Swiss Army Knife?
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 Goog...
Learn How We Run Our SaaS Content Marketing Machine
This week the founders talk about their content marketing efforts. Starr explains her process for keeping the Honeybadger blog content flowing from writer recruitment,...
What The Heck Is Penetration Testing And How Does It Work?
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 b...
What Sparked Our Fascination With Computers?
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 mat...
Schrems VII, The Return of Safe Harbor
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 Sc...
Apps and Websites Sharing Domains. Is It a Highlander Situation?
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...
How Price Sensitive Are B2B Customers?
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...
How To Unlock The Gold Standard of Webhooks
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. App...
Spoiler Alert! The Apple Vs Hey Fight Explained and Who’s Right?
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...
How Many Hours Does It REALLY Take To Start A Company?
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 trea...
Updating Our Pricing With Gravy And Special Sauce
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 w...
Kickin It With Mike Perham, Author Of Faktory & Sidekiq
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...
Is GitHub Codespaces Basically Just X Windows?
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 cre...
Beware The Blinking Folder Of Death
On this week's FounderQuest the hosts talk about upgrading API versions, using VS Code to edit markdown, and dead MacBooks. Plus, learn how to commit bank fraud by usi...
Ruby Is The Animal Crossing Of Programming Languages
This week on FounderQuest the hosts talk about using a Prosperity Public License for Heya and how it allows a product to be both free and open-source while allowing th...
How Building Our Own Campaign Mailer For Rails Set Us Free
This 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 wit...
Tough Decisions And Drones Wearing Fedoras
In this episode, Josh, Starr and Ben talk candidly about some tough decisions they've had to make during Covid-19. They also talk about things Honeybadger is doing to ...
FounderQuest Clips - Too Hot For Podcast Vol 1
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: ...
This Is Fine. Settling Into The New Normal.
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 d...
The Shocking Reason Aliens Haven't Attacked Us...Yet!
This week on PandemicQuest Josh, Starr and Ben share insider trading tips via the dark web, explain why aliens haven't attacked yet, and their thoughts around starting...
Dispatches From Inside The Honey Bunker
Glove 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,” pi...
Founder Life Within The Coronavirus Epicenter
Ben, Josh and Starr are transmitting...err...broadcasting from deep within the COVID-19 epicenter on this week's FounderQuest. They talk about life in our brave new CO...
Welcome To The Land Of Tomorrow
Join Ben, Starr, and Josh on this week's FounderQuest for a look at our dystopian future. Ben shares the most interesting questions he received while interviewing and ...