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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...

Beware The Blinking Folder Of Death

Beware The Blinking Folder Of Death

S2E29 · · 31:41

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 using spoofed phon...

Ruby Is The Animal Crossing Of Programming Languages

Ruby Is The Animal Crossing Of Programming Languages

S2E28 · · 29:20

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 the option to cha...

How Building Our Own Campaign Mailer For Rails Set Us Free

How Building Our Own Campaign Mailer For Rails Set Us Free

S2E27 · · 36:31

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 with GDPR and Soc ...

Tough Decisions And Drones Wearing Fedoras

Tough Decisions And Drones Wearing Fedoras

S2E26 · · 40:25

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 help its custom...

FounderQuest Clips - Too Hot For Podcast Vol 1

FounderQuest Clips - Too Hot For Podcast Vol 1

S2E25 · · 16:54

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 s...

This Is Fine. Settling Into The New Normal.

This Is Fine. Settling Into The New Normal.

S2E24 · · 38:09

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,...

The Shocking Reason Aliens Haven't Attacked Us...Yet!

The Shocking Reason Aliens Haven't Attacked Us...Yet!

S2E23 · · 28:45

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 a SaaS company...

Dispatches From Inside The Honey Bunker

Dispatches From Inside The Honey Bunker

S2E22 · · 28:34

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,” pivoting away fro...

Founder Life Within The Coronavirus Epicenter

Founder Life Within The Coronavirus Epicenter

S2E21 · · 39:03

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 COVID-19 World, T...

Welcome To The Land Of Tomorrow

Welcome To The Land Of Tomorrow

S2E20 · · 27:23

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 the discussion ...

How Long Could Our Company Survive Without Us?

How Long Could Our Company Survive Without Us?

S2E19 · · 31:34

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 go...

A Mortal Kombat Rampage for Pole Position on Galaga

A Mortal Kombat Rampage for Pole Position on Galaga

S2E18 · · 47:52

This 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,...

Founder Show and Tell

Founder Show and Tell

S2E17 · · 43:35

The 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 issu...

FounderQuest Predicts The Future Of Work

FounderQuest Predicts The Future Of Work

S2E16 · · 36:01

In 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. Conven...

Prepare Thyself For When The Tax Man Cometh

Prepare Thyself For When The Tax Man Cometh

S2E15 · · 14:26

Ben 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 r...

Should You Target Pieces Of Pie Or Whole Enchiladas?

Should You Target Pieces Of Pie Or Whole Enchiladas?

S2E14 · · 54:12

History is made this week as FounderQuest welcomes its first ever guest, Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor.fm! A debate ensues around whether it's better to build a product fo...

We Pull Back The Curtain On A Secret Project

We Pull Back The Curtain On A Secret Project

S2E13 · · 39:53

This week Josh reveals his super secret project that he's been working on and it will...BLOW...YOU...AWAY!!! Just kidding, you and your surroundings are most likely safe but it's pre...

Discovering Our Strengths

Discovering Our Strengths

S2E12 · · 33:15

In this episode Josh, Starr, and Ben talk about each of their results from taking the CliftonStrengths assessment and debate the validity of the results. They also discuss if having ...

Hawaiian Punch And 2020 Resolutions

Hawaiian Punch And 2020 Resolutions

S2E11 · · 27:53

The trio is morphing into a duo on this week's episode of FounderQuest, Fireside Chat edition. Ben and Josh talk about their 2020 resolutions, upping their serverless usage, side pro...