IndieRails

Hey friends! 👋 Jeremy & Jess are taking a podcast break for the rest of July and August. But we'll be back with new episodes in September! In the meantime, you should check out these podcasts, new in 2025: railsbusiness.com onrails.buzzsprout.com buzzsprout.com/2509083

Episode 61 has been unloosed! 🏹 We chat with Matt Swanson (@_swanson), CTO of Arrows, author of Boring Rails, and host of the YAGNI podcast, about software dev at Arrows, the product engineer, working with generative AI, and publishing technical content. indierails.com/61

Episode 60 has made the drop! 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️ We chat with Rhiannon Payne (@rhiannon_io) and Justin Bowen (@tonsoffun111) about their work (individual and collaborative) in the Ruby/Rails ecosystem, and their latest project: Active Agents, an AI framework for Rails. indierails.com/60

We're excited to be recording at Rails World in Amsterdam in September! Got some ideas cooking for conversations we'd like to have!🥘 Thank you to @buzzsprout for making it possible. 🙏❤️

Episode 59 has been generated! 🧪 We chat with Zeke Gabrielse (@_m27e) about launching and running Keygen, earning customer trust, the worst 2 days of his career, building without obeying, and optimizing your business for you. Thanks again, Zeke! 🙏 indierails.com/59

Episode 58 is coming together! 👥👤👥 In this crossover, we chat with @adrianthedev and @yarotheslav from the Friendly Show and @JasonSwett of the Code with Jason podcast about a topic near and dear to our hearts: organizing regional Ruby conferences. 😊 indierails.com/58

Episode 57 is freshly squeezed! 🫂 JD Graffam (@jdgraffam) joins us to talk about the buyer side of SaaS business acquisition. We dig into his approach to making deals and finding the right people to work with. Thanks for coming on, JD! ☺️ indierails.com/57

Episode 56 crossed the finish line! 🏃‍♂️ Jess & Jeremy chat with Radan Skorić (@RadanSkoric) about discovering Rails, technical blogging, and writing his forthcoming book, Master Hotwire. Thanks again for the great conversation, Radan! 🙏 indierails.com/56

Episode 55 just wandered in... 🐈 Jess & Jeremy chat about a handful of topics, including making the most of limited time/energy/capital, ongoing learning, and personal information management. indierails.com/55

Episode 54 don't care, it's just running around eating cobras! 🦡 Ben Curtis and Josh Wood join us to tell the story of starting and growing @honeybadgerapp. Thanks again for the great conversation, Ben and Josh! 😊 indierails.com/54

Episode 53 was nothing but net! 🏀 Garrett Dimon (@garrettdimon) shares the journey of his career, from early web standards, to building, running, and selling Sifter, to now partnering up on Very Good. Garrett, thanks again for the stories and insights! 🙌 indierails.com/53

Episode 52 has cut loose! ✂️ Joe Masilotti (@joemasilotti), our first-ever guest, returns just shy of two years later to talk about niching down on Hotwire Native, and writing his forthcoming book. Joe, thanks again for catching up with us! 😊 indierails.com/52

Episode 51 just came out of the oven! 🥧 Jim Remsik, founder and CEO of Flagrant, joins us to talk about consulting, building agencies, design and branding, and his personal mission. Jim, thanks for the great discussion! 😊 indierails.com/51

Episode 50 has advanced to the next round! 🏆 Jess and Jeremy kick off their first recording of the year with a recap of 2024 and a look at goals and plans for 2025. Hope you enjoy! indierails.com/50

Episode 49 has checked in! 🎟️ Paul Campbell (@paulca), co-founder and CEO of Team Tito, joins us to talk about his career building software (like @usetito and @vitocommunity), companies, and events. Paul, thanks again for the great conversation! 🙏 indierails.com/49

Hey friends! We're taking a short break for the month of December, but we'll be back with our first episode of the new year on Jan 7. We had an interview with a talented Rails developer, product founder, and conference organizer that we know you'll enjoy. 😊

Really enjoyed this episode of @IndieRails with @JasonSwett (from a year ago — 9th Jan ⁉️ ) Lots of stuff shared that I really resonated with - Find your North Star - Listen to customers - Long term investments Some excellent quotes too open.spotify.com/episode/1gQpDL…

Episode 48 has emerged from the maelstrom! ⛵️🌪️ Barry, James, and Matthew of Good Enough (@goodenoughllc) join us to talk about the birth of their company, products they are launching (like Jelly!), and building quality, human-centered software. indierails.com/48

Episode 47 is leveling up! 💪 Becky Searls (@beckyjoy) joins us to talk about her fitness training business, Better with Becky, and the new product she recently launched in collaboration with her husband, @searls. Becky, thanks for sharing your story! 🙏😊 indierails.com/47

Episode 46 has exited the vehicle. 🚘 Jess and Jeremy chat about leveling up professionally, the importance of community and personal growth, and the challenges of starting new things. indierails.com/46