Hackers Incorporated
Episodes
Ben Spent $600 on Amp credits
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back and Ben has been coding!Amp vs Claude Code vs Codex. Clawdbot. The Agentification Era. Sorry about Ben's audio. We think it was Riv...
2024 year in review and plans for 2025
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam and Ben sit down to reflect on how things went in 2024 in their business and personal lives and talk about their plans for 2025.
Catching up
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Ben are back on the mics after nine months to give an update on their lives.Timestamps(00:00) - Catching up (00:18) - Fitness update (18:13...
Hiring for tiny teams with Justin Jackson
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam just wrapped up a big hiring project at Tailwind Labs, adding both a new engineer and a new designer to the team. In this episode he talks throug...
Ben steps away from Tuple
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After almost six years, Ben has stepped away from day-to-day work on Tuple and moved to its board. Friend of the pod Aaron Francis interviews Ben abou...
Building the HEY Calendar with Jason Fried
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
37signals have talked a lot about how they build new features for existing products using Shape Up, where they carefully hammer the scope to avoid let...
Ben and Adam review 2023
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam and Ben sit down to evaluate how things went in 2023 in their business and personal lives. The dudes share kind of a lot in this...
Revisiting the Tailwind Labs business model
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam and Ben talk through the Tailwind Labs business model. Is Tailwind UI the best way for the company to make money? Or is there a ...
Launching features like products
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam and Ben catch up on recent events at Tailwind Labs and Tuple. Adam spoke at Rails World and the impromptu Tailwind CSS meetup in...
Building the right team with Jason Fried
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam wants to start the process of growing the team at Tailwind Labs, but knowing exactly who, when, and how to hire people (and have them actually wo...
Q&A: Starting over, the ideal employee, success and happiness, and selling the company
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam and Ben share some personal updates on lake houses, gym equipment, and luxury electric vehicles, and answer listener questions o...
Predictable mistakes of the developer-turned-founder
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So many developers (your podcast hosts included) make the same mistakes when trying to turn an idea into a business for the first time. In this episod...
Losing 70 lbs, getting in shape, and 15-minute workouts
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, Adam got very serious about losing weight and getting in shape and lost 70 pounds, getting to about 12% body fat and maintaining enough str...
Hiring is hard
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you're running a small company, hiring is simultaneously your highest leverage opportunity and the scariest thing ever. In this episode, Adam and...
Enterprise sales for reluctant founders
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise sales gets a bad rap amongst indie founders, but at Tuple it's become an important part of their business model. In this episode, Ben share...
How to not suck at project management
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most people are way too comfortable letting a project run for 12 weeks before ever getting it into a shippable state. In this episode, Adam and Ben sh...
Minimalist management with David Heinemeier Hansson
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After over 20 years in business and despite being responsible for a larger-than-ever team, David still finds plenty of time to get his hands in the co...
Lifetime pricing is underrated
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last summer, Tailwind UI moved from selling individual content packages and upsells to a one-time purchase, lifetime access pricing model. Since then,...
Revisiting "The Ideal Bootstrapped Business" with Jason Cohen
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Cohen’s talk “Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business” from 2013 is a classic in the bootstrapper canon. In this episode, Jason joins Ad...
Running your business like a band
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“How come Dave Grohl is still playing guitar and writing songs and singing but I'm filling out DMCA takedown notices, answering customer support ema...
Lessons Learned in 2022-ish
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Orenstein (Tuple) and Adam Wathan (Tailwind CSS) are back on the mics. Today they reflect on 2022 and lessons they’ve learned. Ben has some thou...