IndieRails
Episodes
John Nunemaker - The Conductor
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Nunemaker is a Rails developer, entrepreneur, and indie hacker behind Flipper Cloud, Boxout, and Fireside. He joins us for a wide-ranging convers...
Rémi Mercier - The Stained-Glass Master
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rémi is a former stained-glass master turned freelance Ruby on Rails developer. He writes extensively on software topics on his blog, and he recently...
Jared Norman - Building Super Good Software|Teams|OS|companies|.*
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jared Norman joins us to talk about his journey from aspiring game developer to founder of Super Good Software, an agency specializin...
John Athayde - Guiding Design in Software
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John Athayde joins us to chat about how a student of architecture ends up in software, finding the Ruby and Rails community, working ...
Turning the Corner (Unedited)
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy and Jess turn the corner on a new year with an unedited one-on-one discussion, reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead at 2026.
Jared Brown - From Indie to 33 million in ARR
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of IndieRails, Jess and Jeremy interviewed Jared Brown, co-founder and CEO of Hubstaff.The conversation began with a serendipitous mee...
Ernesto Tagwerker - OmbuLabs on AI
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After more than two years, Ernesto Tagwerker returns to IndieRails to chat about the changing industry landscape and running an agency in the age of A...
Brian Casel - Teaching Devs to Build with AI
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brian Casel joins IndieRails to talk about how AI is reshaping the day-to-day reality of software development and why full-stack Rail...
Wale Olaleye - Helping Founders with Tech
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wale Olaleye of Rails Fever joins IndieRails to talk about what it really takes to build a consulting business. The conversation spans everything from...
The Obligatory AI Episode
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jess and Jeremy catch up on life and work, and have a chat about the everyone's favorite topic these days.
Anthony Eden - Making Business Look Simple
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’re excited to be talking with Anthony Eden, founder & CEO of DNSimple.For those who haven’t come across it yet, DNSimple is...
One Person Wishlist - Rails World Roundtable
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode was recorded from the Buzzsprout podcast booth on Day 2 of Rails World 2025 in Amsterdam. Our guests (and fellow Rails World atte...
Mariusz Kozieł - Wizards and Kings
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode was recorded from the Buzzsprout podcast booth on Day 1 of Rails World 2025 in Amsterdam. Our guest, Mariusz Kozieł, is the CEO ...
Jason Bosco of Typesense - From Shaving Faces to Shaving Milliseconds
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
docs.search("indie, founder, rails, successful") => Jason Bosco / TypesenseIn this episode, Jeremy and Jess sit down with Jason Bosco, co-founder o...
Matt Swanson - The Product Engineer
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jess and Jeremy chat with Matt Swanson, CTO of Arrows, author of Boring Rails, and host of the YAGNI podcast. In addition to his blog...
Rhiannon Payne & Justin Bowen - Agents of Change
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rhiannon Payne and Justin Bowen are one of the very few couples working together in the Ruby and Rails ecosystem. Justin is a long-time Rails develope...
Zeke Gabrielse - Build for Your Users Without Obeying Them
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Zeke Gabrielse, solo founder and owner of Keygen, a licensing and distribution API. We get deep in the weeds of running a s...
Regional Ruby Conferences - A Crossover Episode
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special crossover episode, we make a slight departure from our typical format to chat with Adrian and Yaro from the Friendly Show and Jason fr...
JD Graffam - See If They Hug You Back
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few episodes ago, Garrett Dimon shared the story of how he sold his SaaS product Sifter. In this episode, we complete the story arc by catching up w...
Radan Skorić - Mastering Hotwire
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jess and Jeremy chat with Radan Skorić, a long-time Ruby and Rails developer and team lead, co-organizer Ruby Zagreb, and author of ...
Time, Energy, Capital...LOL
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jess and Jeremy get into the nitty-gritty of resource allocation for indie makers: how to make the most of your limited time, energy, and c...
Ben Curtis & Josh Wood - Kids These Days
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of IndieRails, co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua Wood share the origin story of Honeybadger, an application monitoring tool for Ruby o...
Garrett Dimon - A Long Winding Journey
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest for this episode is Garrett Dimon. Garrett is a developer, author, conference speaker and multi time business owner. With some partners, he’...
Joe Masilotti - Return of the Hotwire Native Guy
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our first-ever IndieRails guest returns to the podcast just shy of two years later. Joe Masilotti shares about niching down on Hotwire Native, changes...
Jim Remsik - Genuinely Desiring Success In Those Around Him
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeremy & I are excited to share a mic with Jim Remsik. Jim is the Founder and CEO of a digital agency called Flagrant. He is also...
New Year Sentiment
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Jeremy kick off the first recording of 2025 with a recap of 2024, and a look at their plans and goals for the new year. We chat about the imp...
Paul Campbell - Look at What You've Done
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Campbell is a Rails developer (since v0.13), conference organizer, and the CEO and co-founder of Team Tito. Paul joins us to talk about his caree...
Good Enough and the Cosmic Maelstrom
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Barry Hess, James Adam, and Matthew Lettini from the Good Enough team to discuss their journey in creating a self-su...
Always Something, Never Nothing - Becky Searls
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're excited to introduce our guest, Becky Searls. We recently met Becky at Rails World and learned about her business, Better with ...
"Just a bunch of guys"
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jess and Jeremy chat about leveling up professionally, the importance of community and personal growth, and the challenges of startin...
One Person Framework with Justin Searls
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Justin Searls (open source author, speaker, and co-founder of Test Double) joins us in-person at Rails World to talk about his career...
Rails World 2024 Crossover
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Day 2 of Rails World, Jess and Jeremy join with Drew Bragg of Code and the Coding Coders Who Code It and Adrian Marin and Yaro Shmarov of the Fri...
Hanging with Remote Ruby
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this crossover episode, Jeremy and Jess join up with Chris & Jason from Remote Ruby podcast to discuss Ruby programming, indie development, and...
Justin Duke - Building the Product You Want
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Duke is the founder of Buttondown, an email platform with first-class Markdown support. Justin is also a partner at Third South Capital, where ...
Landon Gray - AI Consulting with Ruby
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Landon Gray is a Rubyist, speaker, strategic advisor, and AI engineer. In May, he left Test Double to found Identus Consulting, where he helps compani...
Job Boarding with Jason Charnes
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest will be no stranger to most of our listeners. He’s been around the Ruby community for many years. He’s spoken at conferences, hosted con...
Getting Performant with Nate Berkopec
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are thrilled to host Nate Berkopec, a renowned author, speaker, trainer, and consultant. Nate runs Speedshop, his Rails performanc...
A Fresh Take on Old-School Forums
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeremy shares his latest product idea (Liminal, a fresh take on old-school forums) with Jess and gets his raw, unfiltered feedback. A...
Back in the Saddle
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Jeremy catch up in this one-on-one episode after a short summer break. We cover a number of topics, including our latest seasons of work, rea...
Natalie Kaminski & Igor Alexandrov - JetRockets Origins
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeremy and Jess are joined by two of the cofounders of JetRockets, a custom software development agency with a specialty in Rails. Na...
Andrew Atkinson - The Postgres Specialist
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Atkinson is a Rails developer, turned Postgres specialist, turned author and consultant. He joins us to talk about his developer journey, how h...
Tom Rossi - Building Products with a Buzz
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeremy and Jess get a chance to connect with Tom Rossi, the cofounder of Higher Pixels. Tom's story is an inspiring one for developer...
The Surprising Benefits of Collaboration for Indie Devs
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeremy & Jess dive into the world of partnerships and collaboration, a terrain that's become familiar to indie developers seeking...
Ben Wood & Nate Vick - Adapt and Evolve: Navigating Entrepreneurial Transitions
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're joined by two remarkable individuals, Ben Wood and Nate Vick, seasoned entrepreneurs with over a decade of experience running a Rails con...
Cody Norman - Lucky Me
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cody Norman is a Rails consultant, fly fisherman, BBQ connoisseur, and big fan of the state of Colorado. He joins us to share about getting into softw...
Crafting Service Offerings
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of IndieRails, we delve into the world of productized services in software development. Moving beyond the traditional model of bespoke...
Andy Croll - An Abundance of Work-Adjacent Hobbies
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Croll is a Rubyist, author, and speaker. He's the CTO of CoverageBook, creator of the First Ruby Friend mentoring program, organizer of Brighton ...
Ben Orenstein - The Developer-Turned-Founder
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we get the chance to interview Ben Orenstein: A person who probably doesn't need much of an introduction to our listeners. This episod...
Matt D. Smith - Sharing the Good News of the Lasso Tool
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Jess's friend and fellow Georgian, Matt D. Smith. While developers may not be too familiar, Matt is widely known and wel...
Allan Branch - Captain of His Own Pirate Ship
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we catch up with an old friend, Allan Branch. Allan and his partner Steve were early adopters of rails and made a big splash in the te...
Jason Swett - Nothing About Service Objects
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Swett is well-known in the Rails community for his podcast, Code with Jason, and his book, The Complete Guide to Rails Testing. Jason joins us t...
Ayush Newatia Unplugged - Writing Code and Writing Prose
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the multifaceted world of technology, creativity, and storytelling. We have the honor of hosting Ayush Newatia, a season...
Adrian Marin - Friendly Dev Building Avo
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an insightful conversation as we sit down with the dynamic Adrian Marin, who has had an extraordinary year making waves in the Ruby worl...
What to Look For in a New Client
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Jeremy discuss an excellent question posed by Nate Vick: What are you looking for in a new client? Whether you're looking for a new client, ...
John Nunemaker - Rolling with Flipper
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Nunemaker is a long-time Rails developer known for his writing on the RailsTips blog, his open source gems like HTTParty and Flipper, and his wor...
Bram Jetten - Building Spina & PlanGo
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bram Jetten joins us for a special episode, recorded on the second day of Rails World 2023. (BIG thanks to Buzz Sprout for sponsoring and making this ...
Greg Molnar - Security on Rails
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Molnar joins us for a special episode, recorded on the first day of Rails World 2023. Greg is an OSCP Certified Ethical Hacker and an independent...
Managing Yourself - Tips and advice for managing being indie longterm
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy just recently gave a talk at friendly.rb titled "Making it as an Indie Developer". Part of the talk was about managing yourself and we wanted t...
Robby Russell - Maintaining Planet Argon
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robby Russell is founder and CEO of Planet Argon, one of the oldest Rails development agencies, now in it's 21st year. Robby shares how he got started...
Adam McCrea - Scaling Up an Autoscaling SaaS
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam McCrea joins us to talk about building and growing Judoscale (previously, Rails Autoscale) an autoscaler originally released in ...
Matt Gordon - Going from Consulting to Products
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2007, young aspiring software engineers Matt & Jason set out to build the perfect startup: a SaaS product. They did everything right. They had ...
Nadia Odunayo - Building The StoryGraph
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an electrifying episode that will leave you in awe of the incredible Nadia Odunayo! 🎉 Join us as we unravel the remarkable journey be...
Khash Sajadi - The Journey to the Cloud(66)
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we listen in to Khash as he shares his story of startup failures & successes, consulting and employment in between and navigating polit...
Blue Ridge Ruby Recap - What It Takes To Start a Conference
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jess walks Jeremy through a retro of Blue Ridge Ruby, a first ever ruby conference put on by a first time ever promotor. Jeremy gets p...
Michael Buckbee - Balancing Marketing & Development While Building Wafris
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of web application security, marketing, building a company and the delicate art of balancing it all. Our ...
Small Bets, Big Impact: An Adventure with Jeremy & Jess
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy & Jess were in cohort 23 of Daniel Vassallo's course, A Portfolio of Small Bets. After a few weeks of letting it all sink in, they share so...
Ernesto Tagwerker - Building an agency & productized services
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ernesto shares his journey from freelancing to building an agency, managing a remote and international team, creating productized ser...
Pascal Laliberté - 6 things to avoid as a freelancer
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pascal on Twitter | Mastodon | Website (https://pascallaliberte.me)Some of Pascal's work...https://modestjs.works <= online book about principles f...
Chris Oliver - The story of GoRails: pivots, near failures, and random surprises
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris shares a wealth of knowledge about creating businesses. He talks about how GoRails got started, almost failed, and was then jol...
Moncef Belyamani of Ruby on Mac
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moncef's story is sure to be an inspiration to anyone looking to start their own business. In this episode, he shares his journey from Morocco to UVA,...
Dave Paola
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dave Paola shares with us the behind-the-scenes of starting a software consultancy. We especially get into hiring and in onboarding ju...
Getting Started As An Indie Rails Dev, Diversifying Income & Outsourcing
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
0:20 - Questions from Eli If you were to start over with no skills or experience... - https://twitter.com/mojojoflow/status/16252331327638814940:35 - ...
Colin Keeley - How/Why to buy or sell a business
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we go full send on the business side of IndieRails and explore with Colin how buying/selling a small SAAS works (as small as a couple ...
Joe Masilotti
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Masilotti shares his journey getting into coding, going independent, consulting in iOS and Rails, building in public, and starting RailsDevs.Links...
Why Indie? Why Rails?
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your hosts:Jeremy SmithJess Brown The One Person FrameworkA toolkit so powerful that it allows a single individual to create modern applications upon ...