Code with Jason: People Buy From People
I went on Code with Jason for the second time. Jason and I got into the Fireside acquisition, how to actually find and finance a business to buy, why…
John Nunemaker
Thoughts on building software and software businesses. Owner of Box Out Sports and Very Good Software (Fireside, Flipper). Previously GitHub. Creator of HTTParty, Flipper, and more.
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IndieRails Podcast: The Conductor
I hopped on IndieRails with Jess and Jeremy (again). We covered a lot of ground in about 90 minutes. Quick business catch up and then dove into how AI has…
Rails Business Podcast (again)
How AI has changed my day-to-day as a developer.
Conducting Rails
A practical guide to running Ruby on Rails across parallel Conductor workspaces, including ports, databases, setup scripts, CORS, and cleanup.
Rooted & Reaching Podcast Interview
I recently sat down with Marty Mechtenberg on the Rooted and Reaching podcast to talk about my entrepreneurial journey, from struggling through my first…
What makes you different
Something that's been on my mind lately: Why is a customer going to choose my product? There's tens to hundreds or even thousands (looking at you CRM's) of…
Self-Made is a Myth Podcast
Podcast interview where I share my journey building lasting SaaS businesses, the power of partnerships, and why I'm obsessed with onboarding, risk reduction, and hiring ‘batteries included’ people.
Giant Robots
A few weeks back I joined Chad on his Giant Robots podcast to talk Ruby, Rails and a bit of business – including our acquisition of Fireside last year. The…
Rails Business Podcast
I had a nice chat with Brendan and Ryan on the Rails Business podcast a few weeks ago and now its live! Search for "Rails Business" in your favorite podcast…
Ruby on Rails Podcast: Taking over Fireside.fm
I was stoked when I discovered that the Ruby on Rails podcast is hosted on our platform – fireside.fm. So I reached out to Elise for feedback and to…
Episode #4
It's out and it's stout. Actually, I don't know if it's stout or not. I just like to rhyme (all the time). My 3 Fav Quotes “What if instead of discounts, we…
Episode #3
For those that haven't subscribed to the fireside blog or the podcast, I figured I'd update here as well. We released episode #3 on Mastering Prioritization…
Episode #2
Episode #1 went out last Thursday. Now here we are on Tuesday and ANOTHER EPISODE FOR YOU. I know right?! Christmas came early this year. On today's…
Episode #1
We did it! The Fireside crew went through the entire process of setting up a podcast and recording our first episodes. #1 is live wherever you enjoy…
Shrinking a Postgres Table
How I used a PostgreSQL table swap to cut disk usage from 87% to 53% in about 10 seconds, with only a few seconds of possible data loss.
Founder Quest: Acquiring Fireside
Last, but not least for this week, I was on Founder Quest. I'm doing my best third wheel impression over there and appreciate that Ben and Josh haven't…
The Moneyball approach
I joined Adam and Jerod to share my new thesis for acquiring Rails based SaaS apps. The conversation was great! This new moneyball approach (dubbed so by…
Code and the Coding Coders who Code it
Last week Drew invited me on his podcast. I loved the format (what are you working on, what are your blockers, what have you learned recently) and suspect…
How to Find a Business Partner
I've had business partners for every business I've been a part of. Yet, I've never asked myself "Why?". Yesterday someone did. You’ve been fairly prolific…
Acquiring Fireside
First, let's set the scene. It's Saturday, July 20th in South Bend, Indiana. My kids are playing in the driveway (yes they left their toys out) while my…