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Brendan Buckingham and Ryan Frisch talk about developing with Ruby on Rails and how to leverage it to build a business.

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Wale Olaleye has run Rails Fever on his own for 12 years. His clients are companies at least 10 years old, earning up to about $5 million a year, with no full dev team, and running on a custom Rails app. We get into how he found clients through Phill... more

Jeremy Smith has worked as a fractional Rails developer for 13 years, and he says 2026 is the hardest year he's seen to start. We get into why companies are holding their wallets, what "good code" and good tests even mean when nobody writes code by h... more

DHH's Rails World keynote barely mentioned Rails, and the internet decided that meant Rails is dead. We don't buy it. Ryan took one line from the talk as a direct order and had an agent building his CLI the same day, which raises a bigger question: h... more

What do you do when the database is maxed out, the busiest day of your year is six months away, and you still don't know what's actually wrong? Andrew Atkinson joins us to talk through that exact scenario at Aura Frames - the Christmas Day 2024 outag... more

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Recent Guests

Wale Olaleye
Ruby on Rails consultant with 12 years of experience running Rails Fever
Rails Fever
Episode: Wale Olaleye
Jeremy Smith
Fractional Rails developer with 13 years of experience, conference organizer and podcast host
HYBRD
Episode: Jeremy Smith
Andrew Atkinson
Software engineer, author and consultant
Aura Frames
Episode: Andrew Atkinson
Jesse Hanley
Founder of Bento, also involved with Tatami
Bento
Episode: Jesse Hanley of Bento
Jim Remsik
Owner of Flagrant; former Hash Rocket, Bendy Works, Adorable
Flagrant
Episode: Jim Remsik
Ryan Castillo
Founder of Knowatoa, AI visibility company
Knowatoa
Episode: Ryan Castillo
Joe Masilotti
Author and consultant focused on Rails and mobile apps
Episode: Colleen Schnettler and Joe Masilotti
Colleen Schnettler
AI Automations consultant doing fractional work
Episode: Colleen Schnettler and Joe Masilotti
Scott Werner
Founder/CEO at Sublayer, repeat guest
Sublayer
Episode: Scott Werner Returns

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Brendan Buckingham
Host of Rails Business.
Ryan Frisch
Co-host of Rails Business.

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Wale Olaleye
Q: How do you bill that, 'Cause it's like hourly falls apart, right?
Olaleye says he stopped billing hourly two years ago and prefers retainers with agreed outcomes and plans set at intervals suited to each client. He emphasizes communication, trust and reasonable goals as essential to making the model work.
Wale Olaleye
Q: How did you come to that sort of decision of like, hey, this is the target audience?
Olaleye says market demand helped him identify established businesses that have revenue-generating custom applications but cannot justify a full development team. Early startups often seek equity-based cofounders, while larger companies tend to hire full-time employees.
Jeremy Smith
Q: What do you think about any of that?
Smith says AI has changed how developers work and what clients expect, while increasing the pace and pressure to deliver. He is still working out how to assess responsibility and quality as software practices change.
Jeremy Smith
Q: How is consulting going for you at this point?
Smith says consulting is difficult to enter in 2026 because companies are uncertain about their needs, spending cautiously, and testing whether AI tools can replace outside help. He remains committed to service work and describes his fractional Rails practice.
Jesse Hanley of Bento
Q: What was the biggest technical challenge in building Bento?
The biggest challenge discussed is the scale of compliance and handling phishing, anomalies, and security-related issues in email streams, which required robust automation, documentation, and careful architectural decisions to keep costs and risks manageable.

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Two hosts discuss building businesses around Ruby on Rails, focusing on practical engineering decisions, architecture, and product strategy for SaaS and service-oriented ventures. Recent episodes surface hands-on lessons about scaling Rails and Postgres, integrating AI tooling into development workflows, building design-forward teams, and running lean, contractor-supported operations. The conversation often blends technical depth with business implications, including pricing, onboarding clients, and marketing a Rails-centered consultancy or product. A standout trait is the willingness to share real-world metrics, tooling choices, and cost tradeoffs, making it useful for engineers, founders, and developers evaluating Rails-centric architectu... more

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