Honeybadger co-founders Ben Curtis and Joshua Wood discuss the origins and growth of their app monitoring product, challenges of bootstrapping, calm work environment, evolution of co-founder relationships, and buying out a departing co-founder.

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Segments

• [01:27] Introduction of Honeybadger
• [03:50] The genesis of the company
• [10:40] The first customers
• [12:26] How much money do you need to feel like it's real?
• [14:37] Switching to the business full-time
• [16:42] Moving from unlimited to usage-based pricing
• [21:14] Stress about revenue
• [23:40] When do you start paying ourselves?
• [26:29] The evolution of founder relationships
• [31:14] Dealing with a co-founder departure
• [34:49] Is a calm company possible?
• [36:30] Who does what in the company
• [41:25] Advice for entrepreneurs
• [42:12] Where to find Ben and Joshua

Where to find the badgers

• Honeybadger
• FounderQuest podcast
• Ben: Bluesky, LinkedIn
• Joshua: Bluesky, LinkedIn

Links 

• Honeybadger meme

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