Justin Searls
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5 for 5000: Do Right by Everyone
Cutthroat competitive tactics are one way to run a business, but you'll go further by putting in the time to find a way for everyone to come out ahead -
5 for 5000: Profits are Good, Actually
The most common ways the press touts success—fundraising, headcount, revenue—don't forecast a company's future prospects. Profitability is a better predictor of long-term viability -
5 for 5000: The Customer is Usually Right
Most founders are strong-willed about the design of their products and services, but many fall for the myth that they know better than their customers. They're usually wrong about that. -
5 for 5000: Widen the Goalposts for Success
Nobody tells you when you start a company that YOU get to define success. Here's some advice on making success easier for yourself while ensuring you have a meaningful impact that you'll be proud of -
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Speed up your Rails app with upsert_all
Rails' ActiveRecord is—16 years in—almost feature complete, but Rails 6 introduces `upsert_all`. Here's how it can speed up some of the slowest parts of your app. -
Remote, but not alone
Working remotely is easy to learn but difficult to master. There's a lot of advice on getting started, so let's talk about all the hard stuff. Here's some food for thought on how to find a way to do your best work from home. -
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Necessary & Sufficient
How do you know your code is tested enough? How do you avoid tests that don't add value? Jim Weirich created a heuristic that can answer these! -
Downloading Large Heroku Postgres Backups
Once you upgrade beyond hobby-sized postgres databases, fetching a backup becomes more confusing and complicated. Fear not, there's still an easy way to pull down a copy of your data without breaking production!