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. Natalie Kaminski (CEO) and Igor Alexandrov (CTO) share how the company started and how it's grown over the past 12 years. We discuss how and why they use Rails, how they hire developers, their approach to management, and the importance of strong organizational values.

Natalie Kaminski

CEO / Co-Founder

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Igor Alexandrov

CTO / Co-Founder

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JetRockets

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Andrew Atkinson is a Rails developer, turned Postgres specialist, turned author and consultant. He joins us to talk about his developer journey, how he found his niche with Postgres, writing his new book, High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails, and the launch of his consulting practice.

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• Twitter
• Website (Consulting page)
• High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails
• Newsletter
• How we made PG Fitter, Happier, More Productive at PGConf NYC 2021 (slides, blog post)
• More videos

Other Shoutouts

• RailsConf 2022 blog post
• Michael Hartl's RailsSpace book
• Wendy's spicy chicken, GOATed
• David Rowley, PG committer and past mentor, recently writing about PostgreSQL 16 query planner enhancements.
• PG Conf NYC: great conf, CFP open now! I've gone twice! Same dates as Rails World though or around there.
• Aaron Francis: Do Stuff, Tell People
• Tobias Petry SQL For Devs
• Charity Majors "Accidental DBA"

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 developers wanting to build products. He and his team have been successful creating a handful of SaaS products. Tom has been instrumental in creating Buzzsprout, their flagship podcast hosting platform that's helping thousands of podcasters share their stories with the world. Not only are Tom & Co pioneers in digital products, but they are also a committed sponsor of Ruby & Rails conferences, actively supporting and nurturing the community. Join us as we dive into the journey of building impactful products and the stories behind the scenes at Higher Pixels.

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