Chris Gaffney

09/10/2025 40 min Episodio 19
Chris Gaffney

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This week, Chris Gaffney, owner of Dead Man's Snitch, a niche monitoring service for CRON jobs and service heartbeats joined us. Discover the origins of the company, its growth journey, and the challenges faced in achieving uptime and scalability. Chris also shares insights on the tech stack used, the role of Rails in their development, and the impact of market strategies like Heroku integration.00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome00:21 Overview of Dead Man's Snitch03:03 Challenges and Achievements03:49 Current Focus and Full-Time Commitment04:12 Product Use Cases and Platforms10:02 Heroku Integration Experience16:09 Marketing Strategies and Developer Challenges19:26 Future Plans and Dreams20:08 Balancing Business and Family23:56 The Value of Personal Touch in Business25:40 Technical Challenges and Solutions31:38 Data Management Strategies37:19 The Role of Rails in Business Success39:37 Conclusion and Contact InformationQuestions or comments, email us at [email protected] us a text