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Audit your Gemfile.lock, schema.rb & configs for:

outdated gems

security flags

missing indexes

risky config defaults

✅ Upload files directly (no repo access)
✅ 5 free audits
✅ $19.99 after that

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I don’t mind opening a Rails app that hasn’t been touched in 4 years.

I like grepping through ancient mailers, figuring out why your Sidekiq jobs won’t shut up, or upgrading a scary old application.js.

I’ve been doing this stuff for 20 years.
I’m not the cheapest. But I’m fast, clear, and founder-friendly.

My Rails Rescue Sprint is 1 week, flat rate, and focused on fixing what’s broken now.

If that’s what you need:
🔗 https://philsmy.gumroad.com/l/rails-rescue

Dear founder,
If your Rails app is:
• Breaking in weird ways
• Throwing 500s you don’t understand
• Terrifying to deploy
• Built by someone who vanished

…you are not alone. And you don’t need to scrap it all.

My Rails Rescue Sprint is built for you.
1 week of focused dev, founder-friendly communication, and zero judgment.
I fix the mess and hand it back better.

🔗 https://philsmy.gumroad.com/l/rails-rescue

Trying to justify attending a Ruby conference? Don’t pitch it as fun — pitch ROI:
– Recruiting
– Tech trends
– Faster bug fixes
– Real-world tools from real people
Also: the networking matters.
One conf literally changed my entire dev trajectory.

Deploying your #RubyOnRails app shouldn’t require 6 YAML files, an OIDC token, and a weekly Slack meltdown.

If your deploy process feels like a risk every time…
It’s not you.
It’s the system.

Next week, I’m showing the exact deploy setup I use—clean, containerized, CI-free.

No dogma. Just what works.

Tired of nobody watching your “team enrichment” videos?
Stop sharing 6-hour epic playlists.
Try 2-minute screencasts, a dev Slack channel, and a touch of code review praise.
Invite, don’t preach.
You’ll get less eye-rolls, more engagement.

This works. I’ve done it.

I still deploy #RubyOnRails apps with Capistrano.

Not out of nostalgia. Out of experience.

I run it inside Docker, with no CI and no SSH agents.

It works on my machine. And on any other machine. And that’s the point.

Most “modern” deploys break because the stack is over-engineered.

Legacy tooling + deliberate constraints = elegant resilience.

Half of hybrid team drama starts with one hallway conversation that didn’t make it to Slack.
If your team is remote-ish, it must be remote-first.
That means documenting everything.
Zoom meetings, even in-office.
Shared notes.
Transparent decisions.
No mind-reading.

Mentioned this in my latest Rails Rescue calls. Painful pattern, easy(ish) fix.

Most Rails apps don’t need to be rebuilt.

They need:
– Deploys that don’t feel like Russian roulette
– Sidekiq queues that don’t silently fail
– Indexes that match actual queries

I’ve stopped selling perfection.
I offer momentum and stability.

Not sexy. Just functional.

And that’s what turns “should we rebuild?” into “we can ship again.”

I launched the Rails Rescue Sprint because I kept hearing the same story:

“We don’t have the time or budget to rebuild—but we can’t leave it broken.”

Founders feeling stuck. Small teams slowed by fear of deploys. Indie devs with guilt about outdated apps.

So I built a service that gets you unstuck.

One week. One price. No fluff. Just fixes.

If your Rails app is a source of stress instead of strength:
👉 https://philsmy.gumroad.com/l/rails-rescue

Remote hybrid teams fall apart unless you document everything. Zoom even if you're in the same office. Write down decisions. No hallway privileges.
This stuff wrecks trust fast.
(If you’re a solo founder juggling Rails + remote work, see: https://FromMonkeyToMogul.com)

Is this you?
• Deploy = anxiety
• Rails app is stuck on v5
• You inherited messy code
• You’ve duct-taped it for 2 years
• You don’t have time or budget for a rebuild

Good news: you don’t need a rebuild.

I fix legacy #Rails apps in 1-week sprints.
You get clean commits, a dev who speaks founder, and no long-term contracts.
I’ve been doing this since before Hotwire was cool.
🔗 https://philsmy.gumroad.com/l/rails-rescue

Most Rails apps don’t break because someone did something wrong.
They break because nobody did anything at all.

Gems go stale.
Deploy scripts rot.
Bugs pile up quietly.

In 6 months, it's messy.
In 12, it's dangerous.
In 18, they start talking about rewriting.

You don't always need a rebuild. You need a focused rescue.

That’s why I run Rails Rescue Sprints:
🔧 https://realliferails.com/ruby-on-rails-rescue-sprint/

Your Rails app doesn’t need a rewrite.
It needs someone who’s not afraid of legacy logic, mystery bugs, or 5-year-old deploy scripts. Someone who can fix it this week.
I’ve spent 20+ years building and rescuing SaaS products—one even made it to Shark Tank.
Now I help solo founders and small teams get their apps stable again.
⚙️ 1-week rescue sprints
🧠 No drama
🔗 https://philsmy.gumroad.com/l/rails-rescue

Entrepreneurs don’t build products.
They build systems.

Products rust. Systems adapt.

I spent way too long trying to perfect “the thing” when I should’ve been building the engine behind it.

I get into this more in the new book:
👉 https://books2read.com/u/3L2gzw

Just released my new book: *From Monkey to Mogul: The Myths and Truths of Entrepreneurship*.

This one’s for the folks bootstrapping, shipping small things, and ignoring the noise.

It’s not a grindset guide. It’s what I’ve learned building real businesses—without venture capital, with a lot of mistakes, and somehow still standing.

eBook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook (narrated by me): https://books2read.com/u/3L2gzw

#entrepreneurship #indieweb #solopreneur #bookstodon

The buzz around Intellsys at AI Bharat Expo is wild.

15M data points/second. Automated decisions. Big brands lining up.

But here’s the thing…

I’m not Cipla or Indigo Airlines.
I’m a solo founder trying to get 15 real signups by the weekend.

So I built https://MagnetManager.com
→ AI-powered lead magnet creation
→ For real people
→ Who don’t have a growth team

If you’re tired of spending hours writing PDFs no one downloads, it's for you.

Original article:
https://www.passionateinmarketing.com/growthjockeys-intellsys-becomes-the-talk-of-ai-bharat-expo-2025-with-its-ai-powered-growth-marketing-intelligence/

#aiTools

I used to believe that if I wanted to be a real entrepreneur, I had to build everything by myself.

Code. Marketing. Branding. Strategy.

That belief nearly killed my business.

In today’s excerpt from From Monkey to Mogul, I break down how asking for help, seeking feedback, and building with people completely changed how I build businesses.

If you’re trying to figure this out alone — I wrote this book for you.

You don’t have to go solo just because you're independent.
https://frommonkeytomogul.com

In 2005, I saw a LoveFilm DVD envelope in London and thought, “I could build that.” That spark launched my first real startup—and 20 years later, I’ve lived the developer-to-founder rollercoaster: startups, Shark Tank, EMBA, and a lot of mistakes.

So I wrote the book I wish I’d had:
From Monkey to Mogul—a myth-busting, real-world guide for devs and first-time founders who want more than hustle quotes.

📘 Grab a free chapter or pre-order: https://frommonkeytomogul.com