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I hadn't even heard of Phoenix (I am not a web dev by trade, so maybe that's why!), so I am a bit surprised to see something less mainstream as a 'goto'.
As someone who isn't a software developer by trade, how did you decide on the software stack? I hadn't even heard of Phoenix (I am not a web dev by trade, so maybe that's why!), so I am a bit surprised to see something less mainstream as a 'goto'.
Phoenix is pretty stable and fast. I'd assume it's pretty popular here.
I'd recommend .net core because i have the most experience with it ( but it moves fast since .net framework). But it's less popular here ( i think)
A couple of years ago, it was RoR ( and that is still a viable solution).
A long time ago, it was PHO and that's still a valid solution.
There are multiple answers to this and some people will prefer one over the other. It mostly has to do what they are used to and heard of.
I just wouldn't recommend a young and new javascript framework. Many have come and go.
Pick something stable and don't use the "latest and greatest" is the only advice i can give you.
As someone who isn't a software developer by trade, how did you decide on the software stack? I hadn't even heard of Phoenix (I am not a web dev by trade, so maybe that's why!), so I am a bit surprised to see something less mainstream as a 'goto'.
*that's how I heard of it, at least. I'm not a developer, more of a sysadmin / analyst
As someone who isn't a software developer by trade, how did you decide on the software stack? I hadn't even heard of Phoenix (I am not a web dev by trade, so maybe that's why!), so I am a bit surprised to see something less mainstream as a 'goto'.
You could say that I was technical enough to be dangerous, but before PriceTable I did not have any "real-life" experience (or the depth and breadth of knowledge) that comes with building and maintaining a SaaS app with paying users.
I started playing with Rails back in... 2010 I think? And about five years ago someone in the Rails community introduced me to Elixir, and I fell in love with it. So when I conceived of PriceTable, I figured, why not use Elixir for it.
Contrary to another commenter here, I would suggest learning a bit about selling to businesses before (or even instead of) looking to raise money. Go on YouTube and watch some MicroConf videos. Most of the most popular videos are exactly this theme.
Thank you for the advice. I will check those out! For me, the challenge isn't really lack of knowledge of B2B sales (I do a fair bit of it in my day job) but rather lack of time. Prospecting and qualifying leads tends to be very time-consuming, and neither of us can dedicate ourselves to it since we both have day jobs. But I think you're right that our focus should be to expand our client base a bit more before looki…
May I ask how did you get the consulting gig in the first place?
Hey! So the consulting gig is my day job. I’ve been working with no-code platforms for more than a decade, and this client was for one of the projects assigned to me. I’m grateful because consulting is a really good way to look for new ideas in the marketplace since you’re always interfacing with customers and talking about their issues, sometimes in great detail. PriceTable was born out of one such project.
I also use Phoenix for my SaaS project (took me 5 years to hit $2.5k/mo so congrats!) but I went all-in on liveview. It's some solid tech and I'm pretty happy with it but I'm wondering what the limits are when there is a lot of interactivity which seems to be the case with your app.
As someone who isn't a software developer by trade, how did you decide on the software stack? I hadn't even heard of Phoenix (I am not a web dev by trade, so maybe that's why!), so I am a bit surprised to see something less mainstream as a 'goto'.
Just out of curiosity, are you leveraging liveview at all? I also use Phoenix for my SaaS project (took me 5 years to hit $2.5k/mo so congrats!) but I went all-in on liveview. It's some solid tech and I'm pretty happy with it but I'm wondering what the limits are when there is a lot of interactivity which seems to be the case with your app.
If you ever want to talk about how you build and deploy your app along with your tech stack in detail let me know. I've love to have you on the https://runninginproduction.com podcast.
There's 14 Phoenix episodes at https://runninginproduction.com/tags/phoenix but the more the merrier since every story is unique.
If you wanted to come on the show click the "become a guest" button on the top right to get the ball rolling.