Adam McCrea
Founder of Judoscale and expert in autoscaling and platform operations for Ruby applications; discusses Heroku, hosting alternatives, and running developer-focused infrastructure products.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 1h 11min
Heroku, Hosting, and the AI Era
Adam McCrea, founder of Judoscale and autoscaling/platform ops expert, reflects on waking to the Heroku news during a founders retreat. He discusses whether Heroku is in maintenance mode, migration tradeoffs like databases, self-hosting versus managed platforms, and why framework-aware autoscaling matters. Conversation also covers hosting pricing, Render and PaaS positioning, and building durable developer businesses in the AI era.
Jun 7, 2024 • 37min
Scaling Judoscale with Adam McCrea
In this engaging discussion, Adam McCrea, founder of Judoscale—an autoscaling service for Heroku, Render, and AWS—shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey. He dives into the intricacies of client libraries and the complexities of rebranding from Rails Autoscale to JudoScale. Adam and the hosts reflect on navigating the challenges of tech conferences, the importance of community support, and innovative marketing strategies. Expect to discover how collaboration fuels startup success and the exciting future developments in autoscaling technology!
Jun 29, 2021 • 29min
Episode 556 | Zero to $26k MRR as the Solo Founder of Rails Autoscale
Adam McCrea, a solo founder who took Rails Autoscale to $300,000 in ARR, shares his entrepreneurial journey. He discusses starting from zero and growing to 100 active users while managing platform risks. Adam reveals insights from launching pricing experiments and transitioning from a credit card-required subscription model to a freemium approach. He also contrasts his service with Heroku's autoscaler, highlighting his commitment to reliability and customer satisfaction in a competitive landscape.
