# Benjamin Curtis
Building since 1999. Not reviewed by Benjamin.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@benjamincurtis
Launched RailsKits (2008); co-founded Honeybadger (2012)
In their words: "I'm a software developer and entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience building businesses on the web." (bencurtis.com)

## Numbers
- Products: 5
- Building since: 1999

## Products
- Breakwater (2026 →): running
- Honeybadger (2012 →): running
- Catch the Best (2007 →): running

## Timeline
- Jan 2026: Launched Breakwater [stated]
- Mar 2025: On IndieRails, episode 54 [stated]
- Nov 2023: On Ruby Rogues, episode 614 [stated]
- Feb 2020: On Code[ish], episode 55 [stated]
- Nov 2019: Honeybadger: FounderQuest, a weekly podcast by the three co-founders [stated]
- Jun 2017: Honeybadger: Passed five years in business [stated]
- Oct 2012: Launched Honeybadger [stated]
- 2011: VP Engineering at officespace.com [stated]
- Oct 2007: Launched Catch the Best [stated]
- 2007: Started freelancing full time [stated]

## How sure
4 verified by someone other than Benjamin, 47 stated by Benjamin in public, 0 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Ben Curtis - Fractional CTO & Co-founder of Honeybadger, bencurtis.com: https://bencurtis.com
- About - Ben Curtis, bencurtis.com: https://bencurtis.com/about
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/stympy
- Steppin' up - Ben Curtis, bencurtis.com: https://www.bencurtis.com/2015/03/steppin-up/
- Writing Again - Ben Curtis, bencurtis.com: https://www.bencurtis.com/2017/06/writing-again/
- Building Breakwater with AI - Ben Curtis, bencurtis.com: https://www.bencurtis.com/2026/01/building-breakwater-with-ai/
- About Honeybadger, honeybadger.io: https://www.honeybadger.io/about/
- Our Origin Story: How 3 Devs Built a Better Error Tracker - Honeybadger, honeybadger.io: https://www.honeybadger.io/about/story/
- Introducing FounderQuest, Honeybadger's New Podcast! - Honeybadger Developer Blog, honeybadger.io: https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/introducing-founderquest/
- Pricing – Breakwater, breakwaterapp.com: https://www.breakwaterapp.com/pricing
- PackageBot - Watch for APT package updates in Slack, packagebot.com: https://www.packagebot.com
- Plans & Pricing - Honeybadger, honeybadger.io: https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/
- Ben Curtis, garrettdimon.com: https://garrettdimon.com/starting-and-sustaining/interviews/ben-curtis
- 55. When Side Projects Become Real | Heroku, heroku.com: https://www.heroku.com/podcasts/codeish/55-when-side-projects-become-real/
- Building Honey Badger with Ben Curtis - RUBY 614 · Top End Devs, topenddevs.com: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/ruby-rogues/building-honey-badger-with-ben-curtis-ruby-614
- IndieRails | Ben Curtis & Josh Wood - Kids These Days, indierails.com: https://www.indierails.com/54
- Company Spotlight: How Honeybadger Built a Profitable Bootstrapped Business on Rails, rubycentral.org: https://rubycentral.org/news/company-spotlight-how-honeybadger-built-a-profitable-bootstrapped-business-on-rails/
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

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