Topics include:

• 0:00 - What is Faktory?

• 2:28 – Why might I need a background job?

• 13:26 – Why did you make Sidekiq?

• 16:15 – What lead to Faktory?

• 24:02 – Why'd you use Go to implement Faktory's server?

• 25:36 – Who is Faktory for?

• 31:58 – What's the most interesting thing you've learned about architecting background job systems?

• 36:24 – How do you see job queuing work in a serverless world?

• 41:23 – What are some of your thoughts on open source sustainability?

• 46:48 – What makes a library productizable?

• 48:30 – Were you thinking entrepreneurially when starting Sidekiq?

• 53:30 – Could open source sustainability be solved by a marketplace or middleman?

• 55:14 – How has your business model and financial incentives affected the development of your open source libraries?

• 1:00:30 – How do you think about API additions and feature requests to Sidekiq?

Links:

• Faktory

• Sidekiq

• Mike on Twitter

• Mike's blog

• Building a $1 Million Business Solo with Mike Perham of Sidekiq