Benedicte (Queen) Raae 👑

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Slow & Steady The calm before Christmas 🎄After a couple of eventful weeks, things are finally slowing down for the holidays.Queen Raae’s let-it-snow scriptUserlist’s Conversion Goals featureThings have been pretty busy on the product side for Benedikt and the Userlist team: launching the Conversion Goals feature, releasing new workflow node types, and more. And after working around a hard problem for quite a while, the team has finally refactored how the platform works with conditions.With Webflow cutting their membership feature in 12 months, Benedicte is planning to make some good demos that would hopefully attract former Webflow customers. And...

2024-12-1940 min

Data in the Wild The What, Why, & How of Data Modeling with Dan SingermanToday, we’re joined by Dan Singerman, founder and director of Reason Factory. He talks to us about why you should consider the user’s mental model when creating software, why it’s important to have consistent vernacular across your system, and more.Reason FactoryFollow Dan on TwitterChapters(00:36) - Dan’s background and what his consultancy does (04:03) - What is a model? (06:45) - The challenges with modeling (11:03) - Tall tale about the issue encountered with a music streaming platform’s data model (23:25) - Tips on effective data modeling (38:36) - The importance of consistent vernacular (44:41) - Why you sh...

2024-07-2448 min

Data in the Wild Simplifying Developers’ Lives with Ivar ØsthusToday, we’re joined by Ivar Østhus, CTO and co-founder of Unleash. He talks to us about the inspiration behind Unleash, why they have two different APIs in their platform, and more.UnleashCheck out Unleash on GitHubFollow Ivar on TwitterFollow Unleash on TwitterChapters(00:33) - What is Unleash? (01:05) - Tall tale about the inspiration behind Unleash (02:37) - How Ivar learned about continuous delivery (10:04) - The two APIs in Unleash (16:33) - Backward compatibility and deprecation strategy (22:51) - Users, permissions, and roles (31:25) - How Unleash gets enterprise customers (39:29) - Ivar’s data model tip Sponsor...

2024-07-1044 min

Slow & Steady Why go to therapy if you can podcastIt’s another bittersweet episode as our hosts talk about wins and some sad news.Whee! wins the Oslo environmental prizeQueen Raae and her family on the way to the cabin officeThe past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for Benedicte: attending Lillian’s flute recital, spending a spa day with Salma (@whitep4nth3r on Twitter) in Larvik, and traveling back to Oslo to receive Whee!’s award. Last week was also very emotional for her and the family because they finally moved mom to the nursing home.Benedikt is feeling productive again...

2024-06-2826 min

Data in the Wild Demystifying DNS with Anthony EdenToday, we’re joined by Anthony Eden, co-founder of DNSimple. He talks to us about the difference between DNS and domain registration, what ephemeral data is, and more.DNSimpleHow DNS WorksFollow Anthony on TwitterConnect with Anthony on LinkedInChapters(00:35) - What is DNSimple? (01:24) - DNS versus domain registration (02:44) - DNSimple’s tech stack (04:05) - Example of ephemeral data (10:06) - Tall tale about the missing model (32:19) - Anthony’s data modeling tip (36:35) - Tall tale about the server that almost caught fire SponsorThis show is brought to you by Xata, the only server...

2024-06-2642 min

Data in the Wild Navigating Geodata with Mathias HansenToday, we’re joined by Mathias Hansen, co-founder of Geocodio. He talks to us about the challenges of dealing with geodata, how opening up data helps improve accuracy for everyone, and more.GeocodioFollow Mathias on TwitterChapters(00:52) - What is Geocodio? (04:01) - Geocodio’s tech stack (06:46) - Data models and flexible pricing (10:13) - Challenges in geocoding (19:05) - Long lat or lat long? (20:39) - Challenges of having locations near bodies of water (23:25) - How opening up data could help with accuracy (25:00) - Mathias’ tall tale about why they’re only available in the US and Canada (39:26) - Why you...

2024-06-1246 min

Data in the Wild The Two Hard Things in Software Development with Benedikt DeickeToday, we’re joined by Benedikt Deicke, co-founder and CTO of Userlist. He talks to us about why naming things and cache invalidation are hard, why it’s a good idea to denormalize your data sometimes, and more.UserlistReal Time Analytics with PostgreSQLFollow Benedikt on TwitterFollow Userlist on Twitter and LinkedInVisit Benedikt’s websiteChapters(01:28) - What is Userlist? (02:10) - Userlist’s tech stack (04:40) - You don’t always have to normalize your data (12:27) - Naming things is hard (14:01) - Cache invalidation is hard (18:28) - How Userlist maintains data accuracy (29:24) - How Benedikt developed their real-time reporting...

2024-05-2947 min

Data in the Wild Two-sided Marketplaces with Anna MasteToday, we’re joined by Anna Maste, exited founder of Boondockers Welcome and current founder of Subscribe Sense. She talks to us about what you need to be mindful of when building two-sided marketplaces, why it’s important to make many-to-one relationships from the get go, and more.Boondockers WelcomeSubscribe SenseCheck out Anna’s Christmas songsFollow Anna on TwitterCheck out Anna’s websiteChapters(00:54) - What is Boondockers Welcome? (01:26) - Boondockers Welcome’s tech stack (06:48) - Time zones are hard (10:54) - Privacy, pricing, and the two-sided marketplace model (34:28) - What is Subscribe Sense? SponsorThis show...

2024-05-1538 min

Slow & Steady 🎊 200 🎊To celebrate our 200th episode, Benedikt and Benedicte take a look back at their journey since 2019 and how these milestones have shaped where they are today.UserlistWheePOW!Queen Raae & Family on YouTubeFollow Benedikt on TwitterFollow Benedicte on TwitterFollow the Slow & Steady Podcast on Twitter

2024-05-031h 10

Data in the Wild SaaS Pricing and Data Models with Pierre de WulfToday we talk to Pierre de Wulf, the technical co-founder of ScrapingBee. He talks to us about how they arrived at 36 different pricing data types, the difference between plans and subscriptions, and more.ScrapingBeeFollow Pierre on TwitterFollow ScrapingBee on TwitterChapters(00:44) - What is ScrapingBee? (03:56) - The evolution of ScrapingBee’s data model (06:40) - Subscription versus plan (10:43) - The importance of reading documentations (20:16) - Pierre’s tall tale about int (22:59) - Benedicte’s tall tale about a 106-year old getting enrolled into school SponsorThis show is brought to you by Xata, the only s...

2024-05-0125 min

Data in the Wild Permissions, Scopes & Roles with Monica LentToday, we’re joined by Monica Lent, founder of Affilimate. She talks to us about why you should always start with an array, the importance of storing data in the right format and database from the beginning, and more.AffilimateCheck out Monica’s websiteFollow Monica on Twitter and LinkedInFollow Affilimate on Twitter and LinkedInChapters(00:23) - What is Affilimate? (01:19) - Diving into Affilimate's tech stack (02:11) - A tall tale about cloud budget overrun (07:25) - User permissions, roles, and scopes (18:50) - Data in theory versus data in production (20:52) - How Affilimate's data model has changed over the...

2024-04-1730 min

Slow & Steady Just a couple of vacationers 🍹Benedicte enjoys her workation in Portugal. Benedikt and the team fixed two major bugs with the help of a user.Data in the WildSubscribe to Queen Raae’s YouTube channelBenedicte has been enjoying the slow life in Portugal for the past two weeks, enjoying the beach while still able to get some work done. She’s still polishing her latest services for devs and is preparing for the relaunch of Data in the Wild.Benedikt and the team resolved two major bugs with the help of a customer, which goes to show the importance of t...

2024-04-1132 min

Slow & Steady Be persistent but in a polite and non-spammy, annoying wayThe Userlist team is seeing some progress with their sales process. Benedicte has some ideas of how to refine her live streaming service.Things are moving forward sales-wise for Benedikt and the Userlist team, sending a few custom-priced enterprise quotes in the past few weeks. Benedikt also shares his takeaway from his recent chat with Monica Lent.With her new Go Live with Queen Raae service, Benedicte is thinking about how to help those dev founders who are a bit hesitant about going live. And while it’s unfortunate that she didn’t get the cara...

2024-03-2130 min

Slow & Steady Go live with Queen Raae 👑Benedicte is feeling playful with her latest service and project ideas. Benedikt makes it through a stressful week.Should Benedicte and Ola get the Caravan? Let them know in this thread.Mastering live streaming as a content creation flywheel for a couple of months now, Benedicte is now finalizing the details of her latest service for fellow dev founders. She’s also trying to convince Ola to get a Caravan to renovate as her office/studio.Benedikt is feeling a bit scattered after having a stressful week: he had to do a few demo calls in...

2024-03-0731 min

Slow & Steady Visual workflows is now on Product Hunt 🚀Benedikt and the Userlist team launch their visual workflows feature. Benedicte shares why she now enjoys collaborations. Support Userlist’s visual workflows on Product HuntQueen Raae’s viral Ikea clipBuy Back Your Time — a book by Dan MartellAfter two and a half months of sprinting, Benedikt and the Userlist team finally launched their visual workflows. They also dusted off their website which included adding new copy, screenshots, pages, structure, and a new testimonial scroller section, among others. He’s guessing that this might have also helped get them new and better quality trials this month.Despite...

2023-12-1444 min

Slow & Steady Picking up old hobbies 🩰🥁Benedicte and Benedikt talk about the old hobbies they’ve picked up and other updates from the week.Here’s Michael and Benedikt on day 1 of their drum challengePOW!, Prune Your Follows — Queen Raae’s app projectsMicroConf EuropeThings are going great for Benedikt and the Userlist team: they’re currently migrating to their new email service provider, and they’re making good progress with their visual workflow builder. He also shares that he and Michael Koper are taking on a 30-day drum challenge. Despite feeling a sore from riding camp and ballet lessons, Benedicte is now ready...

2023-09-2146 min

Code and Conquer - The Indie Hacker Podcast #003 The importance of having fun with Benedicte RaaeGet ready to dive into the world of indie hacking with Benedicte Raae, a Norwegian software developer and creator of two amazing products, Prune Your Follows and Pow! In this episode, we chatted about the journey of building these products and the reasons why creating projects can be so much fun. 😎💻🚀 Benedicte shared her thoughts on the difference between a passionate hacker and an entrepreneur, and the power of having your own blog and your own little part of the internet. 🌐💪 If you're interested in learning more about the world of indie hacking, or just want some inspiration for your own projec...

2023-05-121h 31

Slow & Steady Queen Raae joins OutsetaBenedikt and Benedicte talk about her new role and the dangers of Section 174. Episode 157: Outseta with Geoff RobertsRead Michele Hansen’s thread about Section 174Sign the Small Software Business Coalition Letter to the U.S. CongressWith all her little side quests across the years, things are culminating for Benedicte as she recently became Outseta’s new developer relations person. Now that she’s handling four jobs, she’s trying to figure out a way on how to juggle everything sustainably.Benedikt and the Userlist team have deployed the backend side of their reporting implementation. And with...

2023-04-1337 min

Software Social Getting Into Public Speaking as a DeveloperMichele chats with indie developer Benedicte Raae about getting into public speaking through streaming. Follow Benedicte on Twitter! https://twitter.com/raaeBenedicte's website: https://queen.raae.codes/StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/A couple friends of this pod have launched their own shows for entrepreneurs lately! Check them out:Ship SaaS Faster (Simon Bennett + Volkan Kaya): https://shipsaasfaster.com/Marketing Retro (Adrienne Barnes + Josh Ho): https://marketingretro.substack.com/The Weekly Build (Marie Ng + Jesse Anderson): https://www.theweeklybuild.com/This Indie Life (James M...

2022-11-0140 min

Slow & Steady Write Down Your PasswordsBenedicte and Benedikt talk about the updates from the week and why it's in fact good idea to write down your passwords.The ONE Thing by Gery KellerEpisode with Pierre from ScrapingBee1Password's password recovery process for teams and familiesPassword managers don't have to be perfect, they just have to be better than not having oneIn the last week, Benedikt finally got some work done on the user interface of Userlist's condition builder. This was only possible by ignoring a lot of other things. However, he feels like the effort will pay off in the future...

2022-08-1130 min

Slow & Steady Multiplying Estimates By 3?Benedicte is anxious about an inbound lead for new Gatsby work. Benedikt is almost done with the new signup flow implementation.Userlist — Now Hiring: Community AdvocateWrite Useful Books by Rob FitzpatrickWeb Scraping with Pierre of ScrapingBeeScrapingBee — a web scraping toolReact NorwayBenedicte has an inbound lead for some potential Gatsby work. It's exciting, but she's anxious to see what comes of it. She talks about Rob Fitzpatrick's book, Write Useful Books, and the difference in the effort needed to produce different types of content — short books, livestreams, produced video, etc. In other updates, Pierre, founder of Scraping Bee, w...

2022-05-0535 min

Slow & Steady Inbox Zero & Person of the Week!Benedikt closes in on a major feature implementation. Benedicte gets some feedback on 1:1 calls and POW!Rails AutoscaleDataCaterUsing DataCater to connect your app to UserlistSmashing Magazine Person of the WeekPOW! Reddit threadGatsby Webinar on Plugins (2019)Unified.jsBenedikt and the Userlist team are getting pretty close to finishing the new signup flow. Or they were... Benedicte points out a potential edge case. Either way, they've made progress and benefitted from treating the effort as a major feature instead of trying to cut corners. Benedikt celebrated a relaxing Easter recently as well — largely offline thanks to the maturing te...

2022-04-2856 min

Slow & Steady On the Road AgainBenedicte returns to the show from Athens. Benedikt tackles some complexity in a new feature.The War of Art — a book by Steven PressfieldSeth Godin on "the resistance"pgMustard — review Postgres query plansMicroConf GrowthAfter checking in with Brian last episode, Benedicte is back on the show. Her travel isn't slowing down just yet — after she returns from Athens it will be off to America for MicroConf Growth. She's excited to talk to others in the space about growing the POW! team. So far, the decision still feels good. One of her goals is to define an "engine...

2022-03-2440 min

Slow & Steady POW! Turns TwoBenedicte's app, POW!, turns two years old on International Women's Day. Benedikt enjoys the ability to pair program again.Benedicte's app, POW!Done for you Demo on queen.raae.codesBenedicte has worked on POW! for two years and she brings some exciting news this week — the team will be expanding! After being more of a back burner project last year, POW! is going to have a bigger focus in 2022 with another developer joining the team. There are some outstanding legal things to figure out, and Benedikt offers some advice when growing the "tiny muffin", but a bi...

2022-03-1042 min

Slow & Steady Celebrate the PraiseBenedicte shares some positive feedback. Benedikt moves forward with a suite of integrations.Queen Raae, testimonial tweet An embarrassed Queen Raae on streamUserlist Integrations pageBenedicte is feeling flattered, is receiving praise online, and saving this kind of feedback for the future in a "brag folder". She recommends starting one of these for brightening up a gloomy day or for reminding you of your achievements when it comes time for performance reviews. In addition to working on some new sales pages, Benedicte has applied to TinySeed with POW!. She doesn't meet the recommended MRR t...

2022-02-1050 min

Slow & Steady Dodging "Blue Monday"The third Monday of January may be a downer, but not for Benedikt and Benedicte!Blue MondayThe Great Gatsby with Queen Raae - REACT 168Benedikt: Tree data structure threadSmashing MagazineBenedikt is bathing in artificial light, exercising, and staying focused thanks to the new frontend developer, Leo, at Userlist. These factors, combined with a good year and small raise, have him beating the usual winter blues. Last week they helped a customer through a spam attack and he completed more integration work. Benedikt has enjoyed talking through the code with another developer. Benedicte, feeling confused a...

2022-01-2039 min

Slow & Steady Party in Oslo!Benedicte celebrates her birthday and Benedikt dives into backend work.Latest stream with Mirjam The Great Gatsby with Queen Raae - REACT 168While Benedicte enjoys a birthday tradition, the momentum from last week has slowed down. Not to fear — the Gatsby "engine" is proving a valuable way to keep things moving along. Routine, systems, and daily email writing were all "winners" for the week. A podcast appearance on React Round Up went well, too.Benedikt adjusts to working with Userlist's newest addition, Leo. Despite delegating tasks, Benedikt realized he is still spending tim...

2022-01-1328 min

React Round Up The Great Gatsby with Queen Raae - REACT 168Interested to learn more about this “Great Gatsby”? How does it differ from others, and where is the industry headed? Time for a meeting with the Queen! In this episode, the React team sits down with Queen Benedicte Raae, a software developer and overall coding wizard. They discuss the ONE feature of Gatsby that makes it so beginner friendly, what Queen Raae learned from her years of Wordpress and web building, and where they believe the conversation of “no-code vs code everything” is headed. “If you need something content-heavy, Wordpress can be exactly what you need. But if you’re trying to ma...

2022-01-1245 min

Slow & Steady Setting Goals for 2022Welcome to the new year! Benedicte and Benedikt report on their year-end breaks and share a few goals for the coming year.YearCompass — reflect on the year and plan the next oneBenedicte enjoyed a great Christmas holiday and New Year's celebration. Between a trip to the mountains, sledding on toboggans, and watching the fireworks over Oslo, she felt invigorated to get started in 2022. Her encryption and privacy talk went well and she already has a podcast appearance and streams lined up to kick off the year.Benedikt's holidays were not quite as relaxing, but he...

2022-01-0649 min

Slow & Steady No Cell Service. No Internet.Brian is back! He returns from the Grand Canyon trip and reflects on his time spent while disconnected. Benedicte gives a progress update on her Gatsby work and her plans for streaming in the coming months.Queen Raae GitHub: gatsby-plugin-let-it-snowConference Buddy — an app by Mirjam AulbachStream: Use a plugin to accept Stripe donations of any amount semantic-release: Benedicte's "tech crush"Benedicte catches up with Brian after he returns from his trip to the Grand Canyon. She is feeling focused, hitting a good rhythm, and is cranking out code! She has a lot of excitement around the NPM pac...

2021-11-2640 min

Slow & Steady Let it Snow!Benedikt and Benedicte pair up for another week without Brian. Benedikt continues to interview at Userlist which offers learning opportunities. Benedicte shares both a change in plans for the end of this year and a broad goal for 2022.Queen Raae GitHub: gatsby-plugin-let-it-snow"Let it Snow" in actionNow Hiring: Frontend Developer (Ember.js) at UserlistRewardful: affiliate & referral setup for SaaS companies using StripeBenedicte is feeling creative after working on a short, fun Gatsby plugin, "Let it Snow". On the topic of plugins, there has been a change in plans. After canceling the launch of the pay-what-you-want bootcamp...

2021-11-1746 min

Slow & Steady Vote for Queen RaaeBenedicte got nominated for The Jammies Awards. Brian is feeling a bit overwhelmed by too many things on his plate. Benedikt realized why they are procrastinating a bit on the new marketing feature. Vote for Benedicte at The Jammies AwardspgMustardThe Gatsby FuncJam ChallengeTilde

2021-09-3046 min

Slow & Steady Important DecisionsBrian decides to cut the year on the road short, Benedicte is now focusing on building a Gatsby training business, and Benedikt is cleaning up Userlist's front-end code base. Live Pair Programming with Adam McCreaQueen Raae CodesReal Python

2021-09-1541 min

Slow & Steady 🥳 100! 🥳To celebrate the 100th episode of "Slow & Steady," we take some time to tell our backstories and reflect on the paths that brought us to where we are today.Queen Raae on TwitterBenedikt on TwitterBrian on TwitterPOW!UserlistHireBrianRhea.com from the Wayback MachineThe whole HireBrianRhea story

2021-07-2157 min

Slow & Steady CRUD, YOLO, and F$%!Benedicte Raae joins Brian and Benedikt to talk about their updates of the week. Brian is still getting used to the life on the road, Benedicte is working on a new side project, and Benedikt is still figuring out how to implement double opt-ins. Gatsby Summer Functions with Queen Raae and the Nattermob Pirates POW! — the privacy-first menstrual cycle journalZapier Userlist on Zapier

2021-06-1646 min