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Slow & SteadyDon’t code the thing, talk to people firstThe Userlist team is undertaking their next big project. The Pirate family spends a nice vacation at the cabin.Keeping up with their quarterly planning, Benedikt and the Userlist team have decided on their big project for the second quarter: the UI redesign. Feeling excited and a bit nervous about the project, Benedikt hopes that doing it in phases will keep it from exploding into a huge project.Benedicte and her Pirate family spent a nice vacation at the cabin during Easter and also doing some maintenance work. Work wise, the team at Outseta is...
2025-05-0142 minSlow & SteadyThe 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 WildThe 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 WildSimplifying 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
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2024-07-1044 minSlow & SteadyWhy 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 WildDemystifying 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
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2024-06-2642 min
Data in the WildNavigating 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 WildThe 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 WildTwo-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?
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2024-05-1538 minSlow & 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 WildSaaS 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
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2024-05-0125 min
Data in the WildPermissions, 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 minSlow & SteadyJust 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 minSlow & SteadyBe 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 minSlow & SteadyGo 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 minSlow & SteadyVisual 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 minSlow & SteadyPicking 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 minSlow & SteadyQueen 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 minSlow & SteadyProducing, editing, and remixing contentBenedicte dreams of having a small content team. Benedikt uncovers more complications with building the reporting feature.Data in the Wild Ep. 2 with Pierre de Wulf of Scraping BeeCurrently working on a couple of content projects, Benedicte’s dreams of having a small content team that can help with the editing and remixing. She also celebrates another milestone with Prune Your Follows which recently surpassed 1,000 users.Benedikt bounces back from feeling super tired last week and got back into working on the reporting feature. Making slow and steady progress also means uncovering new issues an...
2023-03-2337 minSlow & SteadyForced relaxationBenedicte enjoys some forced relaxation. The Userlist team launches the type support for the condition builder.Data in the Wild Ep. 1 with Monica Lent of AffilimateSee the type support in action After falling at horse camp the other week, Benedicte enjoys some “forced relaxation” following her doctor’s orders. And now that the “no screen time” days are over, she and Ola are excited to record the first episode of “Data in the Wild''. Benedicte also shares her joy over helping people out through her emergency calls.The Userlist team recently launched the type support for the condi...
2023-03-1626 minSlow & SteadyBrainstorming for a podcast titleBenedicte brainstorms titles for their upcoming podcast series with Xata. Benedikt runs into issues with deleting large amounts of data.Add your suggestion for a podcast title on this threadDespite not being able to push through with their vacation as planned, Benedicte found a great mood booster by dancing this week. She reached another milestone with Prune Your Follows which just facilitated 25,000 unfollows this week. Benedicte’s also brainstorming titles for their upcoming podcast with Xata.Benedikt and the Userlist team have been making slow and steady progress with their reporting feature: it’s now...
2023-03-0228 minSlow & SteadyWaiting for the dust to settleBenedikt and the Userlist team make more progress on their reporting feature. And with everything that’s going on with Twitter and Gatsby, Benedicte waits for the dust to settle. Know someone who can be interviewed on the upcoming data modeling podcast? Reach out to Benedicte via TwitterBenedikt feels excited about going to his first live concert after three years. Despite getting distracted with so many little things last week, he and the Userlist team were able to create a working internal version of the reporting feature. With the never-ending Twitter API saga and Netl...
2023-02-2325 minSlow & SteadyOwning our identitiesBenedikt and Benedicte talk about owning their identities and more.Atomic Habits — a book by James ClearRead Benedicte’s first article on the Xata blogBenedicte feels a little frustrated that a cold has interrupted her fitness habit. Despite this, she’s looking forward to bouncing back and taking ownership of this new fitness identity. She also shares the excitement of getting her first post published on the Xata blog.Meanwhile, Benedikt and the Userlist team are making gradual progress on their upcoming reporting feature. He’s also trying to contribute more to the open source c...
2023-02-1632 minSlow & SteadyDon’t build your house on someone else’s lawnBenedicte and Benedikt discuss platform risk and more.Read Michele Hansen’s thread on why you shouldn’t “build your house on someone else’s lawn”The Embedded Entrepreneur — a book by Arvid KahlCheck out Userlist’s new blog designThe Rails SaaS ConferenceWith Twitter announcing that they’re discontinuing free access to their API, Benedicte is yet to see what this means for Prune Your Follows. She also shares why she monetized this side project differently.Benedikt and the Userlist team have released their new blog design last week and are now shopping around for a new email...
2023-02-0933 minSlow & SteadyTrying out new thingsBenedicte tries out a new physical activity. Benedikt works on new features for Userlist.Prune Your FollowsCheck out Userlist’s message composer in actionWith the work on the message composer all wrapped up, the Userlist team is now focused on building new features. And despite having to take care of many small things last week, Benedikt was able to figure out the issue with the blog structure.Benedicte encounters problems caused by their flaky internet connection. She also shares details about their upcoming 10-episode podcast with Xata. And as part of her plan to tr...
2023-02-0220 minSlow & SteadyCelebrating the Big Four-O 🥳Benedicte celebrates her big four-o with a spa day by the ocean. Benedikt and the Userlist team work on their blog redesign.It’s been a nice weekend for Benedicte: going to a local ski resort then celebrating her birthday at her favorite spa by the ocean. It’s also been a great week at work because of new and exciting things: upcoming content creation projects with Xata and the potential of working with The Norwegian Bank.As part of their annual company planning, Benedikt and the Userlist team have decided on the three major feat...
2023-01-1925 minSlow & SteadySetting Goals for 2023Cheers to the new year! Benedicte and Benedikt look back at their 2022 journeys and set new goals for the coming year.YearCompass — reflect on the year and plan the next oneListen to our 2022 goal setting episodeBenedicte was able to keep her 2022 slow and steady for the most part and was able to not get so distracted with shiny new things. For this coming year, she hopes to embrace her own content creation and take more mini breaks.And while Benedikt wasn’t able to exactly hit his recreational and financial goals last year, he’s stil...
2023-01-1233 minSlow & SteadyHappy 2023!Benedikt and Benedicte talk about their wonderful holiday breaks and upcoming plans for 2023.Prune Your FollowsRead the TechCrunch feature about Prune Your FollowsSend Benedicte a message to join the Yoga PiratesWith things slowing down during the holidays, Benedikt and the Userlist team were able to successfully migrate their database to Crunchy Bridge. Despite experiencing issues a couple of days after the migration, all is very well with better monitoring and better performance (with less money thrown at the problem).The recent TechCrunch feature on Prune Your Follows has certainly attracted more attention, bringing over...
2023-01-0525 minSlow & SteadyThe numbers are inBenedicte and Benedikt talk about the recent launch of Prune Your Follows on ProductHunt, migrating from Heroku Postgres to Crunchy Bridge, and preparing for some time off for the holidays. Prune Your Follows on Product Hunt!Prune Your FollowsCrunchy BridgePrune Your Follows made it to #13 on ProductHunt last week and also "broke" Twitter in the process. Benedicte is happy about the results and enjoyed the buzzing energy of the launch. She also shares some things that worked well during the launch. Benedikt spent some time fixing annoying issues and didn't get any of the wo...
2022-12-2230 minSlow & SteadyPrune Your Follows is now on Product Hunt!Benedicte launches Prune Your Follows on Product Hunt. Benedikt deals with small annoyances at work.Upvote Prune Your Follows on Product Hunt!Take a look at Benedicte’s cool new wood stoveRecovering from a bad cold last week, Benedicte gets to work on launching Prune Your Follows on Product Hunt. And after finding out new information about Twitter’s unfollow rate limit, she’s currently thinking about a workaround.Unable to get any of his planned work done, Benedikt feels annoyed with having to put out little fires and a small screw up with mergin...
2022-12-1534 minSlow & SteadyFull steam ahead with Prune Your FollowsBenedikt and the Userlist team decide on their next big feature. Benedicte comes across new challenges with Prune Your Follows.Prune Your FollowsHere’s ChatGPT’s advice for launching Prune Your Follows on Product Hunt After doing a series of customer interviews, the Userlist team decided on the next big feature to work on: reporting. And with the holiday break coming up soon, they also kicked off the project to migrate their primary database from Heroku to Crunchy Data.As Prune Your Follows gains more users, Benedicte gets to work on new and exciting problems with...
2022-12-0835 minSlow & SteadyCrunching through the to-do listBenedicte and Benedikt return to the daily grind after enjoying the conference season.Here’s why we had to push back the recording time of this week’s episodeGetting Things Done – a book by David AllenListen to Benedikt’s conversation with Brian Casel about shipping speedPrune Your FollowsAfter not being able to attend for the past years, Benedikt enjoyed himself at MicroConf Europe: nice weather, meeting their customer support advocate in person, and all the social events between the talks. Now back to work after his week-long birthday leave, Benedikt’s trying to figure out how to be smar...
2022-12-0127 minSlow & SteadyUnleash with Ivar ØsthusIvar Østhus of Unleash chats with Benedicte about feature flagging, how they enable collaboration in teams, how they turned their side gig into a full time business, and more.UnleashFollow Unleash on TwitterFollow Ivar on Twitter and LinkedInWhat started as a side gig in a basement in Norway, Ivar and his brother turned their SaaS into a full time business in early 2021. Their tool allows teams to build features together, ship new features in small increments, and enables transparency within teams and stakeholders. Ivar and Benedicte talk about his journey to commercial exploration, how th...
2022-11-2441 minSlow & SteadyComing to you from San FranciscoBenedicte enjoys a fun week at Jamstack Conf. Benedikt wraps things up at work before next week’s MicroConf Europe.Despite feeling tired after Jamstack Conf, Benedicte enjoyed a great week in San Francisco that was filled with partying and talking. She also had a nice chat with an encryption backend that might lead to a deal for POW! that’s similar to Prune your Follows.After finishing the final touches on the message composer, the Userlist team is now rolling it out for everyone. Benedikt’s also wrapping up the work on the message topics...
2022-11-1121 minSlow & SteadyProtect your email address and domainAfter running into a problem with her domain, Benedicte and Benedikt talk about how to protect your email address and domain.Prune Your FollowsBDTP S6E1: Email Deliverability with Lauren MeyerRead more about SPF, DKIM, and DMARCPostmark’s DMARC Reports ToolDespite experiencing a “fail week” with technology, Benedicte celebrates a few wins with her projects such as getting Prune Your Follows ready for beta along with this week’s Xata launch and slowly converting her site to Tailwind. Benedikt and the Userlist team managed to build and ship their most requested Message Topics feature in a span...
2022-11-0330 minSlow & SteadyOutseta with Geoff RobertsGeoff Roberts of Outseta chats with Benedikt and Benedicte about Outseta, their uncommon operating and compensation model, and more.OutsetaJustin WelshSDR NationFollow Geoff on TwitterWhile there are a lot of best in class tools out there, more often than not, early stage businesses only need basic functionalities to get things done.Coming from the same experience, Geoff and Dimitris used it to build Outseta, an all-in-one tech stack (that includes payments, authentications, CRM, and email) for SaaS and membership style businesses. Their tool helps founders focus more of their time on building the product...
2022-10-2754 minSlow & SteadyThe best solution to feeling anxiousBenedicte lands the deal for Prune Your Follows. Benedikt deals with the slow speed of moving their rendered emails. Should Benedicte get the black or steel refrigerator?BackblazeXataGeoff Roberts of OutsetaBenedicte successfully lands the deal to rebuild Prune Your Follows with Xata, NextAuth, and Gatsby. With everything she has to get done before flying out to San Francisco, she’s looking forward to doing a good crunch time to fight the insecurities away. Benedikt is feeling a bit frustrated with the slow speed of moving rendered emails from their database to Amazon S3. And with...
2022-10-2034 minSlow & SteadyWhen is a solution good enough?Benedikt focuses on solving other issues on Userlist. Benedicte makes the most out of her vacation in Germany.Conference BuddyGeoff Roberts of OutsetaWith the message composer now deployed to production, Benedikt and the Userlist team can now focus on adding more niceties and fixing other issues on the platform. Despite being unable to meet up with Benedikt last week, Benedicte had a nice and productive vacation in Germany. She was able to catch up with Mirjam Aulbach of Conference Buddy for brunch and send her proposal on the Sample App + Content Combo. As for C...
2022-10-1344 minSlow & SteadyWhat makes a senior developer?Benedicte pitches her latest side project to a database startup. Benedikt gets an interesting question from his mentee.Read Benedikt and Jesse’s back and forth about shipping updatesPrune Your FollowsCampfire Labs – a content companyTraction – a book by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin MaresFirst Ruby FriendSenior Engineer Mindset – a book by Swizec TellerBenedikt and the Userlist team are putting the finishing touches on their message composer, which will be deployed to projection very soon. He also met with his First Ruby Friend mentee this week and got an interesting question: how do you become a senior developer?Ben...
2022-09-2949 minSlow & SteadyConference HacksBenedicte and Benedikt share tips on how to make the most out of conferences and more.Retweet Colby Fayock’s testimonial about Gatsby Retweet Brian Lovin’s testimonial about UserlistPriya Parker’s “The Art of Gathering”Benedicte is filled with happy hormones this week because of dancing, more work from Cloudinary, and a wonderful testimonial from a customer on Twitter. She’s working on her preparations for upcoming conference talks and has also received a call for proposals for another one next year.Benedikt and the Userlist team also received praise on Twitter from a customer with...
2022-09-2244 minSlow & SteadyShipping quality stuff vs. shipping stuff fastComing back from a two-week break here at the podcast, Benedikt and Benedicte talk about the progress they’re making and a few existential questions about shipping updates.Jamstack Conf 2022Modern FrontEnds Live!Prune Your FollowsWith the summer over, everyone’s in “back to work” mode and the pace is picking up.Benedikt is revitalized after his three-week vacation. The Userlist team is making great progress with the message editor. On the frontend, they’re currently polishing the UI and fixing small annoyances with the copy-paste function to make it easier for users. On the backen...
2022-09-1547 minSlow & SteadyFeather.so with Bhanu Teja PBenedicte chats with Feather.so founder Bhanu Teja P to talk about his Notion to blog platform and the importance of marketing your product.Feather.soFollow Bhanu on TwitterVercel charged Bhanu ~$1.8k for hosting MDX.OneAfter quitting his job as a software engineer, Bhanu started blogging. He enjoyed creating content but the process was time consuming: after writing on Notion, he still had to convert it to Markdown, and then transfer it to the blogging platform.He then thought about developing a tool that would make things easier for Notion users.A...
2022-08-2532 minSlow & SteadyEverything’s Coming TogetherBenedikt and Benedicte are both celebrating very productive weeks as they see all their efforts come together in their respective projects.Jamstack Conf 2022Bhanu Teja P of Feather.soThe Artist’s WayBenedikt and the team had a pretty successful week in terms of stuff shipped: they finished the frontend query builder improvements, implemented an Amplitude cohort sync integration, and added a server-side rendering for their new message “document schema”. They also plan to work on a bug in their old editor that’s causing problems with their users’ inline image data.Benedicte’s also on a roll: t...
2022-08-1847 minSlow & SteadyWrite 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 minSlow & SteadyKind of Done with SummerWith the summer almost over, Benedicte is excited to get back on the grind. Benedikt deals with the heat wave and the load of small things at work.Modern FrontEnds Live!The tweet that got Benedicte the invitation to do an interview with Will SentanceThe Culture Map by Erin MeyerBoth Benedicte and Benedikt have felt the unusual temperatures brought by the heat wave.Aside from his struggles with the current weather in Germany, Benedikt is feeling a bit unfocused because of the load of small things that need his attention at work. He’s al...
2022-08-0440 minSlow & SteadyUser Experience with Nathan PowellUX designer Nathan Powell joins Benedicte and Benedikt to talk about his latest projects, some practical UX tips, and the struggles with onboarding.Nathan’s first SaaS product, NusiiLaura DunnNathan’s UX course for developers, Develop Your UXNathan’s latest SaaS project, Feature FluxCheck out Nathan’s websiteFollow Nathan on TwitterSubscribe to Nathan’s YouTube channelNathan Powell, formerly of Nusii, created the business proposal software back in 2013 as a solution to his own pain points as a freelance UX designer. But in 2019, he decided to move on from it and sold everything to his co-founder.Nathan i...
2022-07-2850 minSlow & SteadySlow (& Steady) Summer RhythmBenedicte is enjoying the slow summer rhythm. Benedikt and the team are feeling good about the new pricing.Modern FrontEnds Live!Nathan Powell of Feature FluxBenedicte is enjoying the summer with her family but to her surprise, there was way less recreational coding than she expected (which is a good thing). Despite the slow summer rhythm, Benedicte was still able to get meaningful work done: Cloudinary beta is now ready for testing, her workshop got accepted to the upcoming Modern FrontEnds Live! in London this November, and is in preliminary talks with a potential collaborator for...
2022-07-1430 minSlow & SteadyProtecting data privacyBenedikt fights against spam sign-ups. Benedicte contemplates the next steps for POW! in light of the recent overturn in the U.S.Benedicte’s app, POW!Benedicte’s talk at React Norway Both feeling under the weather lately, things have been a little crazy for both Benedikt and Benedicte.Benedikt’s plan to work on the Stripe integration got derailed because of relentless spam sign-ups on Userlist. The team has put in a Slack integration to detect spammers early. Benedikt is thinking of adding another layer of protection with a scoring mechanism that can filter out pot...
2022-07-0124 minSlow & SteadypgMustard with Michael ChristofidesMichael Christofides of pgMustard chats with Benedikt and Benedicte about gardening, pgMustard, PostgreSQL, and doing marketing for SaaS.pgMustardPostgreSQLTalk Python to Me Episode #366Follow Michael on TwitterWhile a relatively older database system, many companies still use PostgreSQL for its reliability and flexibility. However, many users find it difficult to figure out the problem when their database slows down.Seeing this as a great pain point for their customers, Michael pitched an idea for a tool at his old workplace but unfortunately got rejected. He held on to this tool idea and launched pgMustard in...
2022-06-231h 12Slow & SteadyNew Userlist Pricing is Up!Benedikt finally launches the new pricing. Benedicte talks about their ideas for the next season of the stream.Michael from pgMustardBenedicte had another "boring week" job-wise: regular work, emails, and the stream. On the marketing sales front, she started to follow some of the bigger plugins on GitHub to see what issues will arise. And with the final stream of the season this week, Benedicte shares that they are already thinking of new ideas to try out for the next season. Benedikt just launched the new pricing for Userlist and is a bit anxious a...
2022-06-1639 minSlow & SteadyShip it, ship it, ship it!Benedicte is feeling calm after an ordinary week. She is getting ready for summer and, beyond the routine activities, she has figured out solutions for the Cloudinary plugins. Now that the "fun" part is over, she will implement the solutions over the next two weeks. Oslo has been warm and Benedicte is taking full advantage. Her talk is approaching in late June and she is prepared to be... unprepared and stressed.Benedikt has enjoyed good weather as well and planned some local sightseeing recently. The new pricing at Userlist is close, but it is tricky. The team...
2022-06-0928 minSlow & SteadyGetting the Gig!Benedicte and Ola win the Gatsby gig! Benedikt spies a new opportunity.CloudinaryStructured ContentGather's Escape The IslandIntroducing Stripe AppsBenedicte and Ola hear back on their proposal — they'll be working with Cloudinary on their existing plugins! Benedicte is already digging through the code to tackle any bugs before summer starts. Speaking of Gatsby, she takes a moment to rant about community-based support. POW! picks up a few new customers despite Benedicte not focusing on that in the short term and Structure Content came to Oslo.Benedikt celebrates as Userlist passes a $15k MRR milestone following a...
2022-06-0234 minSlow & SteadyScrapingBee with Pierre de WulfPierre de Wulf chats with Benedikt and Benedicte about ScrapingBee, PricingBot, growing with a small team, and leveraging communities.Scrapingbee.comMicrosoft ClarityNathan Barry on compensation at ConvertKitTinySeedFollow Pierre on TwitterThe ScrapingBee BlogIt wasn't the best of times, but it wasn't the worst of times. Pierre, co-founder of ScrapingBee, was excited to come record and get some relief from debugging an infrastructure issue. Debugging can be challenging work but it comes with the territory of owning a SaaS — customers don't want to do this, so they will pay for it!ScrapingBee is growing quite nicely th...
2022-05-2651 minSlow & SteadyConstitution Day, Vacations, and Stripe!We're back! Benedicte waits to hear back on a Gatsby proposal. Benedikt returns from vacation.Norway's Constitution DayBenedicte sent out a proposal for more project-based Gatsby work and is anxious to hear back. She made progress on her article for Smashing Magazine as well and is looking forward to feedback on the draft. She is finding it difficult to narrow down exactly what level of expertise the audience will have and knows that meeting her audience at their technical level will be critical when writing her book. Reluctantly, Benedicte places POW! on the back burner, at...
2022-05-1936 minSlow & SteadyMultiplying 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 minSlow & SteadyInbox 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 minSlow & SteadyExits and New Beginnings with Anna MasteAnna Maste is the founder of Subscribe Sense, a business she started after exiting Boondockers Welcome.Subscribe Sense — Anna's new business Boondockers WelcomeMusic video funFollow Anna on TwitterSmart Subscriber — Shai Schechter's email toolRightMessage — Brennan Dunn's & Shai Schechter's email toolDeploy Empathy — a book by Michele HansenBenedikt and Benedicte host Anna Maste, founder of Subscribe Sense. Subscribe Sense is an email tool created to ensure subscribers to your mailing lists are confirming their subscriptions with a double opt-in. Before exiting her previous business Boondockers Welcome, Anna realized that she had leads who had not confirmed their signup to her lists...
2022-04-2150 minSlow & SteadyCome on the Show, Get Funded!Benedikt is working on a new signup flow for Userlist. Benedicte has fun at MicroConf.Adam McCrea of Rails AutoscaleAndrew Culver of Bullet TrainDr. Sherry WallingMichael Christofides of pgMustardLlama Life has raised a pre-seed funding round!Benedicte returns from MicroConf ending several weeks of travel. Physically, she's tired. Mentally, she's energized! She made the most of quick stops in New York City, met some listeners at the conferences, and embraces something very scary... improv. The Gatsby emails keep going out and she gets feedback on POW! from the women at MicroConf. Benedikt poses the question: "How important...
2022-04-1456 minSlow & Steadytldraw with Steve RuizBenedikt and Benedicte chat with Steve Ruiz about tldraw, art, and slicing pizzas 11 ways.Steve's websiteSteve's artworkperfect-arrowsperfect-freehandglobs.designCuttleFollow Steve on TwitterSteve Ruiz combines art, design, and tech. In his career, he transitioned from an artist to a designer that coded, and then to working with algorithms and tinkering with design-related tools. Many of these projects throughout the years shared an open source theme and tldraw, his current focus, is no different.Steve tells Benedicte and Benedikt the story of tldraw — taking it from a side project, to going full time, to recently acquiring funding. Wh...
2022-04-071h 15Slow & SteadyGoogle Workspace WoesBenedikt's productive week included migrating to Google Workspace. Benedicte heads to MicroConf in Minneapolis.Steve is coming soon!tldraw — Steve's appGatsby ImageCDN streamMicroConf GrowthBenedicte is feeling frustrated. While Steve will still be coming on in a future episode, she yearns for more time and energy to do all of the things! Knowing that progress will go slow and steady instead, planning out focus projects should help. On the less frustrating side, the Gatsby version of the POW! marketing site will be complete soon. For those headed to MicroConf that want to meet up, reach out to Be...
2022-03-3130 minSlow & SteadyOn 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 minSlow & SteadyBrian is back in town, literallyAfter taking a three month break from the podcast, Brian joins Benedikt for an update episode. After ending their year on the road adventure after seven months, Brian and his family are back in their hometown in Colorado. In a couple of weeks they'll finally be able to move back into their house. Brian's board game project is in the pipeline with the potential publisher. However, things move a lot slower than Brian and his friend were hoping for. Nonetheless, everyone in the industry confirms that this isn't unusual in the early stages. To keep their creative j...
2022-03-1745 minSlow & SteadyPOW! 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 minSlow & SteadyVacation Mode & Surprise IntegrationsBenedicte enjoys a serene winter wonderland. Benedikt adds an unexpected integration.Userlist's Better Done Than Perfect podcastUI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 233: Demystifying Product Funnels with Rachel Obstler (of Heap)Benedicte and Benedikt are feeling calm. Benedicte has been staying in the woods outside of Oslo on vacation. Her cell phone and Twitter use are down, and she has been relaxing — skiing and spending family time. Before vacation, she was doing some refactoring on POW! to make it easier to add features in the future. Looking ahead, Benedicte will be traveling to London to visit her dad and...
2022-03-0341 minSlow & SteadyLlama Life with Marie NgMarie joins Benedicte and Benedikt to discuss building Llama Life, a productivity app centered around focus and fun, in public.Follow Marie on TwitterLlama Life — work through your to-do list with focus and funFirst version of Llama Lifewww.fidgetpage.com — a small project that drives Llama Life trafficLlama Life is a web-based productivity tool that Marie built to help you work through a to-do list, not just build one. While she isn't new to startups, she is new to coding. Self-taught and working as a solo founder until recently, Marie reminds herself that indie hacking on Llam...
2022-02-2453 minSlow & SteadyComparing timestamps to dates?Benedikt asks some tough comparison questions. Benedicte leans on the "engine" and has some fun.Hacker News, Date ComparisonZach Holman: The Kobayashi Maru of Comparing Dates with TimesBenedikt's date and time comparison tweetSlow & Steady, on YouTube!Done-for-you Demo DraftYou're basically a house plant...Have you weighed in on Benedikt's data comparison conundrum yet? He stirred up quite the team conversation at Userlist, and on Twitter, too. There were some hot takes and lengthy discussions, but he was thankful to have a team to run some difficult date-handling questions by. He was also thankful to get back some...
2022-02-1743 minSlow & SteadyCelebrate 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 minSlow & SteadyFully Vested!Time flies for Benedikt at Userlist. Benedicte will save you from your Gatsby emergency.TinySeed: an accelerator for SaaS bootstrappersHow to Start a Podcast in 2022 – Beginners Podcasting Guide with @mijustinEmergency Gatsby Call Sales PageSyntax - Tasty Web Development Treats with @wesbos and @stolinskiLlama Life - calm, focused productivityBannerbear — generate marketing visualsBenedikt has a frustrating day but shares a big milestone — after 50 months, his shares in Userlist have fully vested. He details how the business agreement between the Userlist co-founders worked and why it was smart to have it in place early on. Benedikt also shares a "royal...
2022-02-0349 minSlow & SteadyNewsletter Glue with Lesley 🍕Benedikt and Benedicte chat with Lesley about her product Newsletter Glue.Lesley's websiteFollow Lesley on TwitterNewsletter Glue — Lesley's productWordPress GutenbergBenedicte's Tree Top Hut getawayPOW!Lesley Sim, co-founder of Newsletter Glue and fan of unique top-level domains, discusses product pivots, finding co-founders and freelancers, bootstrapping, WordPress, and more.Newsletter Glue is a plug-in that allows you to build and publish newsletters with the power of WordPress. The current offering is the result of a zoom-in pivot where Lesley solved one of her own problems. She works on the product remotely with her technical co-founder, Ahmed, and th...
2022-01-2759 minSlow & SteadyDodging "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 minSlow & SteadyParty 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...
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React Round UpThe 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 minSlow & SteadySetting 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 minSlow & SteadyWe Have a Contest Winner!In his last episode before taking a break, Brian gets some great news about his game, Backpack. Benedicte recovers from a few sick days. Benedikt shares some hiring lessons from Userlist.Let's help Mirjam settle on a Data Model #ConferenceBuddy v2.0 with Benedikt DeickePodcast: The Business of AuthorityBoardGameGeek — online resource and community for board gamesMegaMaker — a community for bootstrappers ProseMirror — tool for building rich-text editorsSanity.io Portable TextBrian is leaving on a high note. His game won FIRST PLACE in the board game design contest! His submission started as an accountability exercise and ended with real feedbac...
2021-12-1558 minSlow & SteadyIt's Time to Take a BreakThe gang is all here! In addition to updates, they discuss the "sawdust" metaphor — packaging the byproducts of your primary service and putting them to good use. Brian announces he will be taking a break from the show.Blogging For Devs CommunityGo Rails — learn Ruby on RailsBenedicte's new pluginYoga accountability Twitter threadConference Buddy — an app by Mirjam AulbachNow Hiring: Frontend Developer (Ember.js) at UserlistWhile he feels conflicted, Brian plans to take a three-month break from the show. He's tired of the march to grow his MRR and doesn't feel like he has meaningful updates. He is enj...
2021-12-0856 minSlow & SteadyNot Sponsored by Stripe.Not sponsored, but Benedikt and Benedicte rave about Stripe a little. The Userlist team grew by one while Benedikt was on vacation. Benedicte gets a small POW! win.Conference Buddy — an app by Mirjam AulbachStream: Use a plugin to accept Stripe donations of any amount Stripe — making payments easy, NOT sponsored :)Smashing Magazine — for web designers and developersBenedikt took last week off but didn't unplug 100%. He moved hiring forward on the frontend developer role. The pipeline is filling up and he expects to wrap up soon. While he was out, and completing some projects around the house...
2021-12-0140 minSlow & SteadyNo 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 minSlow & SteadyLet 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 minSlow & SteadyHiring, Bootcamps, and Winter!With Brian away, Benedikt and Benedicte discuss the nuances of why hiring can be difficult. Benedikt shares how the search for open roles at Userlist is going. Benedicte is scheduling the remaining Gatsby bootcamps and is open to experimenting with offerings and formats in the future. The two discuss valuable aspects of different educational content formats. Finally, winter is coming and Benedikt is not particularly excited about it.Now Hiring: Customer Success Manager at UserlistNow Hiring: Frontend Developer (Ember.js) at UserlistDevelop and deploy a pay-what-you-want feature with StripeBREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey...
2021-11-1049 minSlow & SteadyDon’t we all want a successful SaaS?Brian starts his role at GitLab and continues to make progress on outsourcing development with JTBD.app. Benedikt recaps the email marketing feature launch and shares open roles at Userlist. Benedicte prepares for the Gatsby mini bootcamp kickoff, discusses pricing strategy, and wonders, "Don’t we all want a successful SaaS?"JTBD.appNow Hiring: Customer Success Manager at UserlistUserlist's Marketing Email featureBenedicte's Gatsby BootcampJonathan StarkBenedicte's POW!Brian's first day at GitLab was as expected — he started setting up and filled out HR paperwork. Learning about the remote-first culture was fascinating, though. On JTBD.app, onbo...
2021-11-0353 minSlow & SteadyLaunching a Userlist Feature with Matt WensingMatt Wensing joins Benedicte, Brian, and Benedikt to talk about Userlist's new marketing email feature. Brian enjoys vacation and finds development help. Benedicte launches her first bootcamp.Check out Userlist on Product HuntMatt on TwitterMatt's company, SummitUserlist's Marketing Email featureBenedicte's Gatsby Bootcamp
2021-10-2750 minSlow & SteadyBrian is Joining GitLab!Big news this week as Brian announces that he's taking a full-time job. Why now and what does it mean for JTBD.app?Gatsby Func JamBenedicte’s SubmissionArt of Product with Penelope Phippen of StripeRob Walling's Stairstep Approach to BootstrappingHow Not to Stairstep
2021-10-2055 minSlow & Steady"Do you TDD?" with Brian CaselBrian Casel joins Benedicte, Brian, and Benedikt to talk about ZipMessage, selling businesses, hiring contractors to collaborate with, and how becoming a developer makes you worse at marketing. ZipMessageBrian’s Productize & Scale courseBrian’s WebsiteAudienceOpsFounderGigs
2021-10-1355 minSlow & SteadyVote 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 minSlow & SteadyPeak PerformanceBenedikt has an epiphany, Benedicte is back in POW!, and Brian is all over the place.Peak PerformanceSprint Hard, Rest Hard
2021-09-2245 minSlow & SteadyImportant 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 minSlow & SteadyYou're on muteWe're all three together again and Benedikt has a couple of exciting milestones to share about Userlist's financials! Brian is still getting early access interest for JTBD.app and Benedicte is anxious to get back to coding on POW.
2021-09-0839 minSlow & SteadyFocused. Unfocused.While Brian is struggling with his internet connection, Benedicte is thinking about productized offerings for Gatsby, and Benedikt is back from vacation.Userlist WebsiteCall Paul with Benedicte
2021-09-0151 minSlow & SteadyIs Working With Friends a Good Idea?While Benedikt is still on vacation, Benedicte wonders about the pros & cons of teaming up with a close friend, and Brian continues to roll out updates to JTBD.app.
2021-08-2542 minSlow & SteadyBack in the SaddleBenedicte and Brian are back to talk about affiliates, guesting, and building an audience. Also! Backpack made it through the first stage of the boardgame design contest!@raae's Norweigian Horseback Vacay
2021-08-1849 minSlow & SteadyTalking shop with Daniel AlmBenedikt is joined by Daniel Alm, founder of Timing, to talk about Daniel's recent learnings from his time tracking app for MacOS. They talk about coming up with new product features, marketing strategies and work-life-balance. TimingDaniel on TwitterAudienceOpsPostaga
2021-08-1138 minSlow & SteadyDon't make everything a businessWhile Brian is exploring the streets of New York City, Benedicte and Benedikt talk about their weeks and how to take vacations as an entrepreneur.Benedicte's workcationBenedicte on TwitterBenedikt on Twitter
2021-08-0449 minSlow & SteadyRe-energizing by recording a podcastBrian answers a listener question about Headlamp and shares some updates about Backpack. Benedikt deployed the new sign-up forms for the marketing feature and is thinking about hiring a developer. Benedicte talks about her recent launch of Gatsby Summer Functions and the learnings so far. HeadlampSecuring Your GatsbyGatsby Summer FunctionsTabletopiaBackpack on Tabletopia
2021-07-2846 minSlow & 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 minSlow & SteadyTake the Duck TourBenedicte talks about the launch of her upcoming Gatsby Functions course. Benedikt is talking about the recent live streaming experiment. Brian is starting to enjoy the year on the road and is working on the JTBD app.Gatsby Summer FunctionsSlow & Steady wins the raceSidekiqjtbd.app
2021-07-1443 minSlow & SteadyA Kitchen Would Be NiceBrian manages to join for an entire episode and share some updates on the JTBD app. Benedikt deployed double opt-in and got a kitchen all in the same week! Unfortunately, Benedicte was unable to join this week, but we promise, one of these days we'll have all three co-hosts on for an entire episode :P
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