Slow & Steady

While 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 workcation Benedicte on Twitter Benedikt on Twitter

Brian 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.  Headlamp Securing Your Gatsby Gatsby Summer Functions Tabletopia Backpack on Tabletopia

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 Twitter Benedikt on Twitter Brian on Twitter POW! Userlist HireBrianRhea.com from the Wayback Machine The whole HireBrianRhea story

Benedicte 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 Functions Slow & Steady wins the race Sidekiq jtbd.app

Brian 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

Brian is back (joining from Bar Harbor, Maine) and sharing his progress on the JTBD app as well as stories from the road. Benedicte is taking a quick break from her vacation to launch Gatsby Summer Functions. Benedikt is scared to deploy the double opt-in implementation and fighting with email rendering in Outlook.  Benedicte’s on-brand vacation Gatsby Summer Functions  (30% Discount Code: SLOWAND...

While Brian is having trouble with his internet connection Bar Harbor, Benedicte talks about her upcoming Gatsby Summer Functions course. Benedikt shares his recent progress on Zapier and Double Opt-In for Userlist. Jonathan Stark Gatsby Summer Functions  Userlist on Zapier

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 journal Zapier   Userlist on Zapier

Benedikt has some exciting updates and Brian joins from the road for the first time!

Brian is kicking off his year on the road, so Benedikt invited Benedicte Raae to talk about live streaming on YouTube. They chat about how to get started, what formats work, and the benefits of using live streams to "build in public".  Benedicte on Twitter POW! Benedicte on YouTube Snuti Streamyard OBS Elgato Wave 3 Elgato Keylight Air

Benedikt is almost done with moving to a new home while Brian is almost ready to leave for a year on the road.

Benedikt is out this week, so Brian chats with fellow Brian, Brian Casel, about exploring paths to productizing the JTBD consulting service I've been offering. Brian Casel ProcessKit Example of the JTBD Analysis Software

Brian thinks through some possible paths toward productizing the JTBD traction he's seeing and Benedikt is chipping away at small tasks while the upcoming home move chips away at his energy. Aurelius TinySeed EnjoyHQ @happytrailsfamily Golden Game Guild Visa trial subscription requirements

Brian is preparing for a camper test run this weekend. Benedikt is drained from a weekend of moving boxes and furniture.  Tuple Matt Swanson on Twitter

Benedikt is surrounded by boxes and in the market for a kitchen. Brian is preparing to enter Backpack into a board game contest.

Brian and Benedikt started to pack up their homes. In addition to that, Brian is fighting literal bugs and Benedikt is building a Zapier integration. Zapier Jupyter Notebook

Benedikt is feeling excited about the feedback on Userlist's proposed marketing email functionality, and Brian has officially held a version of "Backpack" in his real-life hands! The Game Crafter Company Accounts by Userlist on ProductHunt Brian’s Tweet about Backpack 

Benedikt talks about launching the companies feature of Userlist as well as some database performance break-throughs. Brian is very happy about how his consulting business is turning out this year and is dabbling with some new productized service ideas.  Userlist's new companies feature Brian's website Hammerstone

Benedikt got some bummer news about his lease and Brian might have a prototype of Backpack in his hands sooner than he thought. Pgmustard Binary tree indexes GIN indexes Gather Town   The Game Crafter

Brian and Benedikt catch up on their progress in the last week. Brian talks about his recent consulting project and play-testing Backpack. Benedikt just launched the new user and company profiles and is tackling some long standing performance issues.  Jane McGonigal TED Jane on Knowledge Project Jane on Ologies Yarn Deduplicate MicroConf Remote

Brian shares about the latest round of revisions for Backpack and a customer sends the first ever marketing email via Userlist. Peter Suhm Reform.app OpenAPI MicroConf Remote Ruben Gamez Gather.town Backpack on BGG

John Nunemaker joins Brian and Benedikt to talk about his journey as a founder and the various product he's built, launched, sold, and reaqcuired over the years.  John on FounderQuest Harmony Gaug.es Flipper Cloud Speaker Deck Box Out Sports Fewer and Faster John’s Website John on Twitter

Benedikt is ripping out cords on Userlist profile pages and Brian has a couple of very large vehicles in his driveway. Brian's Truck and Fifth Wheel First Half of Brian's Trip Hasbro commercial ( German ) ( English ) SegMetrics

Brian talks about his new consulting gig and the first blind playtest of Backpack. Benedikt shares the progress on Userlist features and marketing.  Brian on Twitter Benedikt on Twitter

Benedikt finally has a calm and focused week. Brian's spinning a lot of plates, but things are looking good. LessAccounting Backpack on BoardGameGeek