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Planning for the new year
Brian and Benedikt are sharing a bit about their plans for 2021. Brian is preparing for their year on the road, Benedikt is sharing details about a new direction for U...
The Year Ahead
Benedikt has some huge news from the break and Brian is still feeling much more relaxed after shifting his focus to a hobby project. We also dig into our "Year Compass...
Databases and Boardgames
Benedikt is slowing things down as the year comes to a close and Brian's story pivots to, "An honest peek into my life as I try to recover from burnout by designing a ...
Peace of Mind
Brian is happy to not have any updates to share while Benedikt is fighting with frontend dependencies and the big question of what to work on next.
Quality of Life
Brian is making plans for a big reset in 2021 and Benedikt is feeling better about Userlist's November numbers.
Default Dead?
Brian enjoys working on a team again and starts to realize solopreneurship might not be for him. Benedikt is cautiously celebrating a revenue milestone with Userlist, ...
Do You Even Outsource?
Benedikt is busy with lots of little things and trying to sort out when to make time for investing in bigger projects with long-term benefits. Brian's thankful for his...
Back To Work
Brian is back from a week away from everything in the Grand Canyon. Benedikt is trying to increase momentum by shipping smaller, less polished, increments.
Halloween Candy for Sale
Brian's got some new client work lining up to ease some anxiety and Benedikt's schedule continues to be a bit hectic.
Pricing, Activation, Validation, and Outreach
Brian is working on (in)validating the idea for Brand Patrol and might be close to signing a consulting deal related to Headlamp. Benedikt is trying to stay focused an...
Busy weeks & Burnout
Benedikt had a stressful day when a code change accidentally sent 1000+ emails and Brian shares that he's feeling completely burned out.
Introducing Brand Patrol
Benedikt is back from vacation and already swamped with work. Brian share's some details about the new thing he's working on.
Spend some time in a hammock!
Benedikt is out again this week, so Brian is joined by his good friend, startup partner, confidant, and sometimes co-conspirator, Richard Miller. They talk about Richa...
"Does Headlamp have a market?" A convo with Justin Jackson
Benedikt is out, so Brian talks with Justin Jackson of Transistor about Headlamp's market, the risks and benefits of going upstream, and how the heck to pronounce "por...
Vacation Starts Now!
Benedikt is trying to tie up a few things so his vacation can get started and Brian is settling into truly believing that "Slow & Steady" is the way to go.
Double Negative
Brian wants to get himself more margin by improving his consulting offering around remote work. Benedikt's deploy of a new feature didn't go quite as planned.
Is SEO black magic, an educated guess, or a science?
There are some encouraging trends in Userlist's numbers as some efforts have begun to pay off, and Brian wonders if SEO tools are even worth using.
What to focus on?
Brian considers changing the primary focus of Headlamp, while Benedikt wonders what's an opportunity and what's a distraction.
Flying Solo
Benedikt is out this week so Brian gives a solo update on his SEO efforts and recent customer discovery calls.
Building, Promoting, or Refactoring?
Brian talks about his plans to promote his guide for remote employee engagement and Benedikt navigates the fine line between adding new features and getting lost in re...
Cold Emails, Google Analytics, and Facebook, Oh My!
Benedikt and Jane celebrated the 1-year anniversary of Userlist last week and Benedikt has been busy! Userlist has also started advertising on Facebook and we discuss ...
Software Social
Brian and Benedikt ran into some recording troubles today, but luckily Colleen Schnettler and Michele Hansen agreed take over the feed with their recently launched Sof...
Pricing and Positioning
Benedikt launched the new Userlist website and is trying to play catch-up on some other tasks. Brian is back from the wilderness and is wandering around in the confusi...
Into the Wild
Brian got up super early today to get an episode in before his next camping trip. He also talks about his recent demo calls and next steps for Headlamp. Benedikt is wo...
Headlamp has a paying customer!
Benedikt is rested up after some time off but still feeling a bit overwhelmed by his todo list. Meanwhile, Brian has what is probably his most exciting update yet!
Zero To Sold with Arvid Kahl
Benedikt talks with Arvid Kahl about his recently published book Zero To Sold and how having too much momentum after selling one's business can lead to unexpected oppo...
Round the Campfire
Benedikt is feeling burned out and Brian makes good on his promise to have a demo recorded for this episode!
Solar Panels
Benedikt shares some thoughts on a recent feature release as well as some thoughts on the future of Userlist's marketing plan. Brian's been steadily making progress on...
25+ Practical Tips for Running Your SaaS with Ed Freyfogle
Ed Freyfogle joins Benedikt to share more than 25 tips for running a SaaS business. Ed and Benedikt talk about tips for billing, marketing, product as well as general ...
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
There isn't an episode of Slow & Steady this week. It didn't feel appropriate. Instead, Brian reads an essay from Barack Obama and a short snippet from presidential ho...
