Benedikt Deicke
Software Engineer & Co-founder of @userlist. Co-host at @SlowSteadyPod. Running @femtoconf. Creator of @stagecms. Loves music, food, and cooking.
Appears in 206 Episodes
It's Time to Take a Break
The 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. Bria...
Not 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.
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 pl...
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...
Hiring, 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. Benedic...
Don’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 ...
Launching a Userlist Feature with Matt Wensing
Matt Wensing joins Benedicte, Brian, and Benedikt to talk about Userlist's new marketing email feature. Brian enjoys vacation and finds development help. Benedicte lau...
Brian 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?
"Do you TDD?" with Brian Casel
Brian Casel joins Benedicte, Brian, and Benedikt to talk about ZipMessage, selling businesses, hiring contractors to collaborate with, and how becoming a developer mak...
Vote for Queen Raae
Benedicte 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 bi...
Peak Performance
Benedikt has an epiphany, Benedicte is back in POW!, and Brian is all over the place.
Important Decisions
Brian 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 cod...
You're on mute
We'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 ...
Focused. Unfocused.
While Brian is struggling with his internet connection, Benedicte is thinking about productized offerings for Gatsby, and Benedikt is back from vacation.
Is 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.
Back in the Saddle
Benedicte 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 conte...
Talking shop with Daniel Alm
Benedikt 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 p...
Don't make everything a business
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.
Re-energizing by recording a podcast
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 think...
🥳 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.
Take the Duck Tour
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 th...
A Kitchen Would Be Nice
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! Unfortunate...
On-brand Vacations
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 va...
Summer Functions, Zapier, and Double Opt-In
While Brian is having trouble with his internet connection Bar Harbor, Benedicte talks about her upcoming Gatsby Summer Functions course. Benedikt shares his recent pr...
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 sid...
Userlist is a 6-figure SaaS!
Benedikt has some exciting updates and Brian joins from the road for the first time!
Live Streaming with Benedicte Raae
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...
Checking in
Benedikt is almost done with moving to a new home while Brian is almost ready to leave for a year on the road.
To Productize or Not To Productize?
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 ch...
Counting the days
Brian is preparing for a camper test run this weekend. Benedikt is drained from a weekend of moving boxes and furniture.