Slow & Steady
Join us as we share what it's like to build and launch a bootstrapped startup while working for yourself full-time. Benedikt is working on Userlist, and Benedicte is establishing herself as a Gatsby expert and developer advocate for hire.
Latest episodes
Mar 31, 2021 • 41min
Moving is great! Moving is the worst.
Benedikt got some bummer news about his lease and Brian might have a prototype of Backpack in his hands sooner than he thought.PgmustardBinary tree indexesGIN indexesGather Town The Game Crafter
Mar 24, 2021 • 39min
This will be a quick one… or maybe not
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 TEDJane on Knowledge ProjectJane on OlogiesYarn DeduplicateMicroConf Remote
Mar 17, 2021 • 55min
Timezones are the Worst
Brian shares about the latest round of revisions for Backpack and a customer sends the first ever marketing email via Userlist.Peter SuhmReform.appOpenAPIMicroConf RemoteRuben GamezGather.townBackpack on BGG
Mar 10, 2021 • 39min
Building Products for Fun and Profit with John Nunemaker
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 FounderQuestHarmonyGaug.esFlipper CloudSpeaker DeckBox Out SportsFewer and FasterJohn’s WebsiteJohn on Twitter
Mar 3, 2021 • 35min
Behind, Busy, and Behind
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 WheelFirst Half of Brian's TripHasbro commercial (German) (English)SegMetrics
Feb 24, 2021 • 31min
Bricks, Games, and Profiles
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 TwitterBenedikt on Twitter
Feb 17, 2021 • 43min
Calming Down and Spinning Up
Benedikt finally has a calm and focused week. Brian's spinning a lot of plates, but things are looking good.LessAccountingBackpack on BoardGameGeek
Feb 10, 2021 • 31min
Encouraged & Optimistic
Brian and Benedikt are in good spirits this week. They talk about recent progress on Brian's board game, Benedikt's successful battle against performance issues, as well as how Bitcoin helps Brian with his year on the road. AblyBackpack on Board Game GeekSaaS Summit
Feb 3, 2021 • 42min
Bedtime Error! This application has requested the entrepreneur quit sleeping.
Benedikt has had a productive (yet tiring) couple of weeks and Brian released a "How to Play" video for Backpack!SaasSummitpgMustardSubstance LabVideo: How to Play BackpackBackpack Rulebook on Google DocsBackpack on Tabletopia
Jan 27, 2021 • 39min
Life Profitability with Adii Pienaar
Adii Pienaar joins Brian and Benedikt to talk about his new book Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success. They talk about the concept of Life Profitability, how Work-Life-Balance doesn't really exist, and why it's important to challenge traditional ideas about entrepreneurship. Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial SuccessRyan HolidayPaulo Coelho - The AlchemistHerman Hesse - SiddharthaAndre Agassi - OpenYung Pueblo – InwardAdii Pienaar on Twitter
