Benedicte and Benedikt take on the challenge of #SummerofUITweaks for their products.Let us know if you’re joining the #SummerofUITweaks on this threadCurrently enjoying the last weeks of the European summer, Benedicte is loving the “chilling but still getting work done” vibe. Aside from implementing UI tweaks, they’ve also been working on the WeWeb and Supabase integrations at Outseta.Meanwhile, Benedikt and the Userlist team encountered a bug that caused a broadcast to be sent twice to its recipients. They’ve also updated their frontend dependencies, got a new UI component for their new data structure, and more.

Benedicte and Benedikt take on the challenge of #SummerofUITweaks for their products.<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/raae/status/1684139626280419330" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let us know if you’re joining the #SummerofUITweaks on this thread</a></li></ul>Currently enjoying the last weeks of the European summer, Benedicte is loving the “chilling but still getting work done” vibe. Aside from implementing UI tweaks, they’ve also been working on the WeWeb and Supabase integrations at Outseta.Meanwhile, Benedikt and the Userlist team encountered a bug that caused a broadcast to be sent twice to its recipients. They’ve also updated their frontend dependencies, got a new UI component for their new data structure, and more.

Summer of UI Tweaks

Benedikt talks to Andrew Atkinson about different types of database constraints and his upcoming book. Read the tweet that triggered this interview Learn more about High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails Check out Andrew’s blog Follow Andrew on Twitter Andrew Atkinson is a staff software engineer at Fountain who is very passionate about Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL (just like Benedikt!). He’s so passionate about them that he’s actually writing a book called “High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails” that’s coming out very soon.Benedikt and Andrew also talk about dealing with constraints and ActiveRecord, Rails validations, and more.

Benedikt talks to Andrew Atkinson about different types of database constraints and his upcoming book.<ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke/status/1681234881844527104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the tweet that triggered this interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://pgrailsbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails</a></li> <li><a href="https://andyatkinson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out Andrew’s blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/andatki" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Andrew on Twitter</a></li> </ul>Andrew Atkinson is a staff software engineer at Fountain who is very passionate about Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL (just like Benedikt!). He’s so passionate about them that he’s actually writing a book called “High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails” that’s coming out very soon.Benedikt and Andrew also talk about dealing with constraints and ActiveRecord, Rails validations, and more.

Database constraints with Andrew Atkinson

Benedicte thinks about the best way to update docs. Benedikt gets excited about their product development.Get a sneak peek of Benedicte’s second floorBenedicte thinks about the best way to update Outseta docs without creating a big bang project. She’s also working on a pitch for version 2.0 of Prune Your Follows.While Michael and Jane were away, Benedikt handled customer support, giving him a new appreciation on that aspect of the business. On the product development front, the team is making great progress — phase one of the trigger refactoring is finished, they shipped an improved Webhook integration, and their visual automation builder prototype is working nicely.Benedicte and Benedikt also talk about archiving, note-taking apps, and more. 

Benedicte thinks about the best way to update docs. Benedikt gets excited about their product development.<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/raae/status/1679056994647375872" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get a sneak peek of Benedicte’s second floor</a></li></ul>Benedicte thinks about the best way to update Outseta docs without creating a big bang project. She’s also working on a pitch for version 2.0 of Prune Your Follows.While Michael and Jane were away, Benedikt handled customer support, giving him a new appreciation on that aspect of the business. On the product development front, the team is making great progress — phase one of the trigger refactoring is finished, they shipped an improved Webhook integration, and their visual automation builder prototype is working nicely.Benedicte and Benedikt also talk about archiving, note-taking apps, and more.

When do you bring out the bootcamp general?

Benedikt shares a major life update. Benedicte gets things wrapped up before vacation.Things were slow for Benedikt last week in preparation for his big day. Despite the slower pace of things, the Userlist team accomplished a few things: they worked on their message rendering refactoring, and made progress on their trigger unification. Feeling a bit frazzled, Benedicte wraps things up before they go on their summer vacation. She also enjoyed her time at the recent React Norway and felt very powerful (and old) when she helped someone out at her bank job.Benedikt and Benedicte talk about pull requests vs. merge requests, going down rabbit holes, and more.

Benedikt shares a major life update. Benedicte gets things wrapped up before vacation.Things were slow for Benedikt last week in preparation for his big day. Despite the slower pace of things, the Userlist team accomplished a few things: they worked on their message rendering refactoring, and made progress on their trigger unification. Feeling a bit frazzled, Benedicte wraps things up before they go on their summer vacation. She also enjoyed her time at the recent React Norway and felt very powerful (and old) when she helped someone out at her bank job.Benedikt and Benedicte talk about pull requests vs. merge requests, going down rabbit holes, and more.

Major life update!

Benedikt and Benedicte have finally met in person in Athens.Benedikt had a great time at the recent Rails SaaS conference where he was able to meet up with his Userlist co-founder Jane, and Benedicte. Now back in Germany and fully recovered, he’s catching up with his work at Userlist.The past few weeks have been filled with travels for Benedicte: painting their cabin in Sweden, meeting up with the Outseta founders in Athens, and going on the Slow Business Adventure gathering the west coast.Benedikt and Benedicte talk about the weather in Northern Europe, documentation, AI, and more.

Benedikt and Benedicte have finally met in person in Athens.Benedikt had a great time at the recent Rails SaaS conference where he was able to meet up with his Userlist co-founder Jane, and Benedicte. Now back in Germany and fully recovered, he’s catching up with his work at Userlist.The past few weeks have been filled with travels for Benedicte: painting their cabin in Sweden, meeting up with the Outseta founders in Athens, and going on the Slow Business Adventure gathering the west coast.Benedikt and Benedicte talk about the weather in Northern Europe, documentation, AI, and more.

We finally met in person!

Benedikt prepares for his upcoming Rails SaaS Conference talk. Benedicte visits her old university town. Rails SaaS Conference  Four Thousand Weeks — a book by Oliver Burkeman Recording from Trondheim this week, Benedicte is back in town to serve as an external reviewer of the university’s IT Master Program. Her exploration of the university town felt like she was transported back to the early 2000s during her uni days.With the upcoming Rails SaaS Conference, Benedikt is currently focused on preparing for his talk. They were also able to fix some memory issues at Userlist last week by introducing a request limit.Benedikt and Benedicte talk about their upcoming meet up in Athens, why you should let things take time, and more.

Benedikt prepares for his upcoming Rails SaaS Conference talk. Benedicte visits her old university town.<ul> <li><a href="https://railssaas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rails SaaS Conference</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/dp/0374159122" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Four Thousand Weeks</a> — a book by Oliver Burkeman</li> </ul>Recording from Trondheim this week, Benedicte is back in town to serve as an external reviewer of the university’s IT Master Program. Her exploration of the university town felt like she was transported back to the early 2000s during her uni days.With the upcoming Rails SaaS Conference, Benedikt is currently focused on preparing for his talk. They were also able to fix some memory issues at Userlist last week by introducing a request limit.Benedikt and Benedicte talk about their upcoming meet up in Athens, why you should let things take time, and more.

Busy Bees 🐝

Benedicte thinks about how to move forward with Prune Your Follows. Benedikt starts working on their conversion goals feature. Prune Your Follows @levelsio’s tweet that gave Prune Your Follows more following The new Twitter API has changed the rules of the game, which makes Benedicte think about options on how to move forward with Prune Your Follows. Despite this, she’s been enjoying life beyond work: signing up for window restoration classes, a sauna membership, and doing renovations.With the reporting feature wrapped up and shipped, Benedikt and the Userlist team are now working on their conversion goals feature. And while he ran into some complications with their trigger implementation last week, he was able to simplify the process and even ran an experiment with the Ruby gem, Scientist.

Benedicte thinks about how to move forward with Prune Your Follows. Benedikt starts working on their conversion goals feature.<ul> <li><a href="https://pruneyourfollows.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prune Your Follows</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/1649362307854794753" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@levelsio’s tweet that gave Prune Your Follows more following</a></li> </ul>The new Twitter API has changed the rules of the game, which makes Benedicte think about options on how to move forward with Prune Your Follows. Despite this, she’s been enjoying life beyond work: signing up for window restoration classes, a sauna membership, and doing renovations.With the reporting feature wrapped up and shipped, Benedikt and the Userlist team are now working on their conversion goals feature. And while he ran into some complications with their trigger implementation last week, he was able to simplify the process and even ran an experiment with the Ruby gem, Scientist.

What’s next for Prune Your Follows?

Benedikt ponders on adding a now page for Userlist. Benedicte gets excited about an upcoming upgrade to their property.Check out Lillian’s mmm.pageAfter getting feedback from churned users, Benedikt thinks about having a changelog or now page so that users could check for Userlist product developments. They’ve also just shipped their latest feature and is now available for all users.Benedicte is excited about a few things in the past week: they just got a great offer for a staircase and she’s taking on her first devrel project for Outseta. She also guided Lillian in creating her first website using mmm.page.

Benedikt ponders on adding a now page for Userlist. Benedicte gets excited about an upcoming upgrade to their property.<ul><li><a href="https://lillian.mmm.page/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out Lillian’s mmm.page</a></li></ul>After getting feedback from churned users, Benedikt thinks about having a changelog or now page so that users could check for Userlist product developments. They’ve also just shipped their latest feature and is now available for all users.Benedicte is excited about a few things in the past week: they just got a great offer for a staircase and she’s taking on her first devrel project for Outseta. She also guided Lillian in creating her first website using mmm.page.

Should we add a now page?

Anthony Eden chats with Benedicte and Benedikt about DNSimple, marketing, how they delegate decision making in their team, and more. DNSimple Follow DNSimple on Mastodon Follow Anthony on Twitter, Mastodon, and LinkedIn  When Anthony and his brother created the product in 2010, they had developers in mind from day one. And unlike other domain registrars and DNS providers in the market, DNSimple lets you unlock what you can do with your domain so you can automate whatever you want.Anthony, Benedicte, and Benedikt talk about marketing tactics, delegating decision making, what’s next for DNSimple, and more!

Anthony Eden chats with Benedicte and Benedikt about DNSimple, marketing, how they delegate decision making in their team, and more.<ul> <li><a href="https://dnsimple.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DNSimple</a></li> <li><a href="https://dnsimple.social/explore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow DNSimple on Mastodon</a></li> <li>Follow Anthony on <a href="https://twitter.com/aeden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://ruby.social/@aeden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastodon</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aeden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> </li> </ul>When Anthony and his brother created the product in 2010, they had developers in mind from day one. And unlike other domain registrars and DNS providers in the market, DNSimple lets you unlock what you can do with your domain so you can automate whatever you want.Anthony, Benedicte, and Benedikt talk about marketing tactics, delegating decision making, what’s next for DNSimple, and more!

DNSimple with Anthony Eden

Benedicte takes it easy this week as she nurses a cold. Benedikt thinks about how to market their latest feature. Search three ways with Xata: Partial Match, Fuzzy Full-text, and Semantic (AI) Let Benedicte know if you would you like a “Clean code makes Benedikt happy” sticker or shirt Now sick for a third time in recent weeks, Benedicte talks about how the Norwegian government could provide assistance during these situations. She also shares a memory from five years ago which influenced the naming of her role at Outseta.With the upcoming roll out of their reporting feature, Benedikt and the Userlist team are brainstorming about how to market it. He also plans on writing a technical blog post about the new feature and presenting it to a conference this June.

Benedicte takes it easy this week as she nurses a cold. Benedikt thinks about how to market their latest feature.<ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y554vsvDO7s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Search three ways with Xata: Partial Match, Fuzzy Full-text, and Semantic (AI)</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/raae" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let Benedicte know if you would you like a “Clean code makes Benedikt happy” sticker or shirt</a></li> </ul>Now sick for a third time in recent weeks, Benedicte talks about how the Norwegian government could provide assistance during these situations. She also shares a memory from five years ago which influenced the naming of her role at Outseta.With the upcoming roll out of their reporting feature, Benedikt and the Userlist team are brainstorming about how to market it. He also plans on writing a technical blog post about the new feature and presenting it to a conference this June.

Clean code makes Benedikt happy

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.

Slow & Steady

Benedikt has shipped In-App Messaging behind a feature flag and it wasn't as painful as he thought it would be! Brian is sluggishly getting back into the swing of things after an eventful Thanksgiving in the US. YearCompass.com Brian’s Website

Benedikt has shipped In-App Messaging behind a feature flag and it wasn't as painful as he thought it would be! Brian is sluggishly getting back into the swing of things after an eventful Thanksgiving in the US.<ul> <li><a href="https://yearcompass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YearCompass.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://brianrhea.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian’s Website</a></li></ul>

We Should Get More Sleep

After giving a short update on their past week, Brian and Benedikt talk about Ryan Singer's book Shape Up.   Slack Workflows  TeamMood Ryan Singer – Shape Up  Brian’s Interview with Ryan Singer MicroConf Europe MicroConf Growth &amp; Starter

After giving a short update on their past week, Brian and Benedikt talk about Ryan Singer's book Shape Up. <ul> <li> <a href="https://slackhq.com/automate-tasks-in-slack-with-workflow-builder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack Workflows</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.teammood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TeamMood</a></li> <li>Ryan Singer – <a href="https://basecamp.com/shapeup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shape Up</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.brightandearlypodcast.com/19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian’s Interview with Ryan Singer</a></li> <li><a href="https://microconfeurope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MicroConf Europe</a></li> <li><a href="http://microconf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MicroConf Growth &amp; Starter</a></li></ul>

Getting in Shape

Brian and Benedikt discuss recent developments in their businesses which include spammers, pre-sales, podcasts about remote work, and metal bands from the '90s. Sepultura Stage CMS Headlamp 21st Century Work Life Podcast ShieldGEO  Tool - Die Eier von Satan

Brian and Benedikt discuss recent developments in their businesses which include spammers, pre-sales, podcasts about remote work, and metal bands from the '90s.<ul> <li><a href="https://www.sepultura.com.br/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sepultura</a></li> <li><a href="http://stagecms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stage CMS</a></li> <li><a href="https://projectheadlamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Headlamp</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21st Century Work Life Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://shieldgeo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ShieldGEO </a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2uzCJ4ckvFhv6F9Q1CMkys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tool - Die Eier von Satan</a></li></ul>

Die Eier von Satan

Peter Suhm

Brian is on vacation this week, so Benedikt is joined by Peter Suhm of Branch. Peter and Benedikt talk about the history of Branch, how Peter got into building software products, as well as his experiences with Tiny Seed.  Branch WPPusher Out of Beta Tiny Seed  Peter on Twitter  Benedikt on Twitter

Brian is on vacation this week, so Benedikt is joined by Peter Suhm of Branch. Peter and Benedikt talk about the history of Branch, how Peter got into building software products, as well as his experiences with Tiny Seed. <ul> <li><a href="http://branchci.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="http://wppusher.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WPPusher</a></li> <li><a href="http://outofbeta.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Out of Beta</a></li> <li><a href="http://tinyseed.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Seed</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/petersuhm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt</a> on Twitter</li></ul>

Building Branch with Special Guest Peter Suhm

Derrick Reimer

Brian is joined by special guest Derrick Reimer while Benedikt is on vacation. Brian &amp; Derrick get meta and talk about the pros and cons of doing a "Built-in-Public" Podcast. Derrick's site StaticKit I'm Walking Away From the Product I Spent a Year Building Art of Product Podcast

Brian is joined by special guest Derrick Reimer while Benedikt is on vacation. Brian &amp; Derrick get meta and talk about the pros and cons of doing a "Built-in-Public" Podcast.<ul> <li><a href="https://www.derrickreimer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Derrick's site</a></li> <li><a href="https://statickit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StaticKit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.derrickreimer.com/essays/2019/05/17/im-walking-away-from-the-product-i-spent-a-year-building.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'm Walking Away From the Product I Spent a Year Building</a></li> <li><a href="https://artofproductpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art of Product Podcast</a></li></ul>

Pros & Cons of Building in Public with Special Guest Derrick Reimer

Benedikt is excited about an expensive purchase while Brian is ironing out the last kinks in the onboarding flow of his new product.  Standard Code Tiny Seed  Slow &amp; Steady on Twitter  Brian on Twitter  Benedikt on Twitter

Benedikt is excited about an expensive purchase while Brian is ironing out the last kinks in the onboarding flow of his new product. <ul> <li><a href="http://www.standardco.de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Standard Code</a></li> <li><a href="http://tinyseed.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny Seed</a></li> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/slowsteadypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow &amp; Steady</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/brhea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt</a> on Twitter</li></ul>

Domain Expertise

Brian's "Remote work doesn't have to be lonely" project is picking up momentum and has a name and website. Meanwhile, Benedikt is happy about Userlist's performance in November but confused by JSON Web Tokens.  Brian’s post on the Forces of Progress Benedikt's Twitter thread on JWT Baremetrics Profitwell Chartmogul Summit Matt on Twitter  Project Headlamp  We work remotely Brian’s feature on WWR Baremetrics Experts

Brian's "Remote work doesn't have to be lonely" project is picking up momentum and has a name and website. Meanwhile, Benedikt is happy about Userlist's performance in November but confused by JSON Web Tokens. <ul> <li><a href="https://brianrhea.com/customer-acquisition-customer-retention" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian’s post on the Forces of Progress</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke/status/1199699827984142336" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt's Twitter thread on JWT</a></li> <li><a href="https://baremetrics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baremetrics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.profitwell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Profitwell</a></li> <li><a href="https://chartmogul.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chartmogul</a></li> <li><a href="https://usesummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summit</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mattwensing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt on Twitter</a></li> <li> <a href="https://projectheadlamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Project Headlamp</a> </li> <li><a href="https://weworkremotely.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We work remotely</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/weworkremotely/status/1199036308884271105" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian’s feature on WWR</a></li> <li><a href="https://baremetrics.com/experts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baremetrics Experts</a></li></ul>

Project Headlamp

Benedikt shares some updates about the tickets and the line-up of FemtoConf 2020. Brian is worried about sounding like a broken record and is considering to apply for a job. FemtoConf 2020 Asia Matos Tracy Osborn Jonny Platt Ed Freyfogle

Benedikt shares some updates about the tickets and the line-up of FemtoConf 2020. Brian is worried about sounding like a broken record and is considering to apply for a job.<ul> <li><a href="http://femtoconf.com/2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FemtoConf 2020</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/asiamatos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asia Matos</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/tracymakes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy Osborn</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/jonnyplatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonny Platt</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/freyfogle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Freyfogle</a></li></ul>

Is FemtoConf sold out?

Benedikt shares some stress-related struggles and how he is hoping to address them in the future. Brian is reflecting on the year and rethinking Headlamp's scope. The Year Compass Jerry Colonna Jerry on Without Fail

Benedikt shares some stress-related struggles and how he is hoping to address them in the future. Brian is reflecting on the year and rethinking Headlamp's scope.<ul> <li><a href="https://yearcompass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Year Compass</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reboot.io/team/jerry-colonna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jerry Colonna</a></li> <li><a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/without-fail/emh2k6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jerry on Without Fail</a></li></ul>

Feelin' it

 Donut Brian’s Website Benedikt’s Website Userlist.io Office Hours  Brian on Twitter  Benedikt on Twitter  Slow &amp; Steady on Twitter

<ul> <li><a href="https://www.donut.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donut</a></li> <li><a href="https://brianrhea.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian’s Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://benediktdeicke.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt’s Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://userlist.io/office-hours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Userlist.io Office Hours</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/brhea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/SlowSteadyPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow &amp; Steady</a> on Twitter</li></ul>

Feast or Famine

Remote

Benedikt is happily integrating in-app messaging into Userlist and the sample application! Brian shares some struggles with getting the consulting pipeline fired back up and talks about his recent article, "The Joel Test for Remote Teams." The Joel For Remote Teams IndieHackers Podcast with Jane Portman

Benedikt is happily integrating in-app messaging into Userlist and the sample application! Brian shares some struggles with getting the consulting pipeline fired back up and talks about his recent article, "The Joel Test for Remote Teams."<ul> <li><a href="https://www.projectheadlamp.com/joel-test-for-remote-teams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Joel For Remote Teams</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/145-jane-portman-of-userlist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IndieHackers Podcast with Jane Portman</a></li></ul>

The Joel Test for Remote Teams

Brian is back from a week in the Grand Canyon and Benedikt has some exciting news about his time commitment to Userlist. Founder Collaboration Agreement resources PandaDoc Founders’ Agreement Template How to Create the Perfect Cofounder Agreement with Your Business Partner Calculating Co-Founder Equity Split Startup founder vesting: Here’s what it is and why it’s your best friend   Jane on Startups for the Rest of Us Tuple Branch TinySeed

Brian is back from a week in the Grand Canyon and Benedikt has some exciting news about his time commitment to Userlist.<ul> <li>Founder Collaboration Agreement resources<ul> <li><a href="https://www.pandadoc.com/founders-agreement-template/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PandaDoc Founders’ Agreement Template</a></li> <li><a href="https://fi.co/insight/how-to-create-the-perfect-cofounder-agreement-with-your-business-partner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Create the Perfect Cofounder Agreement with Your Business Partner</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2011/wrong-answer-5050-calculating-cofounder-equity-split/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calculating Co-Founder Equity Split</a></li> <li><a href="https://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2013/07/21/startup-founders-heres-why-vesting-is-your-best-friend/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Startup founder vesting: Here’s what it is and why it’s your best friend</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-471-fighting-to-gain-traction-in-a-crowded-space-with-jane-portman-of-userlist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jane on Startups for the Rest of Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://tuple.app/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuple</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.branchci.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="https://tinyseed.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TinySeed</a></li></ul>

Grand Decisions

Brian's still exploring the formation of a Mastermind group and Benedikt upgraded Userlist to Rails 6 before going out sick for a few days. We also float the idea of meeting IRL at MicroConf in 2020. Follow Benedikt on Twitter Follow Brian on Twitter Userlist.io FeatureAudit.com

Brian's still exploring the formation of a Mastermind group and Benedikt upgraded Userlist to Rails 6 before going out sick for a few days. We also float the idea of meeting IRL at MicroConf in 2020.<ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Benedikt on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/brhea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Brian on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://userlist.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Userlist.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.featureaudit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FeatureAudit.com</a></li></ul>

Microminds & MasterConf

Brian and Benedikt are back after taking a break over Christmas and New Year's. They talk about some of their answers to the questions in the Year Compass and provide quick updates on what's going on with Headlamp and Userlist. Year Compass Brian's Newsletter: Is This Fun?  Brian's podcast series on remote work: Bright &amp; Early  Headlamp Userlist

Brian and Benedikt are back after taking a break over Christmas and New Year's. They talk about some of their answers to the questions in the Year Compass and provide quick updates on what's going on with Headlamp and Userlist.<ul> <li><a href="https://yearcompass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Year Compass</a></li> <li>Brian's Newsletter: <a href="https://brianrhea.com/newsletter/is-this-fun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is This Fun?</a> </li> <li>Brian's podcast series on remote work: <a href="https://www.brightandearlypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bright &amp; Early</a> </li> <li><a href="https://projectheadlamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Headlamp</a></li> <li><a href="https://userlist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Userlist</a></li></ul>

You’ve Got the Compass!

Brian makes good progress on his new product and Benedikt is finally done with researching how to implement in-app messages for Userlist. Inspired by Brian Casel, we also wonder how to make the podcast more interesting to listen to.  Nusii  Brian Casel on Twitter  Bootstrapped Web Podcast 15Five  Derrick Reimer on Twitter  Art of Product Podcast

Brian makes good progress on his new product and Benedikt is finally done with researching how to implement in-app messages for Userlist. Inspired by Brian Casel, we also wonder how to make the podcast more interesting to listen to. <ul> <li><a href="http://nusii.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nusii</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/casjam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Casel</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="http://bootstrappedweb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bootstrapped Web</a> Podcast</li> <li><a href="https://www.15five.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15Five</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/derrickreimer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Derrick Reimer</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://artofproductpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art of Product</a> Podcast</li></ul>

Keeping up with the Bootstrappers

Benedikt's calendar exploded following Userlist's launch. Brian had an encouraging week after a code pairing session with a friend. We talk about the pros and cons of having a co-founder and chat through some possible alternatives in the near-term. Three Hour Brand Sprint Follow Benedikt on Twitter Follow Brian on Twitter Userlist.io FeatureAudit.com

Benedikt's calendar exploded following Userlist's launch. Brian had an encouraging week after a code pairing session with a friend. We talk about the pros and cons of having a co-founder and chat through some possible alternatives in the near-term.<ul> <li><a href="https://library.gv.com/the-three-hour-brand-sprint-3ccabf4b768a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three Hour Brand Sprint</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Benedikt on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/brhea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Brian on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://userlist.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Userlist.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.featureaudit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FeatureAudit.com</a></li></ul>

It's dangerous to go alone!

Benedikt celebrates the successful launch of Userlist and some stressful hiccups that happened in the days prior. Brian gets some advice on restructuring his business model. Userlist on ProductHunt Follow Benedikt on Twitter Follow Brian on Twitter Userlist.io FeatureAudit.com

Benedikt celebrates the successful launch of Userlist and some stressful hiccups that happened in the days prior. Brian gets some advice on restructuring his business model.<ul> <li><a href="https://www.producthunt.com/posts/userlist-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Userlist on ProductHunt</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Benedikt on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/brhea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Brian on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://userlist.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Userlist.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.featureaudit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FeatureAudit.com</a></li></ul>

First Day of School

Benedikt gives an update on his time at MicroConf Europe and Brian thinks there's a similarity in bootstrappers' perception of markets and our inability to grasp the size of the universe 🌝👽 MicroConf Europe TinySeed MicroConf Europe April Dunford - Obviously Awesome Bright &amp; Early Gesture Drawing Out of Beta

Benedikt gives an update on his time at MicroConf Europe and Brian thinks there's a similarity in bootstrappers' perception of markets and our inability to grasp the size of the universe 🌝👽<ul> <li><a href="https://microconfeurope.com/#schedule-1-section" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MicroConf Europe</a></li> <li><a href="http://tinyseed.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TinySeed</a></li> <li><a href="https://microconfeurope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MicroConf Europe</a></li> <li><a href="https://aprildunford.com/obviously-awesome/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">April Dunford - Obviously Awesome</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.brightandearlypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bright &amp; Early</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesture_drawing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gesture Drawing</a></li> <li><a href="https://outofbeta.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Out of Beta</a></li></ul>

Sleepless in Croatia

Benedikt is feeling overwhelmed by a big list of small tasks. Brian continues to look for insights to address the problem of isolation and loneliness that many remote workers face. Brian’s Website Benedikt’s Website  Brian on Twitter  Benedikt on Twitter  Slow &amp; Steady on Twitter

Benedikt is feeling overwhelmed by a big list of small tasks. Brian continues to look for insights to address the problem of isolation and loneliness that many remote workers face.<ul> <li><a href="https://brianrhea.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian’s Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://benediktdeicke.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt’s Website</a></li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/brhea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/benediktdeicke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Benedikt</a> on Twitter</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/SlowSteadyPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slow &amp; Steady</a> on Twitter</li></ul>

Tiny Tasks & Big Insights

Encouraging networking updates from Brian and a push to be more active on LinkedIn. Benedikt is getting into a good rhythm with working full-time on Userlist.FemtoConf

Encouraging networking updates from Brian and a push to be more active on LinkedIn. Benedikt is getting into a good rhythm with working full-time on Userlist.<ul><li><a href="https://www.femtoconf.com/2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FemtoConf</a></li></ul>

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