Slow & Steady

Nov 14 2024 212 ep. 39 mins 157
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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.

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Too old for fun and modular startup furniture

Nov 14 2024 46 mins  
Benedikt is in productive mode. Benedicte plays around with Xano.Benedicte is done with fun and modular furniture A fun fact about the world’s first 4G networkTo cope with the stressful events in the world, Benedikt went into productive mode these past week. They’ve made great progress with their company triggers, built some command line tools to help with debugging workflows,

Pushing boundaries

Oct 31 2024 28 mins  
Benedicte is winning at her quarterly goal. Benedikt makes great progress with company triggers.Benedicte makes the Twitter-viral butter chicken recipeWith only two months left in the year, Benedicte is crushing her quarterly goal: to have an enjoyable everyday life. At Whee, she’s pushing the boundaries of their Make plan, and will be testing out a tool for their customer SMS.Be

Do we really need an app for everything?

Oct 17 2024 35 mins  
Benedikt comes back from MicroConf. Benedicte returns from their fall vacation.Benedicte’s view while coding on the boatBenedicte and tech are in a situationshipBenedikt is feeling a bit drained after having an eventful time at MicroConf. While the conference itself was great, he experienced interesting things along the way: from getting flights cancelled to being in the same hot

Get up off the desk

Oct 11 2024 33 mins  
Benedicte and Benedikt talk about how taking breaks actually help your projects, and more.The power of breaks, a story in three partsLeo’s talk at EmberFestBenedicte’s excited for the wins at her fractional roles: they’ve just launched their Framer plugin at Outseta; and she discovered the wonders of Make.com while creating a Stripe webhook for Whee. But despite doing a lot o

No perfect solution

Sep 12 2024 42 mins  
Benedikt comes back from a short vacation. Benedicte talks about their struggles with estimated arrivals at Whee.EmberFestPrior to his vacation in Munich last week, Benedikt and the Userlist team pushed a few of their upcoming features into production. He’ll also be meeting Leo for the first time in person this week at EmberFest in Dublin.With so many factors that might affect th

Lovely Everyday Life

Aug 29 2024 32 mins  
Benedicte and Benedikt talk about their hobbies.EmberFestCards Against ArtisansNow that the school year has started, Benedicte is enjoying a freer mental space. With this, she decided that her focus project for next quarter will be “Lovely Everyday Life” so she can do activities that make her everyday life lovelier. Benedicte also recently attended Laravel Live Denmark where sh

A not so slow summer

Aug 08 2024 29 mins  
Benedikt and Benedicte talk about this year’s unusual summer pace, bug fixing, and more.With most people going on vacations during the summer, businesses usually anticipate things to slow down a bit for the season. But unlike previous years, it looks like businesses are not seeing much of a summer slump this year.Benedikt and the Userlist team have been chipping away at some smal

A summer of heat waves, tropical storms, and everything in between

Jul 26 2024 33 mins  
Benedicte shares stories from their summer at the cabin. Benedikt talks about their latest product improvements.The summer brought nice summer nights and tropical storms in Scandinavia, giving Benedicte and her pirate family some memorable cabin office life experiences. She also shares that they’ve fixed up a part of their property and listed it on Airbnb. Meanwhile, It’s a hot

Why go to therapy if you can podcast

Jun 28 2024 26 mins  
It’s another bittersweet episode as our hosts talk about wins and some sad news.Whee! wins the Oslo environmental prizeQueen Raae and her family on the way to the cabin officeThe past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for Benedicte: attending Lillian’s flute recital, spending a spa day with Salma (@whitep4nth3r on Twitter) in Larvik, and traveling back to Oslo to receive Wh

A bittersweet update

Jun 13 2024 43 mins  
Benedikt shares a bittersweet update at work. Benedicte talks about Whee.WheeThe Userlist team went into hiring mode these past couple of weeks as a team member will be saying goodbye soon. On the upside, Benedikt has successfully completed the drum course and will be rewarding himself with some new gear.Benedicte shares how Whee works, and the ideas they’re currently exploring t