Slow & Steady

Benedikt shares the big news that Userlist is part of the TinySeed 2020 batch! Userlist also shipped in-app messaging and launched a new pricing tier. Brian shares that the Mozilla job offer will probably be rescinded as a result of COVID-19 and wonders about the best path forward.

• TinySeed 2020 Announcement
• Nusii
• Userlist New Starter Plan

Brian talks about his new puppy and gives an update on the job search. Benedikt talks about performance optimization whack-a-mole and shares thoughts on pricing of Userlist. 

• Appsignal

Val Geisler joins Brian and Benedikt to talk about how to approach email marketing in the midst of a pandemic. Tune in if you're struggling to strike the right tone with your audience.

• Fix My Churn
• Val on Twitter

Brian and Benedikt talk about their weeks, including Brian's job interview progress and Userlist's new product development workflow based on Shape Up. 

• Mozilla
• Storybook
• Shape Up
• Notion
• Vito

Benedikt shares some nice March updates for Userlist while Brian ponders what the changing environment means for his near-term plans.

• HelpFounders.com

Tracy Osborn joins Brian and Benedikt to talk about common distractions founders face in their day-to-day, as well as during the ongoing pandemic. They talk about how to identify distractions, how to stay focused, and how to find a good balance. 

• Tracy on Twitter
• Tracy’s Website
• Tiny Seed
• Craig Hewitt at MicroConf Europe 2019
• SelfControl for Mac
• MicroConf Connect
• Tracy’s article on Hiring a Virtual Assistant

Benedikt is trying to get back in the swing of things and shares an experiment with live streaming. Brian is making the most of the simplified schedule and getting in a lot of games with the family.

• Focusmate
• Tracy Osborn
• Benedikt’s Node.js Livestream
• MicroConf Connect

Brian and Benedikt resort to telling jokes to give their listeners and themselves a break from the information overload induced by worrying events and bad news.

Another super short one this week as Brian provides an update on the job hunt and Benedikt brings us up to speed on Userlist's taxes and his progress on a JS snippet.

• Versoly
• Userlist Happy Hours
• Gitlab
• Elastic

In this short episode, Brian and Benedikt talk about Brian's ongoing hunt for a full-time job, as well as recent updates on Userlist. 

• Headlamp
• Userlist
• Userlist's In App Messages Demo