In his second appearance on the show (he first appeared on Episode 367)), we chat with Benedikt Deicke from Userlist. Along with his co-founder, Jane Portman, they are building an easy to use customer messaging tool catered specifically towards SaaS companies.
In this show, we talk about some of the challenges in building a product while working full-time, finding the ideal SaaS pricing model, their underwhelming Product Hunt launch, as well as their recent purchase of the Userlist.com) domain name.
Jane & Benedikt are also part of Tinyseed) batch #2, and we explore Benedikt's experience so far in the program, and the lessons he's learned.
What we discuss with Benedikt Deicke
1:37 The story & motivation behind helpfounders.com)
4:30 Userlist and slow growth in the early days
5:30 Challenges with building a SaaS while not full-time
7:50 What has helped with recent Userlist growth
9:00 Navigating SaaS pricing
12:30 An underwhelming Product Hunt launch
15:30 Acquiring the userlist.com) domain name
17:30 The most challenging moments thus far in building Userlist
20:48 Why did Jane & Benedikt apply to Tinyseed
Links from the show:
Benedikt Deicke) | Twitter
Jane Portman) | Twitter
Slow & Steady) | Podcast
Fighting to Gain Traction in a Crowded Space with Jane Portman of Userlist) | Episode 471
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