Niklas Stephenson
@stephenson.dk
Founder of Firmafon (sold), Openli and something new. Former VP at Whimsical, Trustpilot and AutoUncle, mostly a father and partner. Blogging on www.stephenson.dk
New podcast is out! We talked about why we need a content studio in our new office and how insane it is that planning work a month ahead already feels way too slow... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-R...
Building product is my safe space
In this episode:- Phone.inc plans monthly, and a month already fee...
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One of the questions we got this week was when to hire when AI lets us do so much as a small team. Here's my take:
The biggest surprise with Phone.inc is how little has changed since I built Firmafon more than 15 years ago.
The Q&A we did recently just went live. Check it out if you want to hear a bit about how we're working at Phone.inc! Thanks for all the great questions 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cce...
Q&A: How is AI changing the way we build startups?
How is AI changing the way we build startups? And do we still need ...
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New episode of Still Early is out and we're finally in person! Listen: stillearly.fm/episodes/th... Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Z...
Still Early | The podcast is in person now
In this episode: Why Phone.inc gives away phone numbers for free What’s getting built in October (call whispers, voice-changed greetings, maybe SMS) A bug report button that hands every report to a...
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Are we starting to have product-market fit? Judging from my recent demos, there's definitely some good signs! Short clip from the latest vlog. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8K...
New episode of Still Early is out! Peter just started full time at Phone.inc, so we talked about his first two days and hitting our september goal of onboarding 100 companies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jb...
User feedback is great, but... when you’re super early, it’s easy to let your first users pull you away from the product you’re actually trying to build. Gotta stay focused. Talked about that a bunch in this week’s vlog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8K...
The biggest risk when building a startup
A behind-the-scenes look at how we decide what to build, what to ig...
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That moment when you realize real people out there are actually using your product!
We’re trying a new style for this week’s vlog, more like a mini documentary. A bit more behind the scenes this time, including an office jam session! Would love to know what you think: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj_...
Inside a VC-backed phone startup
What does a VC-funded phone startup actually look like from the ins...
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New episode of Still Early is out, including a pro tip for anyone who likes to talk to AI while they drive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vos...
Working while I drive
In this episode:- Peter went to Laravel Live Denmark, which grew o...
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Need something to listen to on a long holiday drive? We just released a new episode of Still Early about building products in the age of AI, value hacking vs. growth hacking, and a bunch of other fun things that are on our minds.
It's time to show you Teeeach, my side project! When my sister created her first video course, I saw the pain of the complexity from existing solutions. I watched her question the risk of their pricing models. Teeeach is a reaction to this.
My upcoming product does not have a monthly subscription, but a revenue share instead. I am super excited about the aligned incentives it creates!
My next company will have the most agressive (positive) stock options for employees possible in Denmark. It's a life goal to create a Nordic version of the PayPal Mafia.
Who offers API-based white-labeled banking services (bank accounts, physical and virtual credit cards, etc.) in the EU?
I'm thinking about starting a new company on a major platform. There's a big option in Europe and a massive one in America. Even though the American platform has better APIs and offerings, I wanted to try the EU infrastructure, but they refused to talk.
Can you build a startup from zero to one with a remote team? I am in doubt, what is your experience?
Whimsical could build the best interface for AI-generated software; their visual tools are a much more human way of expressing ideas and business logic.
SaaS products have lost their spark—dull grey, white, and black. Bring back the feelings and the Zendesk Buddha!
European prosperity by the Stripe founders is a good kick in the balls! Let's fucking fix Europe! Read the last section (or the entire letter) here: assets.stripeassets.com/fzn2n1nzq96...
Anyone use @v0 or @lovable_dev for building products with little dev experience? I’d love to learn from you!
Anyone building a SaaS with v0, lovable, or other pure AI tools? I'd love to chat and get inspired!
Laravel Prism (prism.echolabs.dev/) looks amazing, anything like it for Rails?
Prism
Prism is a powerful Laravel package for integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into your applications.
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Do I know anybody who is starting a SaaS and is at zero MRR? Would love to help!
AI won't kill SaaS. SaaS is a healthy business model, providing solutions for a recurring fee. AI won't eliminate delivering value for money. BUT AI is going to enable more people to start SaaS companies!
First day back from parental leave; back into startup life and stepping into the office post-pandemic. Can't wait!
