#9 – Dax Raad: Local-First SaaS

The guest of this episode is Dax Raad, who is using local-first in multiple projects including the serverless deployment tool SST.dev, a healthcare app and an upcoming personal finance app. This conversation will explore how local-first simplifies app development, the UX and data patterns he used on and how self-hosting could empower local-first apps.

00:00 Intro
02:12 Local-first motivation and projects overview
11:28 A slower initial page load is worth it
18:19 Local-first makes app development simpler
23:45 Local-first data patterns
34:39 Self hosting
48:50 Updating a local-first app
52:25 New challenges with local-first
57:46 Advice for builders
01:02:14 Outro

Mentioned in podcast
Dax Raad: https://x.com/thdxr + https://thdxr.com
SST.dev: https://sst.dev
Rethinking the startup MVP: Building a competitive product: https://linear.app/blog/rethinking-th...

Links:

Website: https://localfirst.fm
X/Twitter: https://x.com/localfirstfm
Local-First Conf 2024: https://www.localfirstconf.com

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