Q&A!

How would Michele and Colleen change each others' businesses? Why is Geocodio hiring now? And more on our Q&A episode!

Sales Mode

Colleen shifts into sales mode for Refine.

101 Episodes!

Michele and Colleen reflect on where they’ve come from and where they’re going.

The One Where the WiFi Goes Out

Colleen and Aaron gave their workshop at RailsConf! Well, a version of it.

Betting on Multiple Horses with Dan Rowden and James McKinven

Michele chats with Dan Rowden and James McKinven, hosts of the No More Mondays podcast, about how they each manage a portfolio of indie businesses.

The Water Bowl of Sorrow

Colleen's launch doesn't go quite as hoped.

Be a Champion with Zuzana Kunckova, Founder of Larabelles

Michele chats with Zuzana Kunckova, self-taught developer and founder of Larabelles.

Launching, Back to the Future Style

Colleen's new company finally launches its first product.

Positioning for Maximum Impact with Zach Goldie

Colleen chats with Zach Goldie, positioning consultant, about how to better pitch her product, Simple File Upload.

Founding, Selling, and Starting Anew with Adam Pallozzi, Exited Founder of Junior Rockers and Co-Founder of SleepHQ

Michele chats with Adam Pallozzi about the highs and lows of selling a business during the pandemic.

Don't Forget to Sell What You Have

Colleen and Michele discuss Colleen's marketing to-do list, and all things conference workshops.

Sales for Founders with Ben Orenstein, Co-Founder of Tuple

Ben Orenstein shares his hard-earned tactics for navigating enterprise sales as a technical founder.

From Learning to Code to Llamas

Michele chats with Marie Ng, founder of to-do list SaaS Llama Life.

Less Codesy Stuff, More Salesy Stuff

Colleen has 5 months until Hammerstone runs out of client funding. What to do, what to do.

Raising a Business and Family with Anna Maste

Colleen chats with Anna Maste, founder of Boondockers Welcome, about growing a business to exit while raising a family.

Finding Your Career Niche with Nate Berkopec

Colleen chats with Nate Berkopec, Ruby on Rails performance expert, about mindset and creating your own career path.

Special episode: Two additional ways you can help Ukraine

A quick special episode on two efforts we're involved in to help Ukraine

The Business of This Podcast

Colleen and Michele chat about the business of this podcast.

How to Use Twitter Effectively (feat. Arvid Kahl)

Michele chats with Arvid Kahl about how to grow your Twitter presence.

Workshopping Pay-As-You-Go Failed Payments

Colleen helps Michele work through a challenge with failed payments.

Selling a Business and Scaling Another Amidst Tragedy

A raw conversation between Michele and Jesse Hanley about how he sold his first business and scaled up his SaaS last year all while dealing with the death of his infant daughter Leia from Trisomy 13.

From Bodybuilder to SaaS Founder

Michele chats with Jesse Hanley, founder of Bento.

Redefining Success with Chris Spagnuolo of Jetboost

Colleen and Michele chat with Chris Spagnuolo of Jetboost.

January Blues and easy wins

Learning How to Interview Customers: A Conversation with Jonathan Markwell

Michele chats with Jonathan Markwell, business consultant and host of the new Empathy Deployed podcast.

From Side Project to $6M ARR

Colleen and Michele chat with Nick Zadrozny, Founder and CEO of Bonsai.

It's Been a Year

Michele and Colleen reflect on 2021 and look ahead to 2022.

Enterprise Sales as an Indie SaaS featuring Josh Ho, Founder of ReferralRock

Michele and Colleen chat with Josh Ho, Founder of ReferralRock, about doing enterprise sales as indie founders.

Marketing for SaaS Founders with Corey Haines of Swipe Files

Colleen and Corey talk Swipe Files, marketing for SAAS founders, and shooting your shot.

Using Atomic Habits to Get Through Burnout

Colleen recommended Michele read Atomic Habits, and she finally did. They talk about how it's giving Michele ideas to make 1% improvements in her life to get through burnout.