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174 ALL-POINTS BULLETIN
Time to call both of your Senators and your Representative to get fixing 174 on the priorities before the end of the year. This is especially critical if you're in:Ida...
Side Projects as Insurance Policies
Michele chats with Kevin Griffin about how she sees side projects not only as a way to earn extra money but as insurance policies against losing your job or other unex...
ADHD + Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jesse J. Anderson, aka ADHD Jesse
Michele chats with Jesse J. Anderson, aka ADHD Jesse, about finding out one has ADHD as an adult, entrepreneurship as people with ADHD, parenting an ADHD child, and mo...
Section 174 Update: Sign the new letter!
Sign the National Association of Manufacturers letter! https://ssballiance.org/
Can the R&D Tax Credit Offset the Section 174 Changes?
The R&D Tax Credit still exists, and it might be able to help you offset the Section 174 changes. Michele talks to R&D Tax Credit expert Jonathan Cardella of Strike Ta...
The letter to Congress has been sent! Here's what comes next.
CNBC article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/18/software-firms-face-huge-tax-bills-that-threaten-tech-startup-survival.htmlPolitico Morning Tax: https://twitter.com/mjwh...
Keep Calm and Carry On
Michele gives another update on the Section 174 effort and chats with Tyler Tringas and Arvid Kahl. Huge thanks to Justin Jackson and Corey Haines for sending out the ...
Numbers Update + Chat with Landon and Kyle
Numbers update on the letter to Congress + crossover with Made with Grit.
It's me, hi. It's the problem, it's Section 174
An update from Michele on what she and Colleen have been doing for the past few months, and an urgent call to action to sign the Small Software Business Alliance Coali...
What 2023 Brings for Colleen, Michele, and This Show
Colleen and Michele talk about their hopes and plans for 2023, and make an announcement about this show.
The Forcing Function Episode: Launch Christian Genco's New SaaS
Michele talked to Christian Genco on December 1 about what he needed to do to launch his new SaaS, TheVideoClipper, with a deadline of having it done before this episo...
Reflecting on 2022
Michele and Colleen reflect on the year.
Culture + Feedback = ???
Michele shares her takeaways from the book The Culture Map and what it might mean for getting product feedback and building products across countries.
TinySeed, TinyConf
Colleen recaps her learnings from her first TinySeed meetup/MicroConf: Local Austin.
Listing on MicroAcquire
Colleen is ready to go all-in on Refine... and that means moving on from Simple File Upload.
The Hammerstone Podcast is back
Colleen and her business partner Aaron give an update on Hammerstone (Refine) in this crossover episode.
Qualitative and Quantitative Data
Talking to other entrepreneurs made Michele realize that she hasn't talked about interplay of qualitative *and* qualitative data enough. Michele and Colleen talk about...
TinySeed!
Colleen's company was accepted to TinySeed, which means she now gets to work on Refine full time. That means she can finally make some hard decisions and push. (Note: ...
Getting Into Public Speaking as a Developer
Michele chats with indie developer Benedicte Raae about getting into public speaking through streaming.
Sick Leave for Indie Founders?
Should indie founders take sick leave? Michele and Colleen discuss.
Competitive Advantage and Moats for Small SaaSes, Part 2
Michele continues her chat with Summit founder Matt Wensing about ways indie SaaS founders can think about moats and competitive advantages. This episode: cost advanta...
Talking Competitive Advantage and Moats for Small SaaSes, Part 1
Michele chats with Summit founder Matt Wensing about intangible assets, switching costs, and network effects, and how they apply to indie software companies.
Refine Update with Aaron and Colleen
Aaron Francis, Colleen's co-founder, swings by to chat about Refine.
Super Pumped (aka The Saturday Edition)
Four things Colleen is super pumped about... and one thing she's not.
Sprinting a Marathon
Colleen and Michele both have a lot going on.
Hairy Projects and Heat Waves
Michele's trying to figure out how to approach charging sales taxes, and Colleen finally pushes to prod despite a challenging week.
Distribution vs Marketing
Colleen's in go mode for Refine.
One Weekly Win
Colleen shares the secret to her recent productivity.
The One Where Colleen Goes to LA and Michele Looks at Haybales
Should indie entrepreneurs take advice from VC-track folks?
That's the Job
Learning new things, feeling like you're a bit out of your depth, pushing to the next level: that's the job of being an entrepreneur, and Colleen and Michele are both ...