"Hi, I'm a constituent in your district. Please tell the Representative to support HR 7024." That's all you have to say! Find your Rep's phone number: https://ssballiance.org/

174 ALL-POINTS BULLETIN

Dec 6th, 2023 6m 10s

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:IdahoIllinoisKentuckyMontanaNew YorkOhioOregonPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTennesseeW

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Side Projects as Insurance Policies

Dec 5th, 2023 52m 59s

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 unexpected life events. Subscribe to Multithreaded Income!

ADHD + Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jesse J. Anderson, aka ADHD Jesse

Nov 21st, 2023 50m 45s

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 more. Get Jesse's book "Extra Focus: The Quick-Start Guide to Adult ADHD" and j

Section 174 Update: Sign the new letter!

Oct 23rd, 2023 16m 3s

Sign the National Association of Manufacturers letter! https://ssballiance.org/

Can the R&D Tax Credit Offset the Section 174 Changes?

Sep 9th, 2023 28m 20s

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 Tax Advisory to learn more. Learn more:What is the R&D Tax Credit?IRS R&D Tax C

The letter to Congress has been sent! Here's what comes next.

Apr 18th, 2023 14m 15s

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/mjwhansen/status/1648329709774684165

Keep Calm and Carry On

Apr 7th, 2023 1h 20m

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 letter to their newsletters! Subscribe to their newsletters:Corey's newslette

Numbers Update + Chat with Landon and Kyle

Apr 4th, 2023 1h

Numbers update on the letter to Congress + crossover with Made with Grit.

It's me, hi. It's the problem, it's Section 174

Mar 29th, 2023 53m 39s

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 Coalition letter to Congress: https://ssballiance.org/Tweet thread FAQ on Section

What 2023 Brings for Colleen, Michele, and This Show

Jan 3rd, 2023 36m 47s

Colleen and Michele talk about their hopes and plans for 2023, and make an announcement about this show.Huge thanks to all of our listeners who became Software Socialites and supported our show! We genuinely appreciate your enthusiasm and suppo

The Forcing Function Episode: Launch Christian Genco's New SaaS

Dec 27th, 2022 38m 31s

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 episode was released. So... did he do it? Follow Christian! https://twitter.com/cg

Reflecting on 2022

Dec 20th, 2022 35m 33s

Michele and Colleen reflect on the year. Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show <3 Chris from Chipper CIThe Daringly Handsome Kevin GriffinAnd Mike from Gently Used Domains, who has a nice per

Culture + Feedback = ???

Dec 13th, 2022 30m 22s

Michele shares her takeaways from the book The Culture Map and what it might mean for getting product feedback and building products across countries. Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show! Y

TinySeed, TinyConf

Dec 6th, 2022 26m 41s

Colleen recaps her learnings from her first TinySeed meetup/MicroConf: Local Austin. Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show! You can become a supporter for $100 a year at softwaresocial.dev/su

Listing on MicroAcquire

Nov 29th, 2022 28m 59s

Colleen is ready to go all-in on Refine... and that means moving on from Simple File Upload. Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show! You can become a supporter for $100 a year at softwaresocia

The Hammerstone Podcast is back

Nov 22nd, 2022 28m 43s

Colleen and her business partner Aaron give an update on Hammerstone (Refine) in this crossover episode.Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show! You can become a supporter for $100 a year at so

Qualitative and Quantitative Data

Nov 15th, 2022 34m 45s

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 what that means in the context of feature requests and high-touch sales.Huge

TinySeed!

Nov 8th, 2022 32m 11s

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: Colleen and Michele were actually in the same place last week, so that's why

Getting Into Public Speaking as a Developer

Nov 1st, 2022 40m 19s

Michele chats with indie developer Benedicte Raae about getting into public speaking through streaming. Follow Benedicte on Twitter! https://twitter.com/raaeBenedicte's website: https://queen.raae.codes/StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/A coup

Sick Leave for Indie Founders?

Oct 25th, 2022 29m 43s

Should indie founders take sick leave? Michele and Colleen discuss.A couple friends of this pod have launched their own shows for entrepreneurs lately! Check them out:Ship SaaS Faster (Simon Bennett + Volkan Kaya): https://shipsaasfaster.com/Ma

Competitive Advantage and Moats for Small SaaSes, Part 2

Oct 18th, 2022 34m 51s

Michele continues her chat with Summit founder Matt Wensing about ways indie SaaS founders can think about moats and competitive advantages. This episode: cost advantages, size advantages (big and small), and false moats.Recommended reading on

Talking Competitive Advantage and Moats for Small SaaSes, Part 1

Oct 11th, 2022 54m 16s

Michele chats with Summit founder Matt Wensing about intangible assets, switching costs, and network effects, and how they apply to indie software companies. Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our

Refine Update with Aaron and Colleen

Oct 4th, 2022 35m 3s

Aaron Francis, Colleen's co-founder, swings by to chat about Refine. Huge thanks to all of our listeners who’ve become Software Socialites and support our show! You can become a supporter for $10 a month or $100 a year at softwaresocial.dev/sup