Michelle Hansen

Everything Michelle Hansen said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

STARTUPS FOR THE REST OF US Opinion

Hansen: Section 174 Is an Existential Threat to Software Businesses

“The more I talk to experts about this issue, the more it becomes clear to me that section one 74, as it stands right now, is an existential threat to any business that builds and sells software.”

Michelle Hansen Apr 11, 2023 ▶ 2:13 Episode 656 | Taste vs. Shipping + Being First vs. Being the Best...

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Michelle Hansen says geocoding is a commodity utility lacking pricing power

“We sometimes say that geocoding is, is sort of like selling wood into the software market. Like just everybody needs it, which creates this really wide market. So, you know, our customers are one person companies and freelance developers to huge companies and …”

Michelle Hansen Nov 24, 2020 ▶ 10:37 Episode 524 | Bootstrapping a Commodity SaaS

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Geocodio relies entirely on SEO and refuses to do outbound sales

“Our sole marketing and sales channel is SEO. We don't do any outbound sales.”

Michelle Hansen Nov 24, 2020 ▶ 20:59 Episode 524 | Bootstrapping a Commodity SaaS

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Geocodio closed a Fortune 100 customer after a 14-month sales cycle

“Earlier this year, or this summer, we signed a Fortune 100 customer for that product, and I started talking to them in May of last year.”

Michelle Hansen Nov 24, 2020 ▶ 22:13 Episode 524 | Bootstrapping a Commodity SaaS

The other half of the tape: Michelle Hansen's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 13 times in 5 episodes across the shows. 1 statement on the record names them. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Rob Walling 13

Statements about Michelle Hansen, by other people (1)

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Sprinkle: Giving Conference Talks Acts as a 'Friend Catcher' for Networking

“Doing a talk is like this like friend catcher. Cause like you talk about something you're passionate about and then people find you.”

Laura Sprinkle Oct 21, 2025 ▶ 24:38 Episode 803 | 8 Key Takeaways from MicroConf Europe 2025

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Michelle's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
STARTUPS FOR THE REST OF USLEDGER	Co-Founder and CEO, Geocodio	2	4	—	full record on Startups For the Rest of Us →