No. 106 · November 21, 2021

Michele Hansen

Co-founder of Geocodio and co-host of the Software Social Podcast

Michele Hansen is the co-founder of Geocodio, straightforward and easy-to-use geocoding, reverse geocoding, and data matching for US and Canadian addresses.

She is also the co-host of the Software Social Podcast, where two indie SaaS founders invite you to join their weekly chats.

If that wasn’t enough, she is also the author of Deploy Empathy, a practical guide to interviewing customers.

Follow Michele on Twitter.

Michele’s gear

14 items.

On the desk14

Laptop Stand 13" MacBook Air on mStand360
Monitor Samsung monitor
Computer Older generation MacBook Air powering two wall-mounted displays with analytics (not shown)
Microphone Røde Podcaster Mic Shop
Keyboard Matias Wireless Keyboard Shop
Mouse Trackpad Shop On 19% of the desks we’ve published
Accessories Rifle Paper Co. calendar—I've tried many calendars over the years and love the balance of space for events vs. to-do lists Shop
Accessories Many different writing implements: Bic Velocity .9 MM mechanical pencil for to-do lists/calendar, colorful Uniball pens for editing, multiple colors of highlighters for going through transcripts, Grovemade brass pen for writing cards
Headphones Old school wired headphones—I always forget to charge my AirPods
Accessories Water
Accessories Table top and filing cabinets are from Ikea. Filing cabinets are full of Post-Its, index cards for to-do lists, and large artists' paper notebooks for interview notes, wireframes, and process sketches
Chair Herman Miller Aeron Shop On 11% of the desks we’ve published
Desk LL Bean moccasins strategically placed under the desk for easy access
Accessories Directly to my back is my bookshelf, which is currently full of books I referenced while drafting Deploy Empathy Shop