My Favorite Reads of 2025
So far in 2025, I've read 35 books and written one. Here are my favorites. Read More
Michele Hansen
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Talk—MicroConf Europe 2025
I gave a 45-minute talk on Day 1 of MicroConf Europe 2025 in Istanbul on the importance of, and how to, connect with other founders. I had a lot of fun doing it, and I m proud of how it came out. Click the image below to watch. (Also: the audience wasn t mic ed, so I swear it went better than it sounds!)
Negotiations Workshop—TinyUK 2025
I gave a negotiations talk and workshop at TinySeed s 2025 gathering of their UK and European founders in Manchester, England on June 5, 2025. Event summary from TinySeed
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Laravel Live Copenhagen 2024
I gave a talk at Laravel Live Copenhagen in August 2024 titled An Unexpected Way to Become a More Valuable Developer.
Business of Laravel Podcast
Mathias and I were on Matt Stauffer s Business of Laravel podcast in July 2024. In this episode of the Business of Laravel podcast, host Matt Stauffer interviews Michele and Mathias Hansen, the founders of Geocodio, a SaaS that provides hassle-free geocoding, built with Laravel. They discuss their motivation for creating the service, born from their own need for reliable geocoding data, and…
MicroConf EU 2023
I gave the opening keynote at MicroConf EU 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. My talk was titled Sharpen Your Entrepreneurial Instincts: Frameworks for filtering ideas and identifying high-impact opportunities. Videos of all of the talks from the conference are available for purchase here.
Full Stack Europe 2022
I gave a Deploy Empathy customer interviewing workshop and talk at Full Stack Europe 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Deploy Empathy Podcast Book Tour
I ve been on various podcasts talking about my book, Deploy Empathy, since its launch, including: SaaS Club Inside Intercom Indie Hackers Build Your SaaS UI Breakfast Startups for the Rest of US and more! You can listen to the full tour on the playlist below.
Inside Intercom Podcast
I was invited onto the Inside Intercom podcast to talk about customer interviews. Listen to the episode here.