E46 Uncovering tax credits (aka free money) for startups with MainStreet founder and CEO Doug Ludlow

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Doug Ludlow, co-founder and CEO of MainStreet, which helps startups and small businesses uncover tax credits.   

00:00​​ Intro 

01:05 Hipster 

05:09 Happy Home Company 

07:10 Starting MainStreet 

11:22 The nature of Tax credits 

16:03 The Path Act 

17:52 The MainStreet Product 

19:14 Customer success stories 

20:41 Customer profile 

22:40 Audit protection / guarantee 

24:13 Moats 

25:37 Whitespace vs. Switching 

26:30 MainStreet traction 

27:47 Fundraising  

28:17 Pre-empted Series A  

30:22 MainStreet layoffs 

32:42 Unit economics 

33:42 Unit economics 

34:50 Vision for MainStreet  

37:42 Fast five 

39:01 Call to action