Observed arrival · 2026-09-23
Sidelab’s tools for Japan’s SES freelancers
A solo maker sells spreadsheet, Notion, and Python tools for automating freelance SES invoicing, timesheets, and project management.
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- Freelance SES workers in Japan
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- The invoice sheet handles upper/lower and midpoint settlement bands, then batches xlsx invoices for multiple engineers.
Field notes
The invoice workflow stores settlement terms in a contract master and generates xlsx invoices in batches. The timesheet tool pairs a spreadsheet with mobile input, then maps recorded hours to the client’s specified Excel template. The maker says the products began as custom work and were later turned into templates; one-week setup-question support is offered, with individual tax advice explicitly excluded.
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