Navigating MicroConf 2023: Community & Connection

In episode 668, Rob Walling and Arvid Kahl share nine key takeaways from MicroConf US 2023 in Denver. They cover topics ranging from founder mental health, shared motivations for bootstrapping, the value of in-person conferences, and the MicroConf experimentation that led to the “Chaos Lunch”.

Topics we cover: 

• 2:04 – MicroConf 2023 in Denver, building back after COVID
• 9:09 – Founders are sharing an experience of struggles and pivots
• 11:21 – Why nothing beats being in a room together
• 14:07 – Discussing mental health in a welcoming environment
• 17:07 – How experimentation on the MicroConf format led to “Chaos Lunch”
• 21:03  – Sharing strategies and tactics, Dev Basu’s talk on product marketing
• 24:28 – What motivations do founders have for running their SaaS businesses
• 27:27 – Arvid’s workshop encourages discussion of founder mental health  
• 30:22 – MicroConf’s powerful Hallway track
• 32:45 – Patrick Campbell’s talk on mental frameworks and founder paths
• 36:47 – Upcoming MicroConf events
• 40:05 – The not-so-hidden track: Arvid’s Twitter growth and strategy

Links from the Show: 

• MicroConf US 2024 | Atlanta, GA | April 21 - 23, 2024
• MicroConf US Recordings
• Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl) I Twitter
• Episode 492 | From Zero to $55k MRR to Exit (in 2 Years) with Feedback Panda
• thebootstrappedfounder.com
• Lianna Patch (@punchlinecopy) | Twitter
• Claire Suellentrop (@ClaireSuellen) | Twitter
• Dev Basu (@devbasu) | Twitter
• Patrick Campbell (@Patticus) Twitter
• John Ndege (@johnndege) | Twitter
• Comte Anthony Eden (@aeden) | Twitter
• Quiet Light (@quietlightinc) | Twitter
• Sherry Walling (@sherrywalling) | Twitter

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!

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