The Bootstrapped Founder

209: MicroConf US '23 Recap — What Happens When 250 SaaS Founders Meet

Apr 21, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Life of a Micro-Conf

3min

The Zeroth Day of the SAS Conference

1min

How to Be a Successful SAS Founder at Microconf

2min

Bootstrappers Have to Do Things Differently

3min

How to Be a Successful Bootstrapper

4min

How to Set Up Sales Systems for Your Media Business

3min

How to Sell Your Business at Microconf

2min

How to Normalize Talking About Burnout

2min

10.

How to Deal With Physical Burnout

4min

11.

How to Have a Conversation About Your Feelings

4min

12.

How to Be a Successful Founder

3min

13.

The Importance of Reflection on Mental Health Issues

3min

14.

The Power of Conversation at Microconf

3min

15.

The Logistics of Microconf

3min

16.

Micrograph: A Conference for Entrepreneurs

2min

17.

How to Be a Successful Speaker at Microconf

3min

This week, I got on my first post-COVID trip and headed to Denver, Colorado for MicroConf 2023.

It.

Was.

Awesome.

Unsurprisingly, being in the same room with 250 other bootstrapped SaaS founders is one of the nerdiest things you can do. And it was as enlightening as it was nerdy. I just arrived back home in Canada a few hours ago, so I took the opportunity to share my insights from the conference on my podcast. Enjoy!

00:00:14 Intro

00:02:26 What is MicroConf?

00:08:42 STIR

00:11:21 The talks

00:16:34 The speaksessionsers

00:19:19 My session on mental health

00:25:43 Feeling isolated

00:28:31 How to start a conversation about your own experience.

00:34:37 Mental health as a founder is paramount.

00:37:25 MicroConf is more than just a conference

00:43:28 Things outside the conference hall

My MicroConf EU 2019 attendee talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TheiytjsZoY
MicroConf Connect: https://microconf.com/connect