MicroConf On Air

In her talk at MicroConf Growth US last year, Anna Maste walks through how she and her mother used community to grow Boondockers Welcome.  Anna shares the 3 things that fostered amazing growth, even without a big marketing budget.  Links from the pod: Anna Maste I Twitter MicroConf Growth US 2023: Denver, CO | April 16 - 18, 2023 MicroConf Accountability Challenge  

Why do so many startups fail? In this audio, pulled from a recent YouTube video, Rob chats about the #1 reason he sees startups fail. It’s a relatively simple one to avoid, so don't make this common mistake! Listen until the end to also find out the #2 reason startups fail so you can avoid that too. Links from the pod: Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel

In her talk at MicroConf Growth US this year, April Dunford breaks down how to help your prospects buy your products. She explores how difficult it is for buyers to buy products, especially if they don't purchase your type of product on a regular basis. Your job is to help your customers make sense out of your offering, and to be a guide to help them purchase.  April is the author of Obviously Awesome, a solid book that helps founders nail their positioning. Links from the pod: April Dunford I Twitter Obviously Awesome

In this episode, Rob lays out 7 SaaS ideas you can build right now + 1 bonus idea at the end. This audio was pulled from a video on our YouTube Channel. Subscribe to the channel to catch future ideas as soon as they come out. Links from the podcast Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to the YouTube Channel

In this talk from MicroConf Growth US 2022, Andrew Amann, CEO of NineTwoThree Studio, shares how he and his team reacted to the news of war starting in Ukraine. Supporting 25 team members based in Ukraine while also keeping up with the client work was no small task.   Links from the pod Andrew Amann | Twitter NineTwoThree Studio MicroConf Growth | Denver, CO | April 16 - 18, 2023

Looking to build a SaaS team full of superstars? Hire right the first time with these 5 secrets to hiring top tier talent.  Hiring for your startup can be a game changer with how far and fast you can grow.  In this pod, we share the audio from one of our recent YouTube videos. LINKS FROM THE POD: Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to our YouTube Channel  

What happens when you've grown and it's clear you've got many market segments? How do you balance them all? Or do you say "screw it" and niche somehow?   In this talk from MicroConf Growth 2022, Asia Orangio of Demand Maven breaks down how you can bring more focus and zen to your GTM efforts — especially if your product has many use cases and verticals.   Links from this pod: Asia Orangio I Twitter Demand Maven Watch this talk on YouTube

Stop wasting money! These SaaS startup mistakes can be avoided.   In this pod, we share the audio from one of our recent YouTube videos. Rob outlines the top 11 ways he see startups waste their money in the early stages so you can avoid the same costly mistakes.   Links from the Pod: Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Rob Walling I Twitter  

Rob Walling recently caught up with Ben Chestnut, Co-Founder of Mailchimp at our MicroConf Local Atlanta event. Ben and Rob chat about the founding story of Mailchimp, bootstrapping Mailchimp to $12 billion, and the decision to sell to Intuit. They discuss everything from areas of focus as a founder, making freemium work, overcoming catastrophic server crashes, and the power of having a great team.  Enjoy this wide ranging talk with Ben Chestnut! Episode Sponsor Find your perfect developer or a team at Lemon.io/microconf The competition for incredible engineers and developers has never been more fierce. Lemon.io helps you cut through the noise and find great talent through its network of engineers in Europe and Latin America. They take care of the vetting, interviewing, and testing of candidates to make sure that you are working with someone who can hit the ground running. When it comes to hiring, the time it takes to write your job description, list the position, review resumes, schedule interviews, and make an offer can take weeks, if not months. With Lemon.io, you can cut down on a lot of that time by tapping into their wide network of developers who can get started in as early as a week. And for listeners of MicroConf On Air, you can get 15% off your first 4 week contract with a developer by visiting lemon.io/microconf  Links from the Pod: Ben Chestnut | Twitter Mailchimp Rob Walling | Twitter

Distributing startup equity among founders can be tricky. You want to make sure each startup founder is getting compensation for everything they’re doing. In this pod, we share the audio from one of our recent YouTube videos. Rob talks about how to distribute startup equity fairly for founders. Episode Sponsor Find your perfect developer or a team at Lemon.io/microconf The competition for incredible engineers and developers has never been more fierce. Lemon.io helps you cut through the noise and find great talent through its network of engineers in Europe and Latin America. They take care of the vetting, interviewing, and testing of candidates to make sure that you are working with someone who can hit the ground running. When it comes to hiring, the time it takes to write your job description, list the position, review resumes, schedule interviews, and make an offer can take weeks, if not months. With Lemon.io, you can cut down on a lot of that time by tapping into their wide network of developers who can get started in as early as a week. And for listeners of MicroConf On Air, you can get 15% off your first 4 week contract with a developer by visiting lemon.io/microconf  Links from the Pod: Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel View this video on YouTube MicroConf Connect The Slicing Pie Handbook by Mike Moyer Rob Walling | Twitter