MicroConf On Air

In this talk from MicroConf Growth Europe 2021, Pierre de Wulf of ScrapingBee walks through 6 key mistakes he made on his journey from a failed startup to building a profitable SaaS. ScrapingBee is now over $1.5 million in ARR.    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 subscribers 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: ScrapingBee MicroConf Youtube Channel MicroConf Europe Tickets- Malta I Nov 15-17, 2022   Pierre de Wulf I Twitter

Churn can make or break your startup. In this pod (pulled from one of our YouTube videos), Rob Walling answers the question "what is churn?" and goes into detail on different ways to reduce it in your startup.  Episode Sponsor Find your perfect developer or a team at Lemon.io 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: MicroConf Remote 5.0: Early Stage Marketing Strategies Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel View this video on YouTube Watch the video case study on how Rob reduced churn while building Drip MicroConf Connect Rob Walling | Twitter

In this Refresh Episode, Rob Walling chats with Rand Fishkin at our recent MicroConf Local event in Seattle.   They chat about the ups and downs of building (and selling) Moz, building SparkToro, and yes, they even dig into a bit of D&D.   Links from the Pod: MicroConf Local: Atlanta October 18, 2022 MicroConf Local: Austin November 30, 2022 Rand Fishkin I Twitter Lost and Founder Rob Walling I Twitter  

Customer acquisition funnels for SaaS startups work differently than other businesses.   In this pod (pulled from one of our YouTube videos) Rob Walling breaks down everything you need to know about acquiring customers for your SaaS product. From customer acquisition cost (CAC) to customer acquisition strategy, make sure you're doing the right things to get more customers.   Links from the Pod: MicroConf Local: Atlanta on October 18, 2022 Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel View this video on YouTube MicroConf Connect Rob Walling | Twitter  

Building or scaling a startup? Here are 16 lessons I learned building a million dollar software business.   This is the audio from one of our YouTube videos, in which Rob talk about growing a startup to over $1M in revenue. It isn’t an easy feat, but by learning these lessons faster and avoiding these costly beginner mistakes, growing your SaaS or software business wont be as hard!   Links from the Pod: MicroConf Local: Atlanta on October 18, 2022 Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel View this video on YouTube State of Independent SaaS Report MicroConf Connect Stair Step Approach to Bootstrapping TinySeed, the MicroConf Fund + Accelerator: Pre-Seed Funding for B2B SaaS Businesses The Bootstrapper’s Guide to Outside Funding: The Top 5 Funding Options for Bootstrapped SaaS Founders from Pre-Seed to Venture Capital Rob Walling | Twitter

In this talk from MicroConf Growth Europe 2021, Laura Roeder talks through making hard decisions and restructuring MeetEdgar.  Laura went on to sell MeetEdgar at the end of 2021. Links from the pod: Watch this talk on YouTube MicroConf Youtube Channel MicroConf Europe Tickets- Malta I Nov 15-17, 2022   Laura Roeder I Twitter

You need to be tracking these specific SaaS metrics in your business if you want it to succeed and grow! This is the audio from one of our YouTube videos that goes over the essential key performance indicators (aka KPIs) that you need to know in order to improve your SaaS product metrics. From churn rate to LTV to CAC and more, let's go through the SaaS KPIs that matter most. Links from the Pod: MicroConf Europe Tickets- 15-17 November, 2022 I Malta Watch the original video here Rob Walling | Twitter

In this talk from MicroConf Growth Europe 2021, Rob Walling gives a wide ranging talk on all things pricing. Topics covered include: Expansion Revenue ARPC, not LTV The Impact of Raising Prices How to Raise Prices Links from the pod: Watch the video version of this talk MicroConf Youtube Channel MicroConf Europe Tickets- Malta I Nov 15-17, 2022   Rob Walling I Twitter

Should you build a micro SaaS product? And will your micro SaaS idea actually be profitable? This pod is from a recent video on our YouTube Channel in which Rob walks you through everything you need to know about new and emerging micro SaaS business models so you can decide if it's right for you! Links from the pod: MicroConf Europe in Malta- November 15-17, 2022 68 B2B SaaS Marketplaces Article from RocketGems.com MicroConf Youtube Channel Rob Walling I Twitter

In this talk from MicroConf Growth EU 2021, Sabba Keynejad walks through his journey of building Veed from 0 to $5M ARR in 2 years. While the growth was quick, Sabba says that this was a "overnight success, ten years in the making". Listen along to follow his incredible startup story and to hear his 6 tactics to help you grow your own SaaS. Links from the pod: Watch the video version of this talk on YouTube MicroConf Youtube Channel MicroConf Europe Tickets- Nov 15-17, 2022   Sabba Keynejad I Twitter Veed.io