In episode 713, Rob Walling is joined by Arvid Kahl to share their experience from MicroConf US 2024 in Atlanta. They each discuss their top 5 moments, ranging from Dr. Sherry Walling’s talk on motivation to Ben Chestnut’s chat with Rob onstage. They agree that there’s nothing quite like being in the room with everyone and soaking in all the interactions outside of the official talks.

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Click here to watch Rob’s Fireside Chat with Ben Chestnut!

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• 1:05 – Key takeaways from MicroConf 2024
• 3:45 – Dr. Sherry Walling’s talk on motivation
• 7:02 – Stephen Steer’s sales scripts talk
• 9:25 – Live valuation of a business by Quiet Light Brokerage
• 12:23 – Micro excursions that allow founders to connect with one another
• 14:09 – The hallway track outside of the venue
• 15:53 – ”Nothing beats being in a room”
• 19:22 – Lack of hierarchy among founders
• 22:38 – Lianna Patch’s copywriting swipe file
• 23:50 – Ben Chestnut is just like one of us
• 29:50 – Don’t get stuck with MicroConf FOMO

• MicroConf Europe | Dubrovnik - October 6 - 8, 2024
• MicroConf US 2025 Waiting List
• Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl) | X
• The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together by Sherry Walling, PhD and Rob Walling
• Sherry Walling (@sherrywalling) | X

In episode 712, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure. He starts by revisiting past predictions and provides an update on how he successfully staved off full burnout. Rob then gives updates on this podcast, the progress of TinySeed and MicroConf, and teases two new books that he’s working on.

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• 1:21 – Revisiting past predictions and reporting back on burnout
• 2:45 – Revisiting predictions for SaaS bootstrappers in 2024
• 5:29 – Twitter changes hands in 2024?
• 6:29 – Reducing travel to quell burnout on the horizon
• 11:45 – State of Startups For the Rest of Us
• 14:40 – TinySeed invested in over 170+ companies
• 17:54 – First annual TinyFest
• 18:42 – TinySeed Tales Season 5
• 19:50 – The SaaS Playbook and my next two books

• MicroConf Connect
• TinySeed
• The SaaS Playbook by Rob Walling
• Start Small Stay Small by Rob Walling
• Episode 697 | 7 Predictions for SaaS Bootstrappers in 2024
• Vertical SaaS vs Horizontal SaaS - Which is More Profitable?
• State of Independent SaaS
• MicroConf Mastermind Program
• TinyFest Unwrapped: Inside Our First-Ever Founder Conference and Retreat in Cancun

In episode 711, join Rob Walling and Ruben Gamez as they answer listener questions. They chat about finding early customers without an audience, how to approach horizontal vs. vertical product spinoffs, and some considerations for No Code development. They also discuss the challenges of serving prosumer SaaS, the importance of understanding customer segments for pricing strategies, and the dual funnel approach for catering to different customer tiers.

We have been partnering with Lemon.io for several years, and they’ve proven to be a great choice when it comes to hiring for a highly skilled developer to work on your project.

Here are five reasons why you should consider working with Lemon.io.

1. The time from your request to getting a candidate is just 48 hours.
2. Developers have previously worked with tech giants such as Apple, Google, Netflix, Airbnb, Intel, and LEGO.
3. They only provide senior devs, with an average of 7 years' experience.
4. Their talent pool covers more than 300 dev languages & frameworks.
5. Your hire comes with a zero-risk, replacement guarantee.

Customers of Lemon.io typically stick around for at least a year, proving they know how to gain your trust by delivering consistent results.

Quit wasting time searching for a solid developer at a great price. Get in touch with Lemon.io.

As a bonus for our podcast listeners, you’ll get a 15% discount on your first four weeks of working with a developer at lemon.io/startups. That’s lemon.io/startups

• 2:00 – Strategies for finding your first users when you don’t have an audience
• 10:42 – Positioning yourself to compete well against others
• 12:25 – Jumping into SEO before having a product
• 18:42 – Exporting No Code projects
• 24:15 – Choosing between a vertical or horizontal product spinoff
• 33:55 – Building a B2P, “business to prosumer” product
• 42:53 – How to make lower pricing tiers work outside of B2B

• MicroConf Connect
• Ruben Gamez (@@earthlingworks) | X
• SignWell
• TinySeed
• Bubble
• MicroConf YouTube channel
• State of Independent SaaS
• Episode 216 | How a Single Founder Launched a 7-Figure SaaS App (with Nate Grahek)
• Sticky