Welcome to the MicroConf Podcast! Featuring two episodes per week, we take a look back at the archives from MicroConf's past and publish the audio of some of the best talks delivered from the MC stage and host a weekly live streamed conversation with founders and geniuses supporting the non-VC track startup community.
One of the biggest growth levers in your SaaS business is to embrace enterprise sales. Craig Hewitt, founder of Castos, shares how to drive sales so that you're not leaving revenue on the table.
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The SaaS Launchpad – Start Free with “The DNA of a Great SaaS Idea”
Craig Hewitt (@TheCraigHewitt) | X
Effective Marketing Starts With the Perfect Customer Persona
Choosing the right pricing strategy for your bootstrapped SaaS is critical. Freemium can be alluring, but it's not a pricing strategy – it's actually a marketing strategy. In this video, I'll explain why freemium is so tricky, and why you should almost always avoid it.
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MicroConf Masterminds Applications Close on December 4th
We are relaunching MicroConf Connect!
Get access to the full 9+ hour course today, The SaaS Launchpad
Episode 717 | Bootstrapping to $1.3M ARR and 300,000 Free Users
In this video, I look at my investments across TinySeed to distill six lessons that you can use to inform decisions in your own B2B SaaS. If it sounds like I'm describing your company and you're looking for the right amount of funding and mentorship, apply for TinySeed's Fall 2024 batch.
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This week’s podcast was sponsored by Lemon.io. Cut down on hiring time by working with vetted devs at competitive rates. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks working with their engineers. https://lemon.io/microconf
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MicroConf Mastermind applications are open until December 4th
Startups for the Rest of Us YouTube Channel
Episode 729 | 9 Things I’ve Learned Investing in 170+ SaaS Companies
A great landing page is a tool that you will use to convert your website visitors into paying customers. Tracy shares several key ingredients that you need on your landing page, why they are effective, and show many examples of each.
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This week’s podcast was sponsored by Lemon.io. Cut down on hiring time by working with vetted devs at competitive rates. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks working with their engineers. https://lemon.io/microconf
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MicroConf Remote goes live on November 20th
MicroConf Mastermind applications are open until November 29th
It's easy to get caught in the trap of building your product before marketing it. I'll show you a repeatable, predictable approach to marketing your SaaS before you even start coding. Following this approach will increase your chances of finding success without relying on luck.
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Links from the Pod:
Startups For the Rest of Us Podcast
Episode 717 | Bootstrapping to $1.3M ARR and 300,000 Free Users
Wish you could look at the metrics of your competitors? This year MicroConf surveyed 700 startups to see what is making them grow fastest, and what's slowing them down. Rob is joined by Asia Orangio to analyze the results of the 2024 State of Independent SaaS Report.
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TinySeed Applications Are Open Until Sept 15th
To get your copy of the full report, head to https://www.stateofindiesaas.com
Do you already have a validated SaaS idea, with some semblance of Product-Market Fit? In this video, Rob shares 5 tactical ways you can take your SaaS to the next level. Refining your pricing, adjusting your signup flow, and improving your onboarding are all powerful levers you can pull to unlock new growth for your SaaS business!
Episode Sponsor:
This week’s podcast was sponsored by Lemon.io. Cut down on hiring time by working with vetted devs at competitive rates. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks working with their engineers. https://lemon.io/microconf
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Building a startup is hard! What if you could avoid the pitfalls, mistakes, and setbacks that will derail your progress and motivation? I've put everything I know about starting a profitable SaaS into one place. Avoid the mistakes I've seen too many first time founders make.
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https://www.saaslaunchpad.co
Your next SaaS idea starts with solving a problem. Here are 8 new, niche problems that we've discovered with some explanations for each. If they seem like a good fit for you, check out Rob's 5 PM Pre-Validation framework, and get down to work...
Episode Sponsor:
This week’s podcast was sponsored by Lemon.io. Cut down on hiring time by working with vetted devs at competitive rates. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks working with their engineers. https://lemon.io/microconf
Links from the Pod:
Episode 628 | The 5 PM Pre-Validation Framework
On-Prem Version of Google Web Tools
Better Software for Managing a Cleaning Business
State of Independent SaaS Report
Affordable Digital Asset Manager (DAM)
If you aren't careful, it's easy to waste time and energy building an MVP, or Minimum Viable Product, for a SaaS idea that no one is willing to pay for. This video lays out the 5 steps you should take to plan your MVP before you start building. It'll help you define your testable hypotheses, guide you on which metrics to consider as you plan and build, and will help you avoid feature bloat in the early days.
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How To Create An MVP (Minimum Viable Product) - STEP BY STEP
Which marketing strategies are best for growing your B2B startup? Rob chats with Greg Digneo about the marketing strategies he used to drive growth at Time Doctor to over $10 million in ARR. Greg gives practical examples of how his team used these marketing channels and Rob draws on his own experiences from growing Drip, covered in The SaaS Playbook.
Episode Sponsor:
This week’s podcast was sponsored by Lemon.io. Cut down on hiring time by working with vetted devs at competitive rates. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks working with their engineers. https://lemon.io/microconf
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