MicroConf On Air
MicroConf On Air is a weekly podcast that shares stories and strategies for growing a SaaS business. It features visionaries and makers who have built sustainable, profitable software companies without seeking venture capital. The aim is to help entrepreneurs level up their own companies by learning from real-world experience.
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MicroConf Tactics: Stop Adding Lazy AI to Your SaaS
There are only 6 ways to actually use AI as a feature in your SaaS.
After talking with hundreds of TinySeed companies, that's the number I kept landing on.
In this talk from MicroConf US in Portland, I break down all 6, with real examples from companies you know and some you've never heard of.
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MicroConf Tactics: What SaaS Buyers Actually Want in 2026
Private equity firms have quietly raised the bar on what metrics they need to see in a SaaS before they’ll conisder putting in an offer.
I sat down with Einar Vollset from Discretion Capital to break down the 6 moats buyers now require before they'll even consider a deal — and why it matters even if you never plan to sell.
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MicroConf Tactics: AI is Crushing Big SaaS
The "SaaSpocalypse" wiped $2 trillion from public SaaS markets — but the people panicking aren't building the kind of business you are. I break down why the math-terrifying enterprise SaaS giants don't apply to bootstrapped founders, and why the advantages that have always made small teams dangerous are getting stronger in an AI-driven market.
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MicroConf Tactics: Start a SaaS From $0 in 2026
No savings. No trust fund. No venture capital. Just nights and weekends. That's how most successful SaaS companies start — including mine.
I walk through what it costs, what's free, how to build without cash, and how to find your first customers on a tiny budget.
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MicroConf Tactics: Is Mailchimp the Greatest Bootstrapped SaaS Ever?
This is the story of MailChimp.
Welcome to SaaS Legends, a series where Rob Walling tells the stories of the founders who built the most iconic software companies, and what you can learn from them.
In this episode I break down how Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius accidentally invented freemium, said no to VCs for 20 years, and built one of the most valuable
MicroConf Tactics: The Real Reason SaaS Customers Cancel (here's how to fix it)
Every time a customer cancels, you tell yourself a story about why.
Most of the time, that story is wrong.
Rob Walling break down the biggest churn patterns I’ve seen kill SaaS companies and how to figure out which ones you can actually fix.
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MicroConf Tactics: The ‘Old Rules’ of SaaS Still Win
AI is changing SaaS, but not everything.
Rob Walling breaks down the 5 fundamentals that still determine whether your business survives, and why ignoring them means no amount of AI will save you.
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MicroConf Tactics: Not Sure How to Market Your SaaS? Start Here
Rob Walling has seen 5 B2B SaaS marketing strategies work over and over, and in this video, he breaks down how AI is changing each one in 2026, what's different (and what's not), and how to prioritize based on your product.
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MicroConf Tactics: SaaS is Hard Until You Learn These 4 Skills
Most SaaS founders hit a wall and can't figure out why they won't grow.
After working with thousands of founders and investing in over 230 SaaS companies, I've found the same root cause almost every time: a gap in one of four core skills every SaaS needs to survive.
In this video I'll break down what those skills are and what to do if you're missing one
MicroConf Tactics: AI Ads Will Be The Next Land Grab (Here's How I'd Play It)
Early Google and Facebook ads felt like a cheat code. Then the advantage disappeared.
AI chat platforms are introducing ads now, and this might be another early window. The real challenge is timing.
Today I’ll show you how to get that timing right and avoid the common traps I’ve seen across hundreds of SaaS companies.
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MicroConf Tactics: He Built Two Unicorns. Here’s The Only AI Startup He’d Build in 2026
MicroConf Tactics: Give Me 36 Minutes and I'll Teach You How to Find $1M SaaS Ideas
I surveyed 200+ founders making $1K-$100K+/month to find out how successful founders came up with their SaaS idea.
In this video I break down the 8 proven methods they used—with real examples from dozens of founders.
Spoiler: 72% found their idea through their work. Your next SaaS might be hiding in plain sight.
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MicroConf Tactics: 9 Brutal Truths About Startups I Know After 20 Years in SaaS
SaaS is an incredible business model, with recurring revenue, high margins, and big exits. But there’s a dark side most founders don’t see until it’s too late.
In this ep, I break down the uncomfortable truths every founder should know before they dive in.
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MicroConf Tactics: What's ACTUALLY Happening in SaaS Right Now
Rob Walling shares how he's seeing AI affect the SaaS landscape, explains why he doesn’t believe AI will ever kill SaaS, and outlines where the biggest opportunities are for ambitious bootstrapped founders today.
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MicroConf Tactics: Coding in 2026 is STILL a Superpower (Even with AI)
Is learning to code still worth it in 2026?
Rob Walling breaks down what’s actually happening in the industry, why coding is still one of the highest-leverage skills you can learn, and how he’d approach learning to code if he were starting from scratch today.
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MicroConf Tactics: 6 Signs Your SaaS MVP Is Not Good Enough (nobody teaches this)
In this video, Rob Walling breaks down 6 real reasons your MVP flopped from solving the wrong problem to over-promising what your product can’t yet deliver, and shows you exactly how to fix each one.
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MicroConf Tactics: You're Working on the WRONG Things - here's how to fix it
Rob Walling shares the Certainty vs. Uncertainty Framework, the system he’s used to build six companies and invest in over 250 startups to help you stop mistaking “busy” for “effective,” and focus on what truly drives progress.
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MicroConf Tactics: I Obsessed Over Product-Market Fit - Here Are the 5 Stages of PMF
Rob Walling breaks down the five phases of Product-Market Fit, showing how founders can identify where they are on the spectrum and what specific actions will move them forward.
Most founders think product-market fit is a switch that suddenly flips on, but it’s not!
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There’s ONLY 5 Ways to Use AI in SaaS (prove me wrong)
Every founder is asking the same question: “Am I falling behind on AI?”
In this video, Rob Walling breaks down the five ways startups are using AI and which ones actually work. He covers everything from using AI as your core product to leveraging it for growth and operations, including real-world examples from SaaS founders.
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MicroConf Tactics: How to Hire Your First Developer (Avoid These 7 COSTLY Mistakes)
Hiring your first developer or engineer is a huge milestone and it’s easy to make costly mistakes.
In this video, Rob Walling shares the seven most common pitfalls founders face when hiring a developer for the first time, plus expert tips to help you build your startup team with confidence.
Can’t find a developer, and now you’re frustrated with the hi
MicroConf Tactics: The Silent Killer of Startups (And How to Prevent It)
In this episode, Rob Walling shares why building alone is dangerous, what your real options are, and exactly how to surround yourself with other founders who can help you navigate the chaos without losing your mind.
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MicroConf Tactics: How TinySeed Helped Harris Grow His SaaS to $500k ARR (in 1 Year)
Rob Walling chats with Harris Kenny, founder of OutboundSync, about how he took a low-code MVP and, with seed funding from TinySeed, scaled it into a SaaS business generating over $500K in annual recurring revenue — all in just one year.
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MicroConf Tactics: How to Perfectly Position Your B2B Brand in 34 Minutes
Unlock the most effective homepage positioning framework used by top-performing SaaS founders. In this video, Anthony Pierri of Fletch PPM breaks down how to craft a homepage that instantly communicates what your product does, who it’s for, and why it matters, boosting clarity, conversions, and customer trust.
Perfect for founders and marketers looking
MicroConf Tactics: 5 BORING Decisions That Made Me a Multi-Millionaire
After 20 years building and exiting SaaS companies, Rob Walling looks back and pinpoints the 5 choices that made all the difference, from launching his first product to bootstrapping and exiting apps for life-changing money.
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MicroConf Tactics: NEVER Make These 6 Mistakes (Lessons from 20 Years in Business)
Rob Walling shares 6 founder regrets that didn’t just cost him money, they nearly derailed his business. From invisible mindset traps to avoidable missteps in hiring and decision-making, each one reveals something most founders don’t realize until it’s too late.
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MicroConf Tactics: The BEST Sales Funnel For Your SaaS (new data changed my advice)
In this episode, Rob Walling breaks down data-backed strategies to improve your trial funnel and explains why most SaaS founders should rethink freemium vs. free trial. Backed by insights from the nearly 700+ startups who participated in the State of Independent SaaS Report and 200+ of his own investments.
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MicroConf Tactics: Break Through the 7 SaaS Plateaus
Plateaus are the death of SaaS; unless you know how to spot and beat them.
In this talk from MicroConf New Orleans in 2025, Rob Walling shares real data from 192 startups and reveals how to break through the 7 SaaS growth plateaus- including leaky funnels, high churn, lack of leads, and losing product-market fit.
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MicroConf Tactics: Why to Avoid B2C SaaS at All Costs
In this episode, Rob reveals why selling to consumers (rather than businesses) is so freaking hard. He shares the only B2C SaaS strategy he would ever bet on, after starting 6 companies, investing in 224 SaaS startups, and writing 5 books on building life-changing businesses.
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MicroConf Tactics: Responding to the Brutal Comments on My Recent Video
Rob read the comments. Every last one of them. 225+ and some were wild. He’s here to break it down, clear the air, and set the story straight.
Watch the video that caused all this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rXXRdB3TJI&t=2s
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MicroConf Tactics: Designing the Perfect SaaS Business (Steal My Checklist)
Every founder dreams of building the next big SaaS success. But what separates the ideas that just sound good from the ones that truly take off? In this video, Rob Walling shares his personal checklist for the perfect SaaS idea. The more boxes you can check, the higher your chances of success.
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MicroConf Tactics: 7 Tempting Startup Ideas I’d NEVER Build (And Why)
If you're an early-stage founder or just dreaming about launching your own startup, you want to maximize your odds of success. But here’s the thing: not all ideas are created equal. Some are so tempting, so popular, that you'll see them everywhere—but they're actually traps that have burned more founders than can be counted.
In this episode, Rob Walli
MicroConf Tactics: 99% of Beginners Don’t Know the Basics of SaaS
Want to know the real truth about SaaS? In this video I cover 5 critical SaaS fundamentals that can help you grow 7-figure businesses. There are harsh realities to building a SaaS, but knowing these principles can save you from beginner mistakes.
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MicroConf Tactics: 33 Minutes of No BS Tactics I Used to Build a $6.6M/Year SaaS
Join Peldi Guilizzoni from the MicroConf stage in Dubrovnik, as he details his 7-step journey from maker to entrepreneur. Peldi is the CEO of Balsamiq, and his talk is loaded with tactics that will help you grow business beyond what you can achieve as a single maker.
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MicroConf Tactics: Which Business Buyers Will Pay the MOST for YOUR Business
Don't leave millions on the table when you sell – finding the right buyer is crucial for maximizing the value of your life's work. In this video, Rob Walling describes the 6 different types of business buyers and where you can find them.
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MicroConf Tactics: AI Agents vs SaaS - Who Wins the Future of Software?
Are AI Agents going to kill SaaS? In this video I explain why SaaS businesses are so resilient, even through times of great disruption. In fact, there are a few ways you can take advantage of the latest AI trends to grow your business stronger.
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MicroConf Tactics: The Dark Side of Venture Capital (Too Much Money is Bad???)
Venture Capital can be a great tool for explosive growth, but it's not a fit for all startups. In this video I explain the downsides of VC, and share how most companies should approach their growth and funding.
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MicroConf Tactics: LOW COST Marketing Strategies That Actually Work (from 3x SaaS Founder)
You need to be systematic and focused to find growth channels that actually move the needle as a bootstrapper. In this video, I'll cover some of the best, low cost SaaS marketing strategies that have worked in my businesses, and in the businesses I've invested in.
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MicroConf Tactics: Your Pricing is WRONG (even Sam Altman Made This Mistake)
Incorrectly pricing your SaaS product is the easiest way to accidentally kill your business. I'll tell you how to fix your pricing, how founders fall into the trap of charging too little, and why charging more can catapult your business's growth.
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MicroConf Tactics: The Future of SaaS | 2025 Trends You NEED to Know
Rob Walling shares 5 predictions for the SaaS and broader startup market in 2025. Some of these represent great opportunity, and others will be big hurdles. Let us know what big disruptions that you see coming that he might have missed!
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MicroConf Tactics: 6 SaaS Ideas To Build in 2025 (Before Someone Else Does)...
In this video, Rob reviews six SaaS ideas sourced from Reddit threads. These ideas are unlikely to be worth billions of dollars, but they could grow into your next profitable SaaS business and let you walk away from your day job.
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MicroConf Tactics: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Hiring Guide for SaaS Founders
Rob Walling speaks from the stage at MicroConf US 2023 to share how to hire your SaaS team. He covers job titles & incentives, hiring paths, and how to fire yourself - all with a focus on bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped companies.
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MicroConf Tactics: Your Pricing is WRONG (even Sam Altman Made This Mistake)
Incorrectly pricing your SaaS product is the easiest way to accidentally kill your business. I'll tell you how to fix your pricing, how founders fall into the trap of charging too little, and why charging more can catapult your business's growth.
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MicroConf Tactics: How to Find PROFITABLE Micro SaaS Ideas in 2025
In this video, Rob interviews Snir Alayof about his stair-step approach to building a portfolio of Micro SaaS apps for the monday.com marketplace. Snir reveals how he explored users' needs and validated potential solutions. He then details how his team launched, refined, and supported these apps to go from $0k to $30k+ MRR in less than a year.
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MicroConf Tactics: 9 Signs It’s Time to SELL Your Business
When do you know it's time to sell your company? After speaking with hundreds of founders, Rob and Dr. Sherry Walling identified 9 signs that it may be time for an exit. If you've dreamed of selling your business, pay attention to these signs, and strategize your exit.
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MicroConf Tactics: Startup Founders, Do THIS to Beat Imposter Syndrome
Many founders struggle with Imposter Syndrome and wonder how to get past it. It often shows up in different forms at the various stages in their founder journeys. Rob shares some of the forms that imposter syndrome takes and offers actionable advice if you are feeling like a fraud.
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MicroConf Tactics: STOP Building Your Audience (Do THIS Instead)
If you want to build an amazing SaaS product, building an audience is almost never the best use of your time. Rob shares what to do instead, giving practical tips on how to build a network and the benefits that it can provide your business.
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MicroConf Tactics: If I Started SaaS in 2024, Here’s My B2B Content Strategy for $1M ARR
Rob Walling takes the stage at MicroConf US 2024 in Atlanta to share his framework for B2B SaaS content marketing. After wasting thousands of dollars taking the wrong approach in marketing Drip in the early days, Rob shares how he would apply the 5 stages of customer awareness to B2B SaaS.
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MicroConf Tactics: How to Make SaaS Enterprise Sales (5 SIMPLE Steps)
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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MicroConf Tactics: This Pricing Strategy is DISASTROUS (unless...)
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 Tactics: 6 Lessons From My MOST SUCCESSFUL Investments in B2B SaaS
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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MicroConf Tactics: 7 CRUCIAL Things Every SaaS Landing Page Should Have (with examples)
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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MicroConf Tactics: How to Find Your FIRST 10 SaaS Customers (6 PROVEN Strategies)
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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MicroConf Tactics: 7 Surprising SaaS Trends Every Founder Must Know in 2024
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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MicroConf Tactics: 5 Small Changes To Improve Your SaaS Product FOREVER
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!
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MicroConf Tactics: 8 Niche Problems To Solve with Your Next SaaS Idea
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...
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MicroConf Tactics: How To Plan Your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) in 5 Simple Steps
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,
MicroConf Tactics: 8 B2B Marketing Strategies That Got My Startup to $10 Million (and 1 that FAILED)
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.
MicroConf Tactics: How Ben Chestnut Bootstrapped Mailchimp to a $12 Billion Exit
Ben Chestnut, co-founder of Mailchimp joins Rob Walling on the stage at MicroConf US 2024 in Atlanta. They discuss Mailchimp's origin as a side project from a web consulting firm, its accidental yet pivotal adoption of the freemium model, and the company's growth to a $12 billion exit.
Ben shares insights on scaling the business, emphasizing the impor
MicroConf Tactics: 12 Ways to Make Money with CODING
If you're a programmer, your skillset in coding can open the door to entrepreneurship. Whether you dream of building products, teaching others, or starting a SaaS, here are 12 ways that you can start making money. Following the Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping can help you turn your side income into a full-blown business over time.
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MicroConf Tactics: Vertical SaaS vs Horizontal SaaS - Which is More Profitable?
If you operate a B2B SaaS company, you typically fit into one of two categories: vertical SaaS or horizontal SaaS. But which category is superior? For those in the early stages of a SaaS venture and unfamiliar with these distinctions, this video will help you decide which direction to go with your SaaS business.
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MicroConf Tactics: Reacting to MOST CONTROVERSIAL Opinions About Startups on X
I asked SaaS founders on X, "What's your most controversial opinion about building startups?"... Watch as I dig through the responses and respond to the wildest ones. Some are spot on, some are, well.... you'll see ;)
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MicroConf Tactics: Use This PROVEN Formula to Validate Your Next Startup Idea
If you're an aspiring founder with a startup idea, learn the precise steps to validate your product effectively and avoid wasting time on the wrong things. By following this proven startup validation framework, you'll ensure that your efforts are focused on building a SaaS product that meets market needs and resonates with your target audience.
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MicroConf Tactics: How To Create An MVP - STEP BY STEP
You've got a SaaS product idea — what's next? How do you turn that idea into a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)? This is our step by step roadmap for how to build an MVP, including a unique MVP example that eventually led to a billion-dollar SaaS exit.
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MicroConf Tactics: 5 Micro SaaS Ideas I Can't Believe No One's Built Yet
Will these micro SaaS ideas become your next big SaaS project? I just found some unexplored niches and solutions that have a lot of potential so today I’m sharing 5 of my recent favorites with you. Plus find out how you can stay ahead in the SaaS world with the help of monday.com!
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MicroConf Tactics: He Built a No Code SaaS Over $1M / Year, Here’s How...
If you're considering building a no-code solution for your business, you won't want to miss this insightful interview! Join Chad Sakonchick, the visionary founder of Better Legal, as he shares the remarkable journey of achieving over $1,000,000 in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) with a no-code SaaS platform.
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MicroConf Tactics: 6 Amateur Mistakes That TANK SaaS Success Avoid These!
Software as a service (SaaS) stands out as one of the most lucrative business models today. If you're aiming to venture into SaaS and establish your startup, it's crucial to avoid these six common mistakes that can hinder your success.
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MicroConf Tactics: How To Choose a Name for Your Business, Startup, Brand, Product
Are you trying to choose a name for your business, startup, brand, or product? Naming your business can be challenging because you want something that will not only stand the test of time, but also that you can legally protect!
In this video, I'm diving into essential best practices for business naming to ensure you get it right on the first try. Whet
MicroConf Tactics: How This 10X SaaS Developer Decides What NOT To Build
SaaS developers know how to build software, but do they know what NOT to build? Join me as I discuss this with Derrick Reimer, a 10X software developer...
Derrick Reimer is a seasoned entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building SaaS products. With a deep understanding of the industry, he successfully bootstrapped and later exited a
MicroConf Tactics: 6 Micro SaaS Side Hustles That Can Make An Extra $5k/month
Need a side hustle before going big on SaaS or do you just want to get some extra cash flow? I've got 6 micro SaaS ideas that might help you earn as much as $5k/month or even more...
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MicroConf Tactics: 6 Biggest Business Partnership Mistakes We’ve Ever Seen...
Considering getting a business partner, starting a joint venture, or even just partnering with an investor? Setting up partnerships with your SaaS business can go south fast, so avoid these 6 business partnership mistakes to avoid unnecessary trouble (and lawsuits lol) along the way...
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MicroConf Tactics: 4 Big SaaS UX Mistakes Beginners ALWAYS Make
Have you been implementing these SaaS UX without knowing that it's a big turn-off for most users? Tracy Osborn runs through 4 common UX errors that beginners always make when making a SaaS application. If you've done these before or are planning to make a SaaS application, implement these changes now so that you'll retain more users...
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MicroConf Tactics: 7 SaaS Ideas To Build in 2024 (Before Someone Else Does)...
Build these SaaS before they go mainstream in 2024... I'd do it myself if I had the time, but I don't, so here are my predictions for which new SaaS apps will absolutely explode this year.
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MicroConf Tactics: "How I Sold My SaaS in An 8-Figure Exit" with Matt Wensing
Discover how Matt Wensing built to an 8-figure SaaS exit in under 2 years in our SaaS Exit story series. You'll also hear what he wishes he knew earlier on the way to this successful acquisition.
Matthew Wensing, the entrepreneurial mind behind Riskpulse, achieved remarkable success by leading the company to a prosperous acquisition. As the Founder an
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