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 Europe Tickets are on Sale: https://microconf.com/europe

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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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SaaS Launchpad: https://saaslaunchpad.co/

TinySeed Applications Open Through Feb 23rd: https://apply.tinyseed.com/

The SaaS Playbook: https://saasplaybook.com/

Invest in TinySeed: https://tinyseed.com/invest

Start Marketing The Day You Start Coding: https://robwalling.com/books#coding

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 Remote | May 21: https://microconf.com/remote

Announcing a change in pricing and process: bit.ly/carthookpricing

TinySeed Portfolio: https://tinyseed.com/portfolio

The SaaS Playbook: https://saasplaybook.com/

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 Remote

MicroConf Growth Retreat

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TinySeed Portfolio

Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 735 | The 8 Levels of SaaS Platform Risk (A Rob Solo Adventure)

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State of Independent SaaS 2024 Report

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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 Connect Applications are closing Today April 9th

MicroConf Growth Retreat

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The SaaS Launchpad

Inventory Management for Custom Apparel Business

Integrating Ticketing Systems Across Customers

ERP for small manufacturing facility

Client Portal for a Retail (in person) business

Simple MAM (media asset management)

Museum Cataloging App

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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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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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Apply to MicroConf's Mastermind Matching Program before March 31st

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Announcing a change in pricing and process

TinySeed Portfolio

The SaaS Playbook

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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 Connect Applications will open next week from Mar 3-5th. Asia Orangio will be hosting a Connect Live session on March 13th.

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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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TinySeed Applications are Open until Feb 23rd

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Rich vs. King in the Real World: Why I sold my company

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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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As a founder, it’s easy to get caught up in the fun of building flashy new features. But failing to build a scalable architecture is a dangerous game. 

When your infrastructure can't keep up, you lose customer trust, miss sales, and watch your churn rate soar.

If you need a partner to tackle the hard work of building scalable architecture, you should reach out to our friends at Techstack.

Techstack has been helping US founders build scalable products for over a decade.

Visit tech-stack.com/community to claim one of 10 exclusive spots for MicroConf listeners. You'll get a free discovery session plus 10% off your first month. Head there now before these spots are gone!

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MC US Ticket prices go up on Jan 31st

The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping

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