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  • MicroConf Refresh Episode 60: How to Craft a Story that Sells with April Dunford

    In her talk at MicroConf Growth US this year, April Dunford breaks down how to help your prospects buy your products. She explores how difficult it is for buyers to buy products, especially if they don't purchase your type of product on a regular basis. Your job is to help your customers make sense out of your offering, and to be a guide to help them purchase. 

    April is the author of Obviously Awesome, a solid book that helps founders nail their positioning.

    Links from the pod:

    April Dunford I Twitter

    Obviously Awesome

    46 min
  • MicroConf Tactics: 7 NEW SaaS Ideas You Can Steal

    In this episode, Rob lays out 7 SaaS ideas you can build right now + 1 bonus idea at the end.

    This audio was pulled from a video on our YouTube Channel. Subscribe to the channel to catch future ideas as soon as they come out.

    Links from the podcast

    Watch this video on YouTube

    Subscribe to the YouTube Channel

    12 min
  • MicroConf Refresh Episode 59: Supporting Our Team in Ukraine While Building 4 Startups and 5 Client Apps

    In this talk from MicroConf Growth US 2022, Andrew Amann, CEO of NineTwoThree Studio, shares how he and his team reacted to the news of war starting in Ukraine. Supporting 25 team members based in Ukraine while also keeping up with the client work was no small task.

     

    Links from the pod

    Andrew Amann | Twitter

    NineTwoThree Studio

    MicroConf Growth | Denver, CO | April 16 - 18, 2023

    15 min
  • MicroConf Tactics: 5 Secrets to Hiring Top Tier Talent for Your Startup

    Looking to build a SaaS team full of superstars? Hire right the first time with these 5 secrets to hiring top tier talent. 

    Hiring for your startup can be a game changer with how far and fast you can grow. 

    In this pod, we share the audio from one of our recent YouTube videos.

    LINKS FROM THE POD:

    Watch this video on YouTube

    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

     

    10 min
  • MicroConf Refresh Episode 58: How to Go To Market Across Many Verticals

    What happens when you've grown and it's clear you've got many market segments? How do you balance them all? Or do you say "screw it" and niche somehow?

     

    In this talk from MicroConf Growth 2022, Asia Orangio of Demand Maven breaks down how you can bring more focus and zen to your GTM efforts — especially if your product has many use cases and verticals.

     

    Links from this pod:

    Asia Orangio I Twitter

    Demand Maven

    Watch this talk on YouTube

    39 min
  • MicroConf Tactics: 11 Ways Startups Waste Their Money

    Stop wasting money! These SaaS startup mistakes can be avoided.

     

    In this pod, we share the audio from one of our recent YouTube videos. Rob outlines the top 11 ways he see startups waste their money in the early stages so you can avoid the same costly mistakes.

     

    Links from the Pod:

    Watch this video on YouTube

    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

    Rob Walling I Twitter

     

    12 min
  • MicroConf Refresh Episode 57: A Conversation with MailChimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut

    Rob Walling recently caught up with Ben Chestnut, Co-Founder of Mailchimp at our MicroConf Local Atlanta event.

    Ben and Rob chat about the founding story of Mailchimp, bootstrapping Mailchimp to $12 billion, and the decision to sell to Intuit.

    They discuss everything from areas of focus as a founder, making freemium work, overcoming catastrophic server crashes, and the power of having a great team. 

    Enjoy this wide ranging talk with Ben Chestnut!

    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 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:
    • Ben Chestnut | Twitter
    • Mailchimp
    • Rob Walling | Twitter
    • 35 min
    • MicroConf Tactics: How To Distribute Startup Equity Fairly for Founders

      Distributing startup equity among founders can be tricky. You want to make sure each startup founder is getting compensation for everything they’re doing.

      In this pod, we share the audio from one of our recent YouTube videos. Rob talks about how to distribute startup equity fairly for founders.

      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 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:
      • Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel
      • View this video on YouTube
      • MicroConf Connect
      • The Slicing Pie Handbook by Mike Moyer
      • Rob Walling | Twitter
      •  

        12 min
      • MicroConf Refresh Episode 56: From Failure to Five Figure MRR - The 6 Mistakes We Learned From Our First Failed Startup - Pierre de Wulf

        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

        43 min
      • MicroConf Tactics: What Is Churn & How To Reduce It In Your Startup

        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
        • 15 min

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