MicroConf On Air

By Rob WallingBusiness Entrepreneurship Careers Management

MicroConf On Air episodes

August 13, 2025 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 Walling walks through seven startup ideas he’d never build.

Links from the Pod
Get the Free SaaS Launchpad module
Watch this video on YouTube
Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel

9 min
July 30, 2025 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.

Links in the episode:
MicroConf Connect
Watch this video on YouTube
Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube channel
The SaaS Launchpad
The SaaS Playbook
Start Small, Stay Small
TinySeed

11 min
July 16, 2025 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.
Links in the video:
Watch this talk on YouTube
Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube channel
MicroConf Europe 2025, Istanbul
Exit Strategy
Finish Big
Balsamiq
35 min
July 02, 2025 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.

Watch this video on YouTube

Links in the episode:
Exit Strategy Book
Discretion Capital
Quiet Light Brokerage
TinySeed
Acquire.com
Flippa

15 min
June 18, 2025 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.

Links in the episode:
Watch this episode on YouTube
MicroConf Connect
MicroConf’s Mastermind Matching Program
11 min
June 04, 2025 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.

Watch this video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/uc85Kg70_Ng

Links in the video:
MicroConf Europe Tickets are on Sale: https://microconf.com/europe
TinySeed: https://tinyseed.com/
TinySeed Program: https://tinyseed.com/program
TinySeed Memo: https://tinyseed.com/thesis
Invest in TinySeed: https://tinyseed.com/invest
12 min
May 21, 2025 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.

Links in this episode:
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
14 min
May 07, 2025 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.

Links in the episode:
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/
12 min
April 23, 2025 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!

Links from the Pod:
MicroConf Remote
MicroConf Growth Retreat
Watch this video on YouTube
TinySeed Portfolio
Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 735 | The 8 Levels of SaaS Platform Risk (A Rob Solo Adventure)
Linklo
State of Independent SaaS 2024 Report
Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel
10 min
April 09, 2025 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.

Links from the Pod:
MicroConf Connect Applications are closing Today April 9th
MicroConf Growth Retreat
Watch this video on YouTube
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
Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel
18 min