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We got hacked and our IPs were blacklisted! These experienced hackers almost cost us millions in revenue because of one cybersecurity loophole, so here are 5 lessons I learned from this scary experience in hopes it helps you avoid the same... 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 fir...

Whether you're a long-time supporter or a new member of our crew of misfits, you know we're all about empowering bootstrapped SaaS entrepreneurs. For nearly a decade, we've been fueling the permissionless entrepreneurship movement that's gripped founders worldwide - and we're nowhere close to finished. Our next big leap is coming, and you won't want to miss it. If you want to get the inside scoop,...

If you're a SaaS, tech or app founder - these 12 books are a must read. Which ones would you add to this list? All 12 Books: 1: Traction 2: Founding Sales 3: The Mom Test 4: Hello Web Design 5: Who 6: The Art of Selling Your Business 7: The 1-Page Marketing Plan 8: Buy Back Your Time 9: Obviously Awesome 10: The SaaS Playbook 11: Deploy Empathy 12: Zero to Sold   LINKS FROM THE POD: The Future of...

Rob Walling turned $31k into $1M after flipping this SaaS product. Here's how he did it...   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: The Future of MicroConf TinySeed Applications The Stair Ste...

Whether you're a beginner developer or expert developer building SaaS tools and apps, this is a MUST watch video! You may have built websites and clients projects but SaaS is its own animal. It's challenging and complicated but these 8 "need to know" things will help your building and scaling process go much smoother. LINKS FROM THE POD: The Future of MicroConf TinySeed Applications The SaaS Playb...

What is SOC 2? You need this if you're going after enterprise sales! For SaaS startups, SOC2 compliance is essential to establishing trust with customers and investors. Use this SOC 2 compliance checklist to get started. 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 wi...

Were you a part of the tech layoffs and wondering where to go from here? Listen to this episode to explore how you can become more self sustaining so you don't have to rely on big tech companies to pay your salary. If you got fired during big tech layoffs, this is what to do next...   LINKS IN POD: 70 SaaS Marketplaces to Build an Step One Business Quiet Light Brokerage Startups For the Rest of Us...

These are the most important SaaS sales and marketing metrics that every founder must track! These conversion metrics - like MRR, ARR, CAC, churn rate, ACV and expansion revenue among a few others - will help you take your startup to the next level when tracked properly. LINKS FROM THE POD Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel

Starting a SaaS as a side hustle or wanting to make it full time, but still unsure what SaaS business idea to go with? Here are 6 Micro SaaS ideas that you can steal. 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 F...

Want to grow your SaaS this year but unsure how to position your brand for better results? These SaaS positioning strategies will help set your SaaS brand up for massive growth in 2023. LINKS FROM THE POD: Watch this on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel

Don't know how to code but have a great idea for a startup? You may have heard of no code SaaS - but is it real or all hype? Watch now to learn the pros and cons of no code SaaS and the ideas no code is great for. 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 thei...

Looking at starting a SaaS business but not sure where to start? Growing a startup from scratch doesn't have to be so hard that you lose excitement and burn out fast. Here are 8 simplified steps on how to build a SaaS from scratch. Links from the Pod The SaaS Playbook Watch this Video on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel

Want your side hustle to make more money and go full time? This is how to turn you SaaS side hustle into a full-time gig in 2023. 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 The SaaS Playbook Watch t...

Looking for more SaaS ideas? Here are some to build right now to start generating $10k+ MRR. Finding SaaS opportunities isn't always the easiest. I'm happy to be able to give you some simple SaaS ideas in this video. Links from the Pod: The SaaS Playbook Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel MicroConf Mastermind Matching  

Make thousands more in monthly recurring revenue and by using this SaaS cheat code. This is our favorite way to generate more revenue even when you're not bringing in more customers. 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/m...

In this Q&A session from MicroConf US 2023, a team from Quiet Light Brokerage , including Chuck Mullins, Jon Hainstock, and Chris Guthrie, answer attendee questions about selling, and preparing to sell, a B2B SaaS business. They also talk about their 4 pillars of business value when it comes to selling a business.    Thanks to our partner Quiet Light for being a MicroConf headline partner! Lin...

Wondering how to recession proof your SaaS business? Here are 7 things to do right now to protect your cash flow, profit margins, investments and revenue in 2023.   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 f...

ChatGPT is an Open AI tool you need to check out! Here are 8 ways you can use ChatGPT in your SaaS or startup operations. These major opportunities can help with speed, copywriting, basic coding, customer support, knowledge bases and more.   Links from the Pod: MicroConf Europe   Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf Youtube Channel

"Should I quit my startup?" Choosing to close a business is never easy but it may be time for a fresh start. Here are 6 signs it's time to move on from a failed startup. 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 Link...

Struggling to grow your SaaS? In this talk from MicroConf Europe 2022, Marc Thomas, Head of Growth at Powered By Search, shares hard-earned lessons from scaling his own startup and helping hundreds of other SaaS companies achieve rapid growth. Marc lays out his Predictable Growth framework, identifying 9 essential levers for success including attracting high-quality leads, building authority, opti...

Launching a SaaS business in 2023 and still looking for an idea? Well, here are 7 SaaS ideas to build in 2023! These are new SaaS ideas that I am surprised no one has built yet so much sure to take advantage of these ideas now. Episode Sponsor: Lemon.io 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...

Plateauing in your business? Break through any SaaS revenue plateau with this simple solution, plus prevent future revenue plateaus with a quick calculation. Troubleshooting and proactively preventing your next plateau will happen you will reduce churn and increase revenue. Links from the Pod: MicroConf Mastermind Matching Watch this video on YouTube Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel

ChatGPT, GPT-4, OpenAI and all the rest... You've no doubt heard of the AI tools rolling out. But is it all good? This real life case study reveals the dangers of AI, how AI tools can either help or hurt your business growth and SaaS apps or services, and what to do moving forward...   Check out this blog post with 7 more AI nightmares: https://microconf.com/latest/ai-nightmares-and-chatgpt-cautio...

In this episode, Rob Walling recounts building a multi-million dollar startup with $0 venture capital... Rob walks you through his journey of building Drip, and his step-by-step process for growing a profitable startup, plus how to build it from Day 1 so it actually sells.   Listen to the end to hear his BIGGEST regret!   Links from the Pod: Back The SaaS Playbook on Kickstarter Subscribe to the M...

If you've been laid off from a big tech company, you may be considering starting your own business. But is it the right move for you? In this podcast, we'll explore the reasons to start a business, reasons not to, and four tips to increase your chance of success.   Links from the Pod: Back The SaaS Playbook on Kickstarter Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube