Derrick and Ben have descended upon Las Vegas for MicroConf and an audience hungry for valuable tips on how to successfully start and grow a business.
Ben will have two Starter Edition sessions: Q & A with Rob Walling and Idea to Validation to Launch: The First 365 Days of Tuple.
Today’s Topics Include:
MicroConf Goals: Connect with people, spend quality time with friends; don’t feel guilty or FOMO about not going to all talks
Ben’s seeking a designer to replace super-successful Steve Schoger
Optimism to Realism: Derrick’s shift in mindset about Level at 2018 vs. 2019 MicroConf
Sharing wisdom and giving advice - all of the fun, and none of the hard work
Not knowing what makes someone a good fit for Level; let people vote with their dollars
Getting more founders into therapy to help their mental health
Derrick’s mentor role for TinySeed: The Startup Accelerator Designed for Bootstrappers
Tuple’s theme of recurring and expansion charges, but also one churn so far
Links and resources:
MicroConf (https://www.microconf.com/)
Ben Orenstein at MicroConf (https://www.microconf.com/starter/speakers/ben-orenstein/)
Rob Walling (https://robwalling.com/)
Steve Schoger (https://www.steveschoger.com/)
Drip (https://www.drip.com/)
Sam Harris (https://samharris.org/)
Wistia Soapbox (https://wistia.com/soapbox)
TinySeed (https://tinyseed.com/)
Art of Product on Twitter (https://twitter.com/artofproductpod)
Derrick Reimer (http://www.derrickreimer.com) Website
Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer)
Ben Orenstein (http://www.benorenstein.com/) Website
Ben Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k?lang=en)
Level (https://level.app/)
Tuple (https://tuple.app/)