{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bootstrapped Founder","title":"209: MicroConf US '23 Recap — What Happens When 250 SaaS Founders Meet","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9d12dbc0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2916,"description":"This week, I got on my first post-COVID trip and headed to Denver, Colorado for MicroConf 2023.It.Was.Awesome.Unsurprisingly, being in the same room with 250 other bootstrapped SaaS founders is one of the nerdiest things you can do. And it was as enlightening as it was nerdy. I just arrived back home in Canada a few hours ago, so I took the opportunity to share my insights from the conference on my podcast. Enjoy!\n00:00:14 Intro00:02:26 What is MicroConf? 00:08:42 STIR00:11:21 The talks00:16:34 The speaksessionsers00:19:19 My session on mental health00:25:43 Feeling isolated00:28:31 How to start a conversation about your own experience.00:34:37 Mental health as a founder is paramount.00:37:25 MicroConf is more than just a conference00:43:28 Things outside the conference hall\nMy MicroConf EU 2019 attendee talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TheiytjsZoY\nMicroConf Connect: https://microconf.com/connect\nMy new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm\nThe blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/microconf-us-23-recap-what-happens-when-250-saas-founders-meet/The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d12dbc0The video: https://youtu.be/8ty4NNbVnMo\n\nYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter\nMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com\nFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/\nThis episode is sponsored by Pinto Financial. Check out their demo! ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BNKC8bjmav7kM70FiBhPsYU70z0kVRY7C5GGDQhvfNs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzc0MTAvMTY2ODg3/NTEzMC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}