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