While the FDIC and the Federal Reserve have announced that they will step in and guarantee all deposits, even those above the FDIC threshold, there's still much to be sorted out in the coming days. 

Rob Walling and Einar Vollset, co-founders of TinySeed, did a live stream earlier this week to chat about the impact this news will have on startups, why the guarantee of deposits was necessary, and what steps you might consider to protect your startup going forward.

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• GPT-4

• Using Capterra to find customers 

• Tech layoffs

What if there was a way to get more customers without more marketing?

This isn’t a crazy scenario.

You can do just that with the right customer surveys and interviews. 

In this talk from MicroConf Remote 5.0, Gia Laudi of Forget the Funnel walks through using customer surveys and Jobs to Be Done interviews to discover how your product helps your best customers so that you can find more of those ideal customers.

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• SaaS metrics 

• SEO ranking study 

• Growing to $100k ARR with no website 

You can’t go on Twitter these days without hearing chatter about AI.

However, as Patrick Campbell wrote, most people are just chasing the trend and not asking the right question.

Do your customers actually care that your product has AI? 

And, he shares some surprising results in this excellent Twitter thread.

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• 6 MicroSaaS ideas you can steal 

• The rule of 40 

• The danger of giving early employees inflated titles

Whether you are looking for your first paying customer or your 100th customer, SaaS sales is all about building rapport and trust.

John Ndege shares this nine-step sales framework for establishing trust. 

Want to get more early SaaS sales insights from John and a handful of other speakers? Attend MicroConf Remote next month. 

👉 Get your ticket for MicroConf Remote 6.0

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• A SaaS growth strategy

• Product-led content 

• Advice from a founder who had two billion-dollar exits

Looking to level up your sales chops? 

MicroConf Remote is back. We’re covering all things early-stage SaaS sales on March 21 - 22, 2023 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST to help you level up your sales skills with sessions on: 

• Founder-led selling 

• Understanding sales problems and priorities

• Scaling cold email 

• Selling more software faster with less pain 

You in? 

👉 Get your ticket for MicroConf Remote 6.0

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• No code SaaS 

• The airplane dashboard method to collecting more accurate data 

TinySeed applications for our Spring 2023 Americas and Europe programs are now open.  

TinySeed is a year-long SaaS-focused accelerator designed to help B2B companies scale and grow to the next level.

Since 2019, we've backed over 100 companies (including SavvyCal, Userlist, SEOTesting, Churnkey, and Gymdesk) and we're excited to bring on two new batches of founders into the TinySeed community. 

👉 Read our announcement post

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• Building a SaaS from scratch

• Running a SaaS on 15 hours a week  

• The biggest problem with implementing OKRs

Should you join a mastermind?

This was a question that Chase Heckendorn and many other founders have asked. 

Despite running many successful service businesses since 2010, Chase had never joined a mastermind before. As a non-technical founder balancing service businesses alongside a brand new software product, he was outside of his comfort zone and looking for extra accountability.  

“I was getting close to having an MVP product that I was ready to start showing people. And I knew that I needed accountability. I was talking to my wife about it all the time, and I think she was starting to get really worn out with this really repetitive conversation about the product. I think I need to speak with some people who are in the same world doing the same things."

Learn all about Chase's experience in his mastermind and how it is helping bring his first SaaS product to market. 

👉 Read Chase's story

If you are ready to join a mastermind, MicroConf Mastermind Applications close tomorrow night.

👉 Apply to join a mastermind here 

Here's what we're covering this week: 

• Turning your SaaS side hustle into your full-time gig 

• Why changelogs are underrated 

• How to write better AI prompts

Whether you are pre-revenue and validating your initial idea to trying to find product-market fit or looking to hire and onboard additional employees so you can work “on” the business instead of “in” it, MicroConf Masterminds can be a great way to get extra accountability and support as you work on growing your business and tackling any challenges as they come up.

Not to mention, we’ve added a bunch of new additions, including: 

• 3 Mentor Sessions

• Guided Onboarding Process

• Specialized Matching

👉Apply to join a mastermind here 

MicroConf Mastermind Applications close on Friday, February 3rd. 

Plus, here's what we're covering this week: 

• SaaS ideas

• A marketing framework 

• Increasing your close-won rate on sales demos