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You might be interested in http://www.microconf.com/ http://www.microconf.com/ I went to the conferences when I was a one man startup, and it was helpful.

6DM 10y ago
Generally conferences are expensive for someone paying on their own dime. Do they have prices listed anywhere? It looks interesting.
- cschmidt 10y ago
  I went in 2012, and it was $500. The tickets sell out, so just sign up for their email list.
  - 6DM 10y ago
    Thanks for the info. I just figured out that you have to start "registration" to get the prices which they currently have pegged at $699 plus $59 for a significant other to tag along. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microconf-starter-edition-2017-tickets-28665413022 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microconf-starter-edition-2017-...
    - oceanswave 10y ago
      I attended the session on "How to create your own revenue source though conferences: tips and tricks for closing the deal" and the technique of getting information about the buyer before they have a chance to walk away when presented with the cost was one of the main bullets.
      - 6DM 10y ago
        So, overall, would you say it's worth the price? Where you able to take the advice and translate that into money? I've never been to a conference before. So I'm having trouble justifying the cost to be honest.
        cschmidt 10y ago
        I think your parent was making a joke. But I thought the conference was worth it. That said, one of the two conference organizers has a book that is in the same vein. At the very least, read his book: Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup https://www.amazon.com/Start-Small-Stay-Developers-Launching/dp/0615373968 https://www.amazon.com/Start-Small-Stay-Developers-Launching...
        6DM 10y ago
        Thanks for pointing that out to me, I think you're right. I didn't pick up on the sarcasm. I actually thought it was about a technique where you take a fictional product that everyone says is great, and try to sell it as if it actually exists. This is supposed to be a way to find out what people really think. Appreciate the feedback and I will be checking out the book :)
jetti 10y ago
I've heard many things on Microconf from Mike and Rob on Startups for the Rest of Us. The problem is paying for a ticket as well as airfare to get there. Due to family financial responsibilities my company operates its own accounts and can only spend what it takes in. I'm currently down to a couple hundred dollars and I have monthly expenses that take cuts out of that. Any sort of conference is out of the question. I am curious, though, what was it about the conference that made it helpful for you?
- cschmidt 10y ago
  It was a lot of little things. One big takeaway is that they're big on going vertical not horizontal. Find a niche. There was some useful stuff on landing page optimization. patio11 gave a talk that year that was great. I also found it helpful to talk to other people doing the same thing I was. A solo startup can be kind of isolating. So it isn't anything you need to do. As I mentioned below this, the book "Start Small, Stay Small" has a lot of the practical stuff, if $25 is more in your budget.

6DM 10y ago

Generally conferences are expensive for someone paying on their own dime. Do they have prices listed anywhere? It looks interesting.

cschmidt 10y ago
I went in 2012, and it was $500. The tickets sell out, so just sign up for their email list.
- 6DM 10y ago
  Thanks for the info. I just figured out that you have to start "registration" to get the prices which they currently have pegged at $699 plus $59 for a significant other to tag along. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microconf-starter-edition-2017-tickets-28665413022 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microconf-starter-edition-2017-...
  - oceanswave 10y ago
    I attended the session on "How to create your own revenue source though conferences: tips and tricks for closing the deal" and the technique of getting information about the buyer before they have a chance to walk away when presented with the cost was one of the main bullets.
    - 6DM 10y ago
      So, overall, would you say it's worth the price? Where you able to take the advice and translate that into money? I've never been to a conference before. So I'm having trouble justifying the cost to be honest.
      - cschmidt 10y ago
        I think your parent was making a joke. But I thought the conference was worth it. That said, one of the two conference organizers has a book that is in the same vein. At the very least, read his book: Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup https://www.amazon.com/Start-Small-Stay-Developers-Launching/dp/0615373968 https://www.amazon.com/Start-Small-Stay-Developers-Launching...
        6DM 10y ago
        Thanks for pointing that out to me, I think you're right. I didn't pick up on the sarcasm. I actually thought it was about a technique where you take a fictional product that everyone says is great, and try to sell it as if it actually exists. This is supposed to be a way to find out what people really think. Appreciate the feedback and I will be checking out the book :)

jetti 10y ago

I've heard many things on Microconf from Mike and Rob on Startups for the Rest of Us. The problem is paying for a ticket as well as airfare to get there. Due to family financial responsibilities my company operates its own accounts and can only spend what it takes in. I'm currently down to a couple hundred dollars and I have monthly expenses that take cuts out of that. Any sort of conference is out of the question. I am curious, though, what was it about the conference that made it helpful for you?

cschmidt 10y ago
It was a lot of little things. One big takeaway is that they're big on going vertical not horizontal. Find a niche. There was some useful stuff on landing page optimization. patio11 gave a talk that year that was great. I also found it helpful to talk to other people doing the same thing I was. A solo startup can be kind of isolating. So it isn't anything you need to do. As I mentioned below this, the book "Start Small, Stay Small" has a lot of the practical stuff, if $25 is more in your budget.