In episode 712, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure. He starts by revisiting past predictions and provides an update on how he successfully staved off full burnout. Rob then gives updates on this podcast, the progress of TinySeed and MicroConf, and teases two new books that he’s working on.

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Topics we cover: 

• 1:21 – Revisiting past predictions and reporting back on burnout
• 2:45 – Revisiting predictions for SaaS bootstrappers in 2024
• 5:29 – Twitter changes hands in 2024?
• 6:29 – Reducing travel to quell burnout on the horizon
• 11:45 – State of Startups For the Rest of Us 
• 14:40 – TinySeed invested in over 170+ companies
• 17:54 – First annual TinyFest
• 18:42 – TinySeed Tales Season 5
• 19:50 – The SaaS Playbook and my next two books

Links from the Show: 

• MicroConf Connect
• TinySeed
• The SaaS Playbook by Rob Walling
• Start Small Stay Small by Rob Walling
• Episode 697 | 7 Predictions for SaaS Bootstrappers in 2024
• Vertical SaaS vs Horizontal SaaS - Which is More Profitable?
• State of Independent SaaS
• MicroConf Mastermind Program
• TinyFest Unwrapped: Inside Our First-Ever Founder Conference and Retreat in Cancun