Episode 694 | 2023 In Review: Amazing Growth & Fighting Burnout

In episode 694, join Rob Walling as he recaps 2023. He reflects on growing TinySeed, MicroConf, the YouTube channel and this podcast. Rob also addresses his struggle with "arrival fallacy" and the continuous journey of success. Alongside the growth, he describes seeing burnout on the horizon, emphasizes the importances of addressing that early, and what it means for him and his team in 2024.

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Topics we cover: 

• 4:20 – 2023 growth, launch of The SaaS Playbook
• 6:04 – Audience growth and supporting the mission
• 7:24 – Seeing burnout on the horizon, content calendars, and travel
• 11:49 – Dealing with burnout if you are experiencing it
• 14:18 – Adjusting travel schedules and amount
• 15:39 – Doing the things that “give me life”, sustainably

Links from the Show: 

• TinySeed
• Get Your tickets for MicroConf Atlanta
• State of Independent SaaS Report
• The SaaS Playbook
• Subscribe to the MicroConf YouTube channel
• Start Small Stay Small
• Episode 670 | Relying on Luck, Avoiding Burnout, and Bad Player vs. Bad Instrument (A Rob Solo Adventure)
• The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together
• The Zen Founder Guide to Founder Retreats

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!