4 Moats for SaaS companies:
Proprietary Data
System of Record
Speed to Market
Trust & Relationships

Craig Hewitt @craighewitt.com w/ Castos

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"What if our next customer isn't human?"

Craig Hewitt @craighewitt.com w/ Castos

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3 threats to your business:
Your product gets commoditized
Your team gets commoditized
Your product is just a skill

Craig Hewitt @craighewitt.com w/ Castos

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Craig Hewitt @craighewitt.com w/ Castos
How is the shift to AI different from previous technological changes?
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Gia Laudi @ggiiaa.bsky.social author of Forget the Funnel
"When we prioritize & optimize customers reaching their goals, we achieve ours."

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Great example of solution focused vs problem focused messaging from Gia Laudi @ggiiaa.bsky.social author of Forget the Funnel
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Next Up: Gia Laudi @ggiiaa.bsky.social author of Forget the Funnel customerlead.com: The GTM moat nobody talks about.
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6 Uses for AI in your SaaS product:
Conversation Interface
Generation
Categorization
Ingestion
Analysis
Agentic Interface

Rob Walling @robwalling.com w/ @microconf.com and @tinyseed.com
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Rob Walling @robwalling.com w/ @microconf.com and @tinyseed.com

"Lazy AI vs Outcome-driven"

This is his version of don't just apply the new tech to the old solution.
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Rob Walling @robwalling.com w/ @microconf.com and @tinyseed.com The 5 roles of AI in a SaaS company:
AI is the product
AI is a feature
AI to Build
AI for Operations
AI for growth
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Rob Walling @robwalling.com w/ @microconf.com and @tinyseed.com presents "The 7 ways to implement AI into your SaaS company."
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Einar Vollset w/ @TinySeed.com and Discretion Capital
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Find the typo on the cover:

Added!

Einar Vollset w/ @TinySeed.com and Discretion Capital:
When selling your company,
rate of gowth matters more than total sales.
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Einar Vollset w/ @TinySeed.com and Discretion Capital:
What impacts the valuation of your SaaS company the most?

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Amanda Natividad @amandanat.bsky.social w/ SparkToro sparktoro.bsky.social
"We are seeing 10x the reach of posts without links. Platforms are prioritizing posts that will keep you on their site."
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Amanda Natividad @amandanat.bsky.social w/ SparkToro sparktoro.bsky.social
Google only lets about 360 out of 1000 search results leave their site.
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What is still defensible with SaaS vs Agentic models:
Regulated Industries
Operational Excellence
Internet Infrastructure
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1st @microconf.com attendee talk from Anthony w/ DN Simple:
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The Rise of AI Generated Apps
SaaS Motes no longer defensible:
Features
Switching Cost
Integrations

Jason Cohen- @asmartbear.com
Despite his best advice there are always examples of doing the opposite works best. For example @buffer.com renewed focus on their ICP and lowered prices.
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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com Explains another example of the "Elephant Curve." That state of change from consistent growth to a stagnant sales plateau.
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Example- Not what actually happened:

Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com Kicks off the speakers at @microconf.com 2026.
Looking forward to the story behind @buffer.com's reversal of negative growth.
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Glad to be here, thanks to the @microconf.com team for the shout out this morning!
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Kicking off day one of @microconf.com US 2026. Here's to 15 more years of building community and having real conversations about what it takes to succeed as a bootstrapped founder.

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