About MicroConf
MicroConf began almost a decade ago as a small group of founders gathering at a rundown hotel in Las Vegas. Since then, we've become the world's most trusted community for non-venture track startup founders. Since 2011 we’ve hosted 19 events with nearly 200 speakers, hosted thousands of attendees, and impacted tens of thousands more through our videos and online community.
The Team
Rob Walling
Co-founder
Rob Walling has bootstrapped multiple startups to exit, most recently Drip. He runs MicroConf, co-hosts Startups for the Rest of Us, and has been advising, mentoring and investing in startups for more than a decade.
Ron Rod
Digital Production Manager
Ron has run Gear Cuts, an ecommerce product video production company, for the last 7 years producing over 1000 videos, gaining millions of views for brands and retailers. He has been an avid Startups for the Rest of Us listener.
Einar Vollset
General Partner
Einar Vollset is a YC-alum, former Cornell CS Professor, and the founder of Discretion Capital, a tech-focused M&A investment bank. He sold his first startup to Google in 2010, and exited his most recent in 2016.
Tracy Osborn
Principle + Program Director
Tracy Osborn is a 500 Startups alum and former founder of WeddingLovely. In her spare time, she writes and self-publishes friendly introductions to tech topics at Hello Web Books.
Alex McQuade
EMEA Program Manager
Alex McQuade has worked alongside hundreds of bootstrapped businesses, in addition to growing his own. He exited his business in 2020, and prior to that ran operations at the Dynamite Circle.