[le-mark]

Go to Conferences ... I only reached a critical mass of serious acquisition offers after attending my first Micro-Conf in Las Vegas.

Just curious, what types of activities did you do at MicroConf? Did you speak/present? Did you attend sessions (which ones)? Did you just talk to people and network? How did you plan to approach people at the conf? What worked, what didn't?

I once paid to attend an industry conference for a product I was working on, it was a complete waste of time because I basically did nothing, could not get out of my shell, and didn't know what to do. So any guidance you have here would be very valuable!

[tylertringas]

Didn't speak. Just walked and talked. I spent a lot of time at conferences in a previous job and no longer get massive anxiety from it. Two things that make going to conference better: 1) Build a reputation online before (blog, tweet, be transparent) (2) get a speaking slot if at all possible b/c then people come speak to you.