Episode 737 | Key Takeaways from MicroConf Europe 2024 (With Derrick Reimer)

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In episode 737, Rob Walling is joined by Derrick Reimer to recap the experience from MicroConf Europe 2024 in Dubrovnik. They discuss the differences between MicroConf US and MicroConf Europe, some small programming tweaks over the years, and they revisit the highlights from the talks at this event.

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Topics we cover:

2:47 – MicroConf Europe vs. MicroConf US
6:44 – Adding “excursions” to the programming
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20:45 – Contributing factors to the success of this event in particular
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26:40 – Bootstrapping Our Freemium Form Builder: From Zero to $1.5M ARR with Marie Martens
30:37 – 3 mistakes I won’t repeat after growing my business to +35M and selling it with Tim Vandecasteele
33:50 – Breaking Through the 7 SaaS Growth Plateaus with Rob Walling

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