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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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Topics we cover: </h2>
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<li>2:47 – MicroConf Europe vs. MicroConf US</li>
<li>6:44 – Adding “excursions” to the programming</li>
<li>11:29 – From Maker to Founder to Owner to Entrepreneur with Peldi Guilizzoni   </li>
<li>18:55 – Thinking big and small: Data-driven growth strategies to grow your business with Andrew Davies</li>
<li>20:45 – Contributing factors to the success of this event in particular</li>
<li>23:47 – 10 Lessons Learned in 10 Years of Starting, Growing, and Selling WebinarNinja with Omar Zenhom </li>
<li>26:40 – Bootstrapping Our Freemium Form Builder: From Zero to $1.5M ARR with Marie Martens</li>
<li>30:37 – 3 mistakes I won’t repeat after growing my business to +35M and selling it with Tim Vandecasteele</li>
<li>33:50 – Breaking Through the 7 SaaS Growth Plateaus with Rob Walling</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Links from the Show: </h2>
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<li><a href="https://microconf.com/americas" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Get Tickets for MicroConf US 2025, New Orleans</a></li>
<li><a href="https://microconf.com/americas" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Signup for the MicroConf newsletter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/derrickreimer" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Derrick Reimer (@derrickreimer) | X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://savvycal.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SavvyCal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/peldi" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Peldi from Balsamiq (@peldi) | X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://saasplaybook.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The SaaS Playbook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/TheOmarZenhom" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Omar Zenhom (@TheOmarZenhom) | X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-717-bootstrapping-to-1-3m-arr-and-300000-free-users" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Episode 717 | Bootstrapping to $1.3M ARR and 300,000 Free Users</a></li>
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Rob Walling

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

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.  If you missed the event and had [&hellip;]