179: Cactusforce with Marisa Hambleton, Extended Pt. 2

<p dir="ltr">We are back with part two of our interview with Marisa Hambleton. In part one, we discussed entrepreneurship, its pros and cons, and how the pandemic created new challenges for her.</p> <p dir="ltr">In part two, we get into the beginning days of Cactusforce and how it organically grew from a group of developers at Happy Hour to a conference with hundreds of participants in just a few short years. She also discusses how their conference had to pivot from in-person to virtual in 2021 and how they were able to allow participants to interact with the speakers and be involved.</p> <p dir="ltr">If you missed part one, go back to episode 178 and start there. Otherwise, enjoy part two!</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How Happy Hour amongst developers turned into a conference</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How people may not be dedicated to one technology</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The content Marisa curated at Cactusforce conferences</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to solve dense problems and get advanced developers on stage</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How Cactusforce has grown since 2020 and managed virtual conferences in 2021</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Twitter account: <a href= "https://twitter.com/marisahambleton">https://twitter.com/marisahambleton</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">LinkedIn account: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisahambleton/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisahambleton/</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cactusforce: <a href= "https://www.cactusforce.com/">https://www.cactusforce.com/</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Shirts: <a href= "https://www.cactusforce.com/products">https://www.cactusforce.com/products</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Marisa’s company, MH2X: <a href= "https://www.mh2x.com/">https://www.mh2x.com/</a></li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">More about Mar