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Nathan Latka
What if you knew data behind the fastest growing SaaS companies today? Each morning join Nathan Latka as he spends 15 minutes interviewing SaaS founders. You'll learn how SaaS CEO's launched their startup and grew it into a real SaaS business. SaaS Founders range from bootstrapped to funded, MVP to 10,000 customers, pre revenue to pre IPO.
Cleaning Marketplace Hits $1.2m ARR, Now Scaling with $35k Franchises
17:1328/07/2021
How they built 300 person waitlist for new co-browsing SaaS tool
👋 I'm a product designer/manager hybrid who works with companies to take their digital products from good to great. 🔥 I'm on a mission to find ways to make customer service amazing for companies. 🚀 I wanna help companies 10x their customer support. All-round innovation seeker âš¡ Optimist 🥬 I speak 🇺🇸 and 🇪🇸Â
17:2127/07/2021
ZenOutreach lands first 2 customers, $2k in MRR, How she did it
Previously co-founded a tech-based real estate service and led sales at an Amazon seller management company. I founded ZenOutreach in February 2021. ZenOutreach is a lead generation company. We offer different packages from list building, email outreach and custom plan. We do 100% of the work for our clients, optimize their campaigns and convert leads into sales opportunities.
10:3526/07/2021
How LearnWorlds Broke 4,500 Customers, $6m ARR Helping Course Creators Launch
Panos Siozos is the co-founder and CEO of LearnWorlds – a Cyprus-based e-learning company that is transforming self-paced learning through hassle-free textual and video-based learning. Panos co-founded the company in 2014, during a period in which the economies of both Greece and Cyprus were not conducive to new ventures. LearnWorld is now a multi-million-dollar SaaS company based in over 70 countries, with a team of over 30 employees!
23:3525/07/2021
QuickOrder Hits $6m Helping Restaurants Drive Loyalty. Next? Raising $20m on $100m Valuation.
Mads Wedderkopp is a young but experienced founder, he took Quickorder from 0 to 40 people, raised multiple funding rounds, and completed two acquisitions as Founding CEO. He has since grown the company to 60+ people and an ARR of 6M+ USD as Group COO. Beside Quickorder Mads is also chairman of Dreaminfluencers a rapid growing martech company that has more than 10x'ed the first 6 month of 2021.
17:1924/07/2021
How this DevOps Tool Plans to Break $1m in First 9 months
Gil Feig is the co-founder of Merge. Previously the Head of Engineering at Canvas, he’s led projects at Wealthfront and LinkedIn. A graduate of the Columbia University, Gil lives and works in San Francisco.
20:4919/07/2021
He'd Sell Keyword Research SaaS $750k ARR For $1.5m, $250k in Profits
Petersen was #13 at a staffing industry startup that grew from $7M to $65M during his tenure and went public in 1996. The business is still operating today in 26 countries and has a $4B market cap. Petersen then spent 20 years consulting before launching Growth Stack Inc, a Saas portfolio on a path to IPO in the next 30 months.
21:2918/07/2021
They Help Banks Underwrite Cannabis Founders, $500k ARR Now, $1m Soon?
Justin Fischer is CEO and Co-Founder of RiskScout, a leading company helping financial institutions bank higher risk businesses such as Hemp, CBD, Cannabis, MSB, Private ATMs, Crypto, and many more. Small to medium-sized businesses in higher-risk and specialty markets are not able to access financial services because many providers lack the resources, expertise, or infrastructure to expand their business portfolio into higher-risk markets. This compliance barrier leaves many hard-working entrepreneurs and community businesses without the financial services they need to grow. By helping financial institutions solve complex compliance with technology solutions, RiskScout helps local businesses in higher-risk markets find a community partner that they can trust.
17:5517/07/2021
He couldn't have a baby, built software to solve the problem, now $500k ARR
Jake Diner is a former Big Ten Track and Field Champion, who graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Computer Science in 2001. He spent the first 10 years of his career in a global product management leadership roles working for multinationals like Dell and Belkin. Since founding his first startup in 2011 and raising tens of millions in venture funding, Jake has been in entrenched in an entrepreneurial journey of building companies and solving global tech problems affecting millions. His current company Fertility Cloud, where Jake serves as a CEO, is on a mission to bring affordable and accessible fertility treatment to all in need.
14:2716/07/2021
CPG Data SaaS Doubles to $1.6m ARR, Raising $3m on $18m Now
Pan has been managing projects and firms across various industries with a focus on eBusiness & Technology. Amongst his roles was Head of Business Planning, for the leading mobile commerce firm, Upstream, with business development responsibilities in 40 countries. He founded Convert Group on 2014 as an eCommerce Consultancy and in 2019 they pivoted into an Enterprise SaaS with his partner, Elena.
16:1115/07/2021
Will Bizzabo Announce A Major Acquisition Next Month? (Flashback)
Eran is the CEO & Co-Founder of Bizzabo, an all-in-one Event Success Platform and one of the fastest growing event tech companies in the world. He has led Bizzabo in winning the People’s Choice Award at the Event Tech Awards for three years in a row. Before he founded Bizzabo, Eran was an event marketer and served as the CEO of the Rosh-Pina Media Convention. He also was a team leader and systems engineer at Elbit Systems. Eran graduated cum laude from The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, where he studied Business and participated in the prestigious Zell Entrepreneurship Program - often considered the Y Combinator of Israel.
23:1914/07/2021
PE Just Ate JazzHR, Here are their metrics 1 year ago
Results oriented executive with a 25 year history of a strategic, metrics-driven approach to accelerated revenue. Focus on the global small business market with deep experience in B2B high velocity new customer acquisition. As CEO of JazzHR, Lamson is responsible for JazzHR’s strategic direction, company performance, day-to-day business operations, and serves as a support center for our revenue teams.
17:3513/07/2021
My Favorite Bootstrapped SaaS Founder ($122k MRR)
Dmytro Okunyev is the founder and owner of Chanty, a team communication platform. Dmytro started toying with the idea of a chat app back in 2017, he realized that team communication should be made easier, more flexible and powerful so that it encompasses chat, audio and video.
16:4912/07/2021
Why SaaS Founders Use Them as SDR's, First Sales Hire
Founder of Fullfunnel.io  ( Full-Funnel B2B marketing for B2B Service-Based, Tech and SaaS companies) and ROIplan (marketing planning platform). I live and breathe B2B marketing since 2007. Author of ""LinkedIn Content Marketing: How to generate high-quality B2B leads on LinkedIn without cold messaging and ads"" book that was awarded as the best B2B marketing ebook and was included to 100 Best B2B Marketing Books of All Time by Bookauthority.
18:1911/07/2021
ScholarshipOwl Breaks $4m Revenue Helping 15k Students Get Loans
An engineer from a young age, previously CTO/R&D manager in a number of Israeli startups, ex-Googler turned entrepreneur and CEO, changing the US education financing. Running a successful all-remote company now for 5 years, and a strong believer in remote as a way of life.
16:1110/07/2021
Did Everyone Make Money in the Bizzabo X.AI Deal?
"Dennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. Dennis was also an accredited Associate Analytics Instructor at the University of British Columbia and the author of Data Driven Insights, on collecting and analyzing digital data. Originally from Denmark (and keeping his accent), Dennis is now a New Yorker for life."
35:1509/07/2021
Today G2 Is Worth $1b. What happened 24 months ago?
Entrepreneur delivering success to B2B tech buyers and vendors via G2.com marketplace...and supporting ThreeKit in building the world's most amazing 3D visual selling platform. Previously built cloud CPQ software pioneers BigMachines (acquired by Oracle) and SteelBrick (acquired by Salesforce). Following the conscious path to reach the PEAK in my work, personal, and family life.
18:1708/07/2021
Shiphero Raised $50m last week, inside their metrics
Founder and CEO of ShipHero. Previously founder and CEO of an online retailer of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu apparel that I founded in 1999 at age 19 and ran until I started ShipHero.
20:4107/07/2021
ConvertKit Raising at $196m Valuation?
01:03:5706/07/2021
Will Gong Break $10b Valuation by October?
Amit Bendov is the CEO and founder of Gong.io. He brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in hyper-growth enterprise software startups. Before co-founding and leading the team at Gong.io, Amit was CEO of SiSense, and also held the role of CMO for Panaya.
24:3305/07/2021
How Knowledge Hacking App Raised $20m Pre Product at $100m Valuation
Patrick Walker is the co-founder of Uptime, an app that presents expertly curated five-minute Knowledge Hacks of the world’s best books, courses and documentaries.
20:5504/07/2021
BetterAgency CRM for Insurance Hits $1m ARR, Raises $2m on $15m Valuation
I am the Co-Founder of Better Agency, the first Sales-Driven AMS and the industry's top CRM for Independent Insurance Agencies. We are on a mission to help agents issue $1Billion in new business premium by 2024. I am an Ex-Professional Athlete, and my ""playing field"" is now the Tech & software Space.
19:5903/07/2021
Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019
Cam Sloan is a Canadian entrepreneur who worked as a full-stack developer until he was laid off in 2019. Instead of finding a new job, he started freelancing with the goal of eventually starting a product business. Today he juggles both as he works towards building a profitable software business.
16:0901/07/2021
Brazil Customer Success SaaS hits $25k MRR, $3m Valuation
Leonardo is an expert in customer relationship management who worked in small and large companies through his career. In 2017, decided to change the side and invite some friends to build CustomerX, a SMB Brazilian Customer Success Management Platform.
14:4730/06/2021
What Happened: Only $7k in Bank, Now $4.5m ARR, 100% YoY Growth
26:0929/06/2021
Husband Wife Team Goes From Almost Dead to 100 Customers
12 years into my programming career, I finally landed my dream tech job. Great team, great salary, great projects. But after 3 months, I started feeling bored. I realized that not even the perfect job could fulfill me, as I craved a bigger challenge. I had no other choice than to start my own company.
19:2128/06/2021
ProjectCor Hits $1m ARR, Raises at $40m Valuation for Profit Tracking Tool for Agency's
Santiago Bibiloni (born in Buenos Aires., October 20, 1989) is a Silicon Valley based technology entrepreneur and co-founder & CEO at COR, the next-generation solution for creative and professional teams that intelligently suggests how to manage your projects, teams and finances. Prior to COR he founded Balloon Group, one of Argentina’s fastest growing digital agencies, among other businesses. Today he continues to grow COR and is also a Sales and Fundraising mentor at 500 Startups as well as speaker and jury in big technology, advertising and entrepreneurial events.
22:2727/06/2021
HockeyStack Hits First $800 in MRR in 2 Months
I'm an 18-year-old, who is passionate about making things people need and use. I have tried a lot of things varying from personalized book boxes to a social media app to solve different problems with my friends and now growing my first SaaS, HockeyStack.
13:0726/06/2021
Freightos Grows GMV 800%, Exits COVID Stronger Than Ever
21:1325/06/2021
Why RambleChat Sold to Terminus Last Year at 10x Valuation Multiple
17:2324/06/2021
Windsor Breaks $55k MRR, Turns Down VC, Loves Bootstrapped
12:5923/06/2021
Slintel Breaks $6m ARR, $20m Raise on $100m Valuation Ready to Take on B2B Intelligence Space
Founder and CEO of Slintel. Hired Anupreet Singh Lamba early on who is currently leading Sales at Slintel, a SaaS Sales Intelligence platform. He has set up sales teams and functions from scratch for various companies and firmly believes that the initial revenue target is achieved only when the entire organization works with the grit to support them.
26:3722/06/2021
This Bootstrapped Startup Makes Crazy High $4.5m in Revenue Per Engineer
Founder Dux-Soup
19:3721/06/2021
They Raised $300k on $1m after B2B SaaS Pivot for Job Applicants to Record Videos Easier
Mike Beck has a background in financial trading and selling complex software before setting up Reliving, a B2C software company focused on helping people preserve their loved one’s life stories. The pandemic forced a pivot to what is now Reworking a B2B one-way video interview platform for employers.
12:2920/06/2021
$3m in Revenue and $227m Market Cap? How is Resonant thinking about Software?
Mr. Holmes joined Resonant in 2016 as CEO. Prior to joining Resonant, Mr. Holmes served as Chief Commercial Officer for Tigo Energy, where he was responsible for expanding the company's demand creation activities.
22:4919/06/2021
DropBox Competitor Bootstraps to $9m Revenue in Austin Texas
Madhan drives CodeLathe’s overall strategy and execution. Over the last 15 years, prior to founding CodeLathe, Madhan has worked on diverse systems and technology, including building highly scalable MMORPG game server technology, high speed real-time video acquisition systems, digital video engagement solutions, and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). He has authored the ‘Getting Remote Work Done’ book and is also the original contributor of Money Manager Ex open source personal finance software. Madhan holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boston University.
19:0318/06/2021
How He Hit $10k With Side Project
Software engineer, indie hacker, and former college soccer player living in Chicago.
11:4317/06/2021
Ingo Breaks $100k/mo Helping Major Media Brands Get More Conference Attendees
Michael Barnett’s extensive experience in community growth led him to found InGo which empowers communities to grow by connecting current and potential members. The power of these communities to shape decisions is massive. One report shows that 92% of consumers trust a suggestion from a family member or friend over any other form of communication.
16:4316/06/2021
Hype4 Breaks $500k, Massive Design and Dev Community, SaaS Next?
Designer since 1998, university lecturer and author.
18:0115/06/2021
Gong Competitor: "We'll Raise at a $120m Valuation" after breaking $6m in ARR
Sindre Haaland was born and raised in Norway but lives with his beautiful wife, son, daughter, and Maltipoo-dog in Brooklyn, New York. Founder & CEO of SalesScreen, the world's most comprehensive gamification platform that creates a fun, motivating, and competitive atmosphere for revenue teams.
22:5314/06/2021
Can Law Pockets Help Solve Racial Injustice By Empowering Atlanta Residents?
We make the law easier not harder.
17:3113/06/2021
DeckRobot Breaks $1m Revenue Helping You Create Slide Decks Faster
ex-McKinsey who turned into a serial entrepreneur
17:1512/06/2021
How to Use Twitter to get first 200 Users for Your SaaS product
I am Dominik and recently founded a company together with my friend Anki where we're working on our own products and help other companies with our profound web development experience.
15:3711/06/2021
Quit $200k Job for $4k MRR Side Project, Can he Hit $100k by December?
A software engineer turns to be a bootstrapper, from building side hustles, to quitting my full-time job, to making Testimonial full-time.
20:4310/06/2021
Prediction: Freshbworks IPO Coming Next Month? Founders Thinking in 2018
My name is Girish Mathrubootham and I am the Founder and CEO of Freshworks (previously known as Freshdesk). I am 36 years old, married and live with my wife and two boys in Chennai, India. This is the story of how I quit my comfortable job and launched my own startup. Hope you like it.
23:5709/06/2021
Throwback: Before Loom Was Worth $1.5b, Founder Describes Paywall Launch
Shahed Khan is the Founder of Loom. He previously worked as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at NFX, a venture capital firm focused on investing in networks and marketplaces. Prior to NFX, Shahed was an Analyst at Los Angeles based venture capital firm, Upfront Ventures.
25:1708/06/2021
He Spent $300k Buying SaaS Companies, Sold them For $2m
Former Fortune 500 growth consultant turned digital entrepreneur. Currently runs a product studio that builds, grows and sells profitable internet companies and teaches online entrepreneurs how to grow their businesses faster.
18:4507/06/2021
Build a Website On Notion? Founder Gets first 70 Customers at $10/mo!
Noah started is entrepreneur journey creating multiple projects in college. After college He started his first real startup CoffeePass with his roommate. CoffeePass was an app like the Starbucks app but for local coffee shops. After working on the startup for two years it was acquired. Now Noah is indie hacking building businesses at a smaller scale that can at least work for him and his family. Potion.so is his current focus. Its a website builder built on top of Notion. Create custom styled websites on top of your Notion content.
15:1706/06/2021
Turning a $500k Course Into a $20k MRR SaaS Play. Next Russell Brunson?
Built an Instagram agency by sending cold emails, transitioned into an agency that sends cold emails for other people, made a cold email course, then made software apps for those who bought the course and other cold emailers
20:2305/06/2021
HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits
2014 I founded HRForecast (peopleForecast GmbH) together with Florian Fleischmann. Prior to joining HRForecast, I gained interdisciplinary industry experience in various finance and planning roles. I bring with me comprehensive, cross-industry expertise in solving strategic problems in complex, fast-moving environments. I studied business administration at the Technical University of Ingolstadt.
18:3104/06/2021