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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.
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This Danish CEO Hit $30m ARR using Unique 14 Hub Model Selling Software for Microsoft Ecosystem

This Danish CEO Hit $30m ARR using Unique 14 Hub Model Selling Software for Microsoft Ecosystem

LMS365 raised $20m in 2023 at a $100m valuation - a 5x multiple on $20m of ARR. As of April 2024, they do $30m in ARR. Their 200 person team is focused on building software for the Microsoft ecosystem. Can they hit $40m ARR this year?
22:2516/04/2024
How Younium Hit 200 Customers Paying $30k ACV For its Billing and Revenue Analytics tool

How Younium Hit 200 Customers Paying $30k ACV For its Billing and Revenue Analytics tool

19:5111/04/2024
Genius SaaS Pricing Page Generated $3m in Revenue Last Year

Genius SaaS Pricing Page Generated $3m in Revenue Last Year

They hit $3m ARR fast using MTU tiers on their pricing page. Raised $7m in 2023 at a $35m post money valuation and are burning $30k per month today. Focus is profitability before Q2 2025, will they hit it?
16:2504/04/2024
39 Year Old Made $21m Last Year Selling Surprising Software

39 Year Old Made $21m Last Year Selling Surprising Software

Rural mom and pop shops love him. 13,000 have purchased his POS and software system processing over $1.85 billion in GMV in 2023 across 35m transactions. Can he crack $2b GMV in 2024?
31:0102/04/2024
How Bootstrapper Made $6m Last year Using New Self-Funding Method

How Bootstrapper Made $6m Last year Using New Self-Funding Method

Companies like Samsung are sourcing college talent using Scholarship Owl. The firm hit $6m in 2023 revenue, bootstrapped. 150,000 college students join the platform monthly increasing the size and quality of the talent pool the company’s B2B customers can pay to access. Can he hit $10m this year?
22:3328/03/2024
How to turn your sales playbook into a revenue machine that adds $Xm in new ARR per quarter

How to turn your sales playbook into a revenue machine that adds $Xm in new ARR per quarter

21:5426/03/2024
Miami Based Fintech did $70m in 2023 Revenue - What about Gross Margin?

Miami Based Fintech did $70m in 2023 Revenue - What about Gross Margin?

CEO Alex Shvarts shared a default rate of 15%, charge off rate of 6.8%, along with significant expenses related to acquisition costs, and interest expenses. The firm is targeting $300m in capital deployed in 2024. If it hits its target, does this FinTech SMB factoring company have enough margin to survive long term?
33:2321/03/2024
This Software for Doctors hit $51m revenue last year (100% growth). $5m profit.

This Software for Doctors hit $51m revenue last year (100% growth). $5m profit.

Reveeler grew ARR 100% from $25m to $51m in 2023 and took $5m to the bottom line as profits. What interest rate do they pay Hercules on their new $65m debt facility for acquisitions? How does CEO Jay Ackerman plan to hit $100m in revenue this year (2024)? Who will they acquire next?
28:0019/03/2024
Do these 9 things to ensure your way to $50 Million ARR

Do these 9 things to ensure your way to $50 Million ARR

19:3914/03/2024
20 year old wins $3m playing Poker, launches $4m bootstrapped SaaS

20 year old wins $3m playing Poker, launches $4m bootstrapped SaaS

20 year old wins $3m playing poker, launches SaaS. He raised $18.2m. After 7 years and dilution down to under 50% he left to launch his new bootstrapped company. Whippy helps lawyers run their operations and hit $4m ARR this month. Can he hit $10m bootstrapped?
24:0412/03/2024
51 year old dad raises $31.5m to help companies do meter based billing

51 year old dad raises $31.5m to help companies do meter based billing

CEO Griff Parry launched m3ter in 2020 after selling his first company Gamesparks to AWS. Today 10-100 customers pay him platform fee's and usage fee's to use his usage based billing API tool. He doesn't code but across his team of 56, more than 25 are engineers. Can they scale into their last round valuation?
26:5407/03/2024
He Did $1m last year selling South American Business Data to firms like CapIQ

He Did $1m last year selling South American Business Data to firms like CapIQ

18:4129/02/2024
Solo Founder, No Employees, Exits for $1m+ Keeps 100%

Solo Founder, No Employees, Exits for $1m+ Keeps 100%

Launched in 2016 selling software to Music Repair Shops, TudoDesk exited for $1m+. This is the low stress, high wealth way to build a software company. TC won't write about you, but it doesn't matter, you'll get wealthy fast!
19:2320/02/2024
This CEO Does $20m/year Selling Software to Chiropractic Offices

This CEO Does $20m/year Selling Software to Chiropractic Offices

Launched in 2016, CEO Matt Prados got rich off dividends and profits. He's bootstrapped to $20m in revenue with plans to hit $32m in 2024. Can he do it? His outbound call center strategy might get him there. 
21:1815/02/2024
How he's going to ask 30 beta users to pay $1k/mo for his Partner Management Software

How he's going to ask 30 beta users to pay $1k/mo for his Partner Management Software

12:5913/02/2024
This Mom of 2 Wants to help Hotels Clean Sheets Faster but needs to update her Andriod App first

This Mom of 2 Wants to help Hotels Clean Sheets Faster but needs to update her Andriod App first

10:5108/02/2024
She's using her marketplace to fund $1m in ground heating systems in Finland and charging a SaaS Fee

She's using her marketplace to fund $1m in ground heating systems in Finland and charging a SaaS Fee

Tarja recognizes that energy in Finland is a hot space. She's launched a marketplace connecting 100 apartment complex owners with 100 providers of energy services like solar and heat. Shes raising a $15m fund to then back these projects that go through her marketplace. Will she get the $15m SPV closed and change the course of energy efficiency before 2025?
19:0806/02/2024
How this 1 person team did $2m in Revenue Last Year

How this 1 person team did $2m in Revenue Last Year

14:2001/02/2024
Suzy.com did $65m Revenue Last Year. 18% was services so how did he keep 75% gross margin?

Suzy.com did $65m Revenue Last Year. 18% was services so how did he keep 75% gross margin?

Matt Britton sold his agency for $50m in 2010 then launched Suzy.com in 2011. The original version, Crowdtap, was a mobile app where consumers could test new enterprise products like candy bars, detergents, and other items. The firm struggled and then doubled down on Enterprises paying for user research through its software, hitting $10m Revenue in 2018. Last year the firm did $65m in revenue and burned $12m. Britton says “We’ll hit $82m revenue this year and plan to burn $9m with a track to $100m ARR by mid 2025.” Will he get there?
19:1830/01/2024
Proof you can build a $2m SaaS in any Niche (even with big competitors!)

Proof you can build a $2m SaaS in any Niche (even with big competitors!)

Despite large competitors like CloudBooking, Guesty, and other hotel management platforms, RoomChecking CEO Jonathan Weizman has carved out a $2m niche. He specifically helps hotel owners in France organize cleaning schedules by hotel cleaners as guests check out. 
11:5325/01/2024
How to Make $3m Building a Slack Clone with no money, experience, or sales team

How to Make $3m Building a Slack Clone with no money, experience, or sales team

He turned down $20m in 2021 for his Slack competitor, Chanty.com. Today, the company has over 24,000 paying customers and does $3m revenue, profiting $1.2m in 2023. The company is fully bootstrapped. Can he find a sales co-founder willing to hustle hard for 15% equity?
25:5523/01/2024
Why he shut down his $40m Revenue Grocery company and moved into data recovery

Why he shut down his $40m Revenue Grocery company and moved into data recovery

He raised $16.9m and hit $40m in revenue. Success? Wrong. He shut his unprofitable grocery delivery company down in 2021 then spent a year working with liquidators. Today, he’s moved industries to the Dev Ops space and launched his disaster recovery SaaS Bennudata.com. 
12:1809/01/2024
How To Make $30,000 Instantly off a Viral Linkedin Post

How To Make $30,000 Instantly off a Viral Linkedin Post

His first company grew to a few million in revenue before exiting in 2021. After a 2 year earn-out, he left to build a new company. When his Customer Health Tracking excel template went viral on linkedin, he capitalized and launched his SaaS. The post led to 6 customers paying $500/mo for his revenue operations platform, Revos.ai 
16:2404/01/2024
How to Double Your Company From $16m to $30m Revenue Using Multiple Product Lines with Chilipiper CEO

How to Double Your Company From $16m to $30m Revenue Using Multiple Product Lines with Chilipiper CEO

After Tiger gave the founders $7m in a 2021 secondary at a $625m valuation, they took their team to Morocco for a team retreat. Seeing a weak market, they chose to cut the team from 225 down to 150 and become profitable. Despite these cuts, they’ve doubled revenue by selling 5 key product lines to sales teams. Will they do $50m in revenue in 2024? Chilipiper.com
23:0002/01/2024
How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO

How to Generate $6m of Revenue and keep 100% Equity with BadgerMaps CEO

His 13 person sales team does 2,000 calls per month. This engine has landed him 4,100 customers who pay him to help plan their field sales reps driving routes to save gas and make more money. He’s bootstrapped the company to $6m and made a full recovery from COVID down year 2021. He’s used debt to scale to keep 100% equity. Will he get the exit he dreams of in 2024 and reap the rewards of bootstrapping and keeping equity? Badgermapping.com
22:3328/12/2023
Fireside Chat with James Isilay of Cognism: Fundraising during the current economic climate

Fireside Chat with James Isilay of Cognism: Fundraising during the current economic climate

14:5626/12/2023
How to build a $4.5m revenue company with 0 Full Time Employees

How to build a $4.5m revenue company with 0 Full Time Employees

300,000 homeowners cut their lawns every month with Greenpal who connects them to 35,000 lawn care companies. In 2023, the company did $30m in total lawn cuts and kept 15% of that revenue to generate $4.5m in revenue. They do this all with 0 FTE’s. Why? Bryan wanted freedom. He wanted to travel 11 months of the year while building a company he loved. VC wasn’t an option. Listen in if you’re looking to build a business and life you love with no external pressure. Yourgreenpal.com
16:3319/12/2023
Masters of Debt: How I bought a $5m SaaS Company Using Debt, Grew to $20m, Then Flipped for a Huge Gain

Masters of Debt: How I bought a $5m SaaS Company Using Debt, Grew to $20m, Then Flipped for a Huge Gain

22:1714/12/2023
How PandaDoc Uses CI to Manage 800 Product Updates Per Month on Path To $100m+ ARR

How PandaDoc Uses CI to Manage 800 Product Updates Per Month on Path To $100m+ ARR

16:1812/12/2023
How I raised a $15m Series B in a downturn

How I raised a $15m Series B in a downturn

20:3107/12/2023
$100m in revenue selling software to 27,000 AirBNB hosts?

$100m in revenue selling software to 27,000 AirBNB hosts?

20:1705/12/2023
Smart way to use ZoomInfo to get first $60,000 in B2B SaaS Sales

Smart way to use ZoomInfo to get first $60,000 in B2B SaaS Sales

11:3328/11/2023
How to build a $30m SaaS in 18 Months focusing on an unsexy niche

How to build a $30m SaaS in 18 Months focusing on an unsexy niche

21:1023/11/2023
How to land your first $5k SaaS Pilot

How to land your first $5k SaaS Pilot

12:5921/11/2023
How to raise $500,000 with no code, no customers, and not based in the US

How to raise $500,000 with no code, no customers, and not based in the US

13:2216/11/2023
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms

19:0014/11/2023
How This Founder Plans to use AI to help Remote Sales Team Managers Run Better Teams

How This Founder Plans to use AI to help Remote Sales Team Managers Run Better Teams

This founder has spent 12+ months in R&D with no revenue. He generates income from consulting. Will his SaaS ever take off if he keeps his consulting job as a safety net?
19:2308/11/2023
How to do $500,000 Revenue in 8 Weeks launching new AI SaaS Tool

How to do $500,000 Revenue in 8 Weeks launching new AI SaaS Tool

AI is a buzz word. No one asks "Can I buy AI". Ideally, they want your product, which happens to be better than everyone else because you use AI. This CEO is taking advantage. Can he hit $1m in ARR in his first 16 weeks?
19:2907/11/2023
Bootstrapper Reveals $7m Profits on $40m Revenue Selling to Banks, 2 Customers Pay $10m+ Each

Bootstrapper Reveals $7m Profits on $40m Revenue Selling to Banks, 2 Customers Pay $10m+ Each

Launched in 2012, this company hit $1m revenue 1 year after launch. Today, they do $40m and the founder still owns 69%. 17% investors. 14% ESOP pool. Can he bootstrap to $100m by 2026?
28:1806/11/2023
First time Kenyan Founder Uses $1.50 FB Ads to Get First 100 Users, 64 DAU

First time Kenyan Founder Uses $1.50 FB Ads to Get First 100 Users, 64 DAU

SaaS is worldwide. This Kenyan based founder creatively used underpriced FB ads to get new users for $1.50 each. 60% of signups are still active on a daily basis. Will they convert to paid when he launches his paywall?
16:1203/11/2023
18 Month Old Startup Already Has 3 Customers Paying $100k/yr. Is AI over valued?

18 Month Old Startup Already Has 3 Customers Paying $100k/yr. Is AI over valued?

Most founders think you can't launch and ask customers to pay $100,000 per year. This founder got his first 3 customers to pay $100k each. He's managed to hold on to 80% of his company. How'd he do it?
19:2102/11/2023
He Hit $8m in Revenue Helping UK Companies Train Employees Faster and Comply with Regulation

He Hit $8m in Revenue Helping UK Companies Train Employees Faster and Comply with Regulation

Sometimes, government regulation forces companies to pay for software. Aptem has taken advantage of UK vocational law to hit 170 customers paying $40,000 per year on average. Can they break $10m revenue by December?
24:0201/11/2023
How he plans to convert to beta users into paying customers for his team collaboration tool

How he plans to convert to beta users into paying customers for his team collaboration tool

$50,000 is a lot of money for this founder. He's all in but still pre revenue. Whats holding him back from asking happy beta users to start paying?
17:3501/11/2023
He hit $120m in ARR Then Sold $70m Unit for $250m, Today His Secrurity SaaS is Cash Rich... whats next?

He hit $120m in ARR Then Sold $70m Unit for $250m, Today His Secrurity SaaS is Cash Rich... whats next?

This security SaaS hit $120,000,000 revenue in 2022. Then they decided to sell a $70m business unit for $250m cash. Today they are cash rich with $50m in ARR. Who will the CEO acquire with all that cash? How fast will it take to get back to $100m in ARR?
31:0701/11/2023
How to Grow Faster with $0 CAC

How to Grow Faster with $0 CAC

20:5418/10/2023
How to launch a Newsletter, get 7k Subs, first $5k Sponsor. SaaS Next?

How to launch a Newsletter, get 7k Subs, first $5k Sponsor. SaaS Next?

21:0117/10/2023
How Chaser hit $294K revenue and 3 person team in 2023

How Chaser hit $294K revenue and 3 person team in 2023

19:2316/10/2023
How he spun his software out of a corporation and hit first 5 paying customers

How he spun his software out of a corporation and hit first 5 paying customers

They've spent $225k building the MVP. If burn stays this high, they need to raise $500k in Dec. They only want to sell 20% of the company implying a 40x multiple. Can he get it done?
19:1713/10/2023
This SaaS For Fund Manager's Just Hit $40k of MRR charing a % of AUM Managed

This SaaS For Fund Manager's Just Hit $40k of MRR charing a % of AUM Managed

100 fund managers pay Avestorinc.com 400 per month and 30 to 50 bips of $60m AUM. With $40k in MRR today, can he scale to a $1m run rate by december before he tests the equity markets?
19:5612/10/2023
Learn from Organice: How to get free customers from the Slack App Exchange

Learn from Organice: How to get free customers from the Slack App Exchange

Genius 24 year old launches agency. Now does $3m+ per year in revenue and is spinning out SaaS tools. Only a matter of time before one hits $1m. Will it happen this year with Organice - his slack tool for org charts?
17:0911/10/2023