Advice for B2B SaaS Founders: Partnerships, Gradual Growth, and Human Touch

This week on How To Win: Clate Mask of Keap, marketing automation and CRM platform for small businesses. You'll hear how Keap found the right customers, why they combined software with services, and how Keap evolved its marketing over time.

Key Points:

01:15 Building the initial product based on own business needs
03:00 Pivoting to serve small businesses dealing with chaos
04:30 Evolving from just marketing automation to full business automation
07:15 Renaming the company to reflect simplicity and ease of use
09:45 Sticking to core small business customers amid pressure
13:00 Combining software, services, and strategy for customer success
22:30 Embracing partners and gradual upmarket moves for growth

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