556: From Broke to $100M+ in SaaS – Dan Martell (Best of Foundr) [VIDEO]

In this episode, Dan Martell shares his journey from troubled youth to building and exiting multiple SaaS businesses.

Dan reveals the strategies behind his Buy Back Your Time framework, showing entrepreneurs how to scale efficiently without burning out. He also discusses his early business failures, the lessons he learned from selling companies, and why understanding leverage is the key to sustainable success.

This conversation is packed with insights on hiring, leadership, and building a high-growth SaaS company while maintaining balance.

Listen to Nathan and Dan discuss:

- Dan’s journey from rock bottom to building successful SaaS businesses

- The Buy Back Your Time framework and how to scale without burnout

- The 1-3-1 method for decision-making and empowering teams

- The four types of leverage every entrepreneur needs to scale

- Bootstrapping vs. raising capital: when and why to take funding

- How SaaS founders can optimize pricing, retention, and customer success

- And much more business advice…

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