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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

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Sep 19, 2023 • 25min

His First Exit Was for $200m, His Next Startup Hit $1m Then Almost Failed, Now 100% YoY Growth at Customer.ai with unique LLM model

Larry Kim, entrepreneur and founder of two successful companies, shares his journey as an entrepreneur and how he overcame funding limitations with non-dilutive capital. The podcast discusses the rebranding of Mobile Monkey to Customers.ai and their focus on sales reach using AI and a unique data set. They also explore their partnership with Facebook, challenges faced, and their pivot towards sales outreach automation. The chapter further delves into the technology used, non-dilutive financing, and the challenges of pricing. The speakers discuss the financial aspects of their startup, including high interest rates, paying off a loan early, and their successful pivot to Customer.ai with an extra million in ARR.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 13min

I smell a $10m ARR SaaS Company. Why this 22 year old is smart to start with an Agency!

22 year old starts an agency offering recurring professional services to 4 customers who have not churned in 8 months. Discussion on tackling customer churn, challenges in finding designers, profitability and sustainability of the business model, proactive marketing and portfolio building, lead generation strategies, and goals for revenue growth.
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Sep 15, 2023 • 14min

UserTesting Competitor Has 40 Beta Users, Here's How She's Gonna Convert them to Paid

She makes lots of money consulting. Is it possible to run a successful SaaS gig with such a big safety net? 
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Sep 14, 2023 • 13min

How 3 University Grads Plan to Take on Buffer with AI Social Media SaaS

3 university graduates launch their no code SaaS on Bubble. How'd they get 15 paying customers in 3 weeks? Why'd they split equity 33% each? How did they get Linkedin Navigator for free?
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Sep 13, 2023 • 14min

Finally! How to move from consultant to SaaS CEO (from a consultant who did $800k revenue last year)

Co-founders of Bsolve agency took a pay cut of $150k to invest in their SaaS tool SPRobot. They discuss implementing governance to address content sprawl, their pricing model, and being South African-based. They talk about the affordable cost of living in Cape Town and funding their team through consulting profits. They interview Martin Hadding, CEO of SP, who reveals the success of his consulting company and his investment in SP Robot.
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Sep 12, 2023 • 13min

Startup Hits $3k MRR by selling through podcasts. $2.5m Valuation on $255k Pre-Seed too expensive?

Discussion on a startup's revenue growth from zero to $3k MRR, attracting clients through podcasting, and managing runway, revenue, and valuation.
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Sep 11, 2023 • 20min

How this SaaS For Music Venues Survived Covid Then hit $3m ARR

COVID should have killed this SaaS tool for live music venues. Instead, he's grown ARR 3x to $3m+ and has investors knocking down his door. With 300 customers paying $7k+/mo his team of 27 is considering embedded finance next. 
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Sep 8, 2023 • 17min

The King of India Workspaces: How he Logged 20k Bookings Last Month and Took Home $30,000

This marketplace processed over 20k bookings in India last month helping workers find quick co-working space. They take 20-30% of bookings generating $30k in MRR. Now that they've been acquired, the question is, can they grow the value of the parent companies stock to make the exit a big win for everyone?
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Sep 7, 2023 • 16min

Non Tech Founder Quickly Gives Up 50% To Tech Co-Founder To Scale Revenue Faster

Non-Engineer launches SaaS using no code. Realizes he needs a co-founder to compete and gives up 50%. Now at $2k in MRR across 30 customers helping them repurpose podcast content. His goal is $20k MRR by December 2023. 
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Sep 6, 2023 • 17min

The Ultimate Challenge: Selling a SaaS to Universities, he hated what his Daughter went through

This father hated watching his daughter struggle with college admissions. His SaaS for Colleges has its first 12 customers and $120k of ARR. Can he sustain the revenue growth to $1m+ or will he have to kill it before it gets a real chance?

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