

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
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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Sep 25, 2023 • 22min
This Hotel Tech SaaS Just Exited to Constellation Group After Hitting 30% EBITDA Margin and sharing 25% of profits with employees
This podcast explores the growth and acquisition of a hotel tech SaaS company by Constellation Software. It delves into the role of technology in the travel agency industry, the company's pricing strategy and growth rate, their growth strategies and recent acquisition, and their profit margin, favorite book, and online tool.

Sep 22, 2023 • 22min
Behind The Term Sheet: How this $76m Seed Stage Fund Really Works
Venture investor discusses funding strategy, reserve strategy, and scaling AI startups. Speaks about firm's focus on AI and machine learning tools, recent $76m fund, and average check size. Also mentions a tool called 'founder path' for real-time valuation data.

Sep 21, 2023 • 21min
How this Hotel SaaS Hit $1.3m ARR and 1400 Customers
A father and son SaaS team turned down a $7m all cash offer. They serve 1400 small hostels and vacation homes. Discussed topics include revenue, customer acquisition strategies, team size, company value, and financial aspects.

Sep 20, 2023 • 22min
How He Built a $10m Revenue Company Around Camp Ticket Software, Bootstrapped!
Founder Asaf Darash built a $10m revenue company around camp ticket software. Revenue comes from SaaS, payment processing, and an insurance-like product. The podcast also discusses revenue breakdown, purchase protection, company growth, and efficiency.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.