SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Nathan Latka
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Sep 28, 2023 • 16min

Ukrainian Volunteer Group Uses This App to Raise $200k/mo, Now Available to Western Customers

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Sep 27, 2023 • 14min

24 year old hits $30k MRR in 6 months with unique SaaS cold email scripts

Zero to $30k in MRR in 8 months. Yash reveals the scripts he used to cold email and linkedin message his first 5 paying customers. He profits $10k/mo and things a valuation of $2.5m is too low. How long will it take him to hit $60k in MRR for his influencer marketing search tool?
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Sep 26, 2023 • 17min

HR Tech Exec Invested $200k into his own HR SaaS, Raising $200k on $3m Valuation Now

Ex Corporate HR Exec builds nest egg to launch HR tech SaaS. Discusses using HR SaaS platforms for employee engagement and people analytics. Highlights customer size and first contract. Talks about HR SaaS company's current funding round and personal financial sacrifices.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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