

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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Aug 28, 2023 • 22min
Smith AI Breaks $22m ARR Helping Companies Manage Voice, Chat Support, $100m Cap, Burning $300k per Month

Aug 25, 2023 • 21min
Team of 12 Hits $2.5m in ARR, $64m Valuation for Customer Success Tool. Can they beat Gainsight?
$2.2m SaaS founder shares their journey towards securing a $1.45m contract with Verizon, raising $16m in funding, and building a team of 12 while facing financial struggles. They discuss their revenue numbers, upcoming product launch, negotiation process for funding rounds, burn rate, personal preferences, and their personal background as an immigrant founder.

Aug 24, 2023 • 22min
eCommerce SaaS hits $13m 2021 GMV, How He's Hedged Chile Interest Rates, Macroeconomic Headwinds
When $200k Monthly Burn Kills You: He has 110 FTE’s but monetary policy in central america is killing his SaaS customers. Revenue drooped from $13m in 2021 to $6m in 2022 and he made the tough call to fire 85 FTE’s (80% of his team) for a shot at sustainability. How he did it. How to survive when you’re burning $200k per month and your revenue drops from $13m to $6m in 18 months.

Aug 23, 2023 • 18min
Proof you don't need a new idea, just better execution. Firm hits 160 customers, $25k MRR
Taregeting $2m raise at a $12m valuation to take on data tool Apollo.ai. Will they be able to justify the valuation considering $25k in MRR from 163 paying customers?

Aug 22, 2023 • 23min
Zero to $1m in 12 Months, how he used personal brand to scale SaaS Fast
Discover the journey of starting Juggle and how it was funded. Learn how a Central American company uses technology for employee communication. Find out how Juggle measures productivity gains and launched as a business productivity app. Explore the challenges of managing a remote team and the philosophy of fast hiring. Hear about the CEO's favorite online tool, sleep habits, advice for their 20-year-old self, and details about revenue, funding, team size, and platform purpose.

Aug 21, 2023 • 16min
How He hit $12k monthly revenue building the Zapier for Data

Aug 18, 2023 • 12min
18 year olds quit $30k jobs to launch software, get first $10k customer
Founders of DevHeads discuss quitting full-time jobs, landing first paying customer, and coding tools. They also talk about saving money, expanding to every school district in Missouri, and their plans to develop software tools for school districts.

Aug 17, 2023 • 13min
How he grew $1k to $23k SaaS MRR for HR Tech over last 12 months
Learn how WeStore grew their monthly revenue from $14k to $23k in a year, shifted focus to larger clients during the recession, discussed funding, team size, and AI automation, acquired customers through word of mouth, and explored growth tactics like leveraging LinkedIn and incentivizing word of mouth.

Aug 16, 2023 • 17min
Airtory Did $120k Last Month, Profitable with ad creation and management tool

Aug 15, 2023 • 14min