
saas.unbound
saas.unbound is a podcast where inspiring founders and experts share their stories of founding and scaling their businesses all the way to success and eternal love from their customers.At saas.unbound we have casual chats with entrepreneurs who have already walked from 0 to 1, to 10, and sometimes to a life-changing exit.They share their experiences, actionable insights, and mistakes to avoid.Your host is Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth at saas.group, passionate Growth Marketer, and a big believer in sustainable growth and the power of networking.saas.unbound is brought to you by saas.group
Latest episodes

Sep 4, 2023 • 53min
Neeraj Agarwal @Pabbly. Bootstrapping Zapier's main competitor tool
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. I'm your host Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth at saas.group. In this episode #2 of season #,2 we are talking with Neeraj Agarwal, co-founder of Pabbly, a SaaS platform for business automation, and another incredible venture - Magnet Brains, an EdTech platform for K-12 students in India with over 100 million students using it every month. Neeraj talks about what he thinks a secret to success in business is. In SaaS, founders often want immediate results and don't have the patience to wait for the shift. He thinks if you do something for a long time and you do it well, at a certain point persistence pays off. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796 Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group

Aug 31, 2023 • 54min
Arun Srinivasan @Clarisights . Building core SaaS product principles
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. I'm your host Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth for saas.group. In this episode #1 of season #,2 we are talking with Arun Srinivasan, CEO of Clarisights (https://clarisights.com/ ), a no-code reporting platform tailored for performance marketing teams. Arun is sharing his opinion on prioritizing feature requests from small customers VS enterprise customers, and how the roadmap should be aligned with your core product principles. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796 Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group

Jul 27, 2023 • 36min
Tim Schumacher @saas.group. How to sell your SaaS company
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #50, we are talking with Tim Schumacher, Co-Founder of saas.group (https://saas.group/), a founder-friendly private equity that acquires bootstrapped SaaS businesses. Tim talks about the way saas.group acquires companies and what are the criteria for being acquired. Why it's not only the tech stack and the financials the potential acquirer is looking for, but also a great cultural fit. Tim also shares his vision behind acquiring bootstrapped companies and why he thinks it'll be easier to integrate them into the bigger picture. Tim talks about the important factors acquisition companies are looking into before closing the deal, and explores the impact of market and economic trends on M&A. A deep dive into SaaS acquisition strategy. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1479...

Jul 24, 2023 • 45min
Mustafa Senhaji @Lodago. How to successfully pivot your SaaS
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #49, we are talking with Mustafa Senhaji, Co-Founder of Lodago, a meeting scheduling platform that streamlines your day-to-day operations and B2B in-person events and removes all the friction when scheduling appointments. Mustafa talks about his experience moving from a programming job into business world and founding Lodago together with his 2 co-founders. We discuss the most challenging parts of the founder's journey, how it affects all aspects of life, the learning curve involved, and all the roles a founder has to learn in the company. We also touch upon the customer communication, building the core product vision, and not being afraid of pivoting. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

Jul 20, 2023 • 53min
Jason Fried @37signals/@Basecamp/@Hey.com. Building products that make a point
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #49, we are talking with Jason Fried, Co-Founder of 37signals, Basecamp, Hey.com. Jason talks about the no-meetings setup they've got going on in the companies. Why it's important to understand the goals of the project before anyone starts to work on it. How pretty much everything you can discuss, you can discuss without the video which usually slows down every meeting. He also shares the way small teams allocated to each project work and why there's no marketer in that setup. We discuss the unique ways to integrate new people into the team, and how important it is to have honest conversations with the team members about their performance. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

Jul 17, 2023 • 53min
Marvin Felder @Calenso. Bootstrapping a SaaS to 100k customers worldwide
Marvin Felder, Founder of Calenso, talks about scaling his online scheduling solution to 100K users worldwide. He discusses the challenges of staying bootstrapped, adapting to enterprise customers' needs, and the importance of knowledge-sharing in the founder community. They also touch on the significance of attending events and exploring what others are doing. Other topics include rebranding, expanding to European and US markets, managing a larger company, security compliance, and using FOMO and analytics for marketing strategy.

Jul 13, 2023 • 53min
Justin Duke @Buttondown. Successful building in public strategy
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #46, we are talking with Justin Duke, Founder of Buttondown (https://buttondown.email/), a lightweight email app that can be used to create and distribute newsletters. Justin shares his vision of launching a SaaS product. Why your Product Hunt or closed beta launch is never THE one and only. How every feature you add changes the product and adds to your launch cycle. He also talks about the journey of a solo-founder and how he structures work with contractors and aims for the business to ultimately grow to a much bigger company with a great culture. Justin also discusses the way he juggled day-job with building a startup and how he decided to go all-in with Buttondown. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 3min
Ken Miller @Podium.page/@Fathom.fm. Growth is everybody's job in SaaS team
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #44, we are talking with Ken Miller, Co-Founder of Podium.page (https://podium.page/), streamlining your podcast production with AI-powered tools for time-saving, high-quality content creation, and Fathom.fm (https://fathom.fm/), the AI-powered podcast player from the future. We discuss the roadmap for both Podium.page and Fathom.fm, how Podium was initially supposed t be a feature not a standalone product but took off so successfully that the team decided to grow it separately. Ken discusses the role of AI for SaaS businesses and why slapping an AI API on a product may not be the most sustainable strategy. Ken talks about Reddit and how it's often overlooked and feared because of the strict rules. He shares his approach to Reddit and how it helped Podium get traction and customers. He also shares his vision about growth being everyone's job and how drilling the growth strategy into team's members' brain is a great way to boost it. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

Jul 6, 2023 • 45min
Girish Redekar @Sprinto. Leading a rapidly growing security compliance SaaS
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/ . I'm your host Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth for saas.group. In this episode #44, we are talking with Girish Redekar, the co-founder of Sprinto (https://sprinto.com/), a cloud-native platform, purpose-built to solve the security compliance needs of fast-growing cloud companies. Girish talks about the reasons a SaaS business would consider getting their security compliance sorted and the aspects that go into the decision-making process. Girish also shares his vision for doing demo calls for Sprinto and the reasons why demo calls are better than the best documentation. How it's easier for the users and the customers to share their questions and concerns about the product with a real person. And why it helps the team with growth. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796 Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/

Jul 3, 2023 • 39min
Alexander Stoffers @nextAudit. Bootstrapping an AI-powered audit SaaS
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #40, we are talking with Alexander Stoffers, Founder of nextAudit (https://next-audit.de/), which develops software solutions for digitizing audit processes. Alexander talks about his passion for quality management and how it led him to founding nextAudit. He shares his vision on hybrid work setting and the things they life to do in a team to bring everyone together and build a really inclusive culture. Alexander explores the ways AI can be leveraged for SaaS audits and why it's safe to say auditors shouldn't be worried about being replaced by AI in the near future. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796