
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

Mar 16, 2023 • 50min
Stefan Smulders @Expandi. Bootstrapping to $6M ARR in 18 months
Stefan Smulders, co-founder of Expandi, shares how they reached $6M ARR in 18 months through customer acquisition strategies and staying bootstrapped. They discuss building trust, effective marketing strategies, and the challenges of running a rapidly growing startup. They also talk about their future vision, biggest wins and challenges, and lessons learned from the SaaS stock founder community.

Mar 13, 2023 • 53min
JP Werlin @Pipeline CRM. From 16 years of bootstrapping to a successful exit
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 #11, we are talking with JP Werlin, the co-founder of Pipeline CRM (https://pipelinecrm.com/), the #1 Sales CRM, empowering sales teams to build game-changing relationships with customers. JP shares their story of adapting to the ever-changing tech industry, providing top-notch customer care, and bootstrapping the business for sustainable growth that aligns with the company culture.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/

Mar 9, 2023 • 43min
Stefan Avram @Wundergraph. Building open-source SaaS in public
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 #10, we are talking with Stefan Avram, co-founder and Head of Growth @Wundergraph (https://wundergraph.com/). Stefan talks about choosing to build Wundergraph in public from day 1, their growth and retention strategy, why your relationships with investors and your marriage are pretty much the same thing, and how listening to customers helps gain more traction, get development ideas, and build a stronger community.Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_groupWebsite - https://saas.group/

Mar 6, 2023 • 38min
Jana Schellong @beams. Building a meta layer of SaaS products
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 #9, we are talking with Jana Schellobg, the founder of Beams ( https://usebeams.com/ ), a meta layer of SaaS products that help you navigate your workday with more focus and less stress. Jana talks about their vision to create a more mindful integration into the workplace, the importance of communication with users, the Product Hunt launch, and aligning company culture with personal beliefs.Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1479... Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/

Mar 2, 2023 • 42min
Janna Bastow @ProdPad. Customer acquisition for SaaS
Janna Bastow, co-founder of ProdPad, discusses building ProdPad as a product management tool and growing Mind the Product. They explore managing multiple responsibilities, choosing a simpler tech stack, recent acquisition and growth, creating a positive work environment, and prioritizing a comfortable and proud lifestyle for founders and teams.

Feb 27, 2023 • 36min
Jan-Philip Peters @BitsForDigits. How to sell a 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 #7, we are talking with Jan-Philip Peters the co-founder of https://www.bitsfordigits.com/ , an up-market acquisition platform for $100K+ revenue startups. With JP we discuss their founding journey, reliability of no-code tools, customer-driven pivot, and the current state of investment.Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1479... Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/ #saas #bootstrap #exit #founderstory #acquisition #bitsfordigits #nocode #buyout

Feb 24, 2023 • 50min
Geoff Roberts @Outseta. Growing a SaaS in a competitive market
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 #6, we are talking with Geoff Roberts the co-founder of https://www.outseta.com/ , an all-one platform to monetize any website, SaaS product, or online community. With Geoff, we discuss their 2-year journey to MVP, partnership with Webflow, and adoption by the no-code community, as well as Outseta's outstanding company culture.Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1479... Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/

Feb 24, 2023 • 41min
Melissa Kwan @eWebinar. Bootstrapping a SaaS
Melissa Kwan, founder of eWebinar, shares her journey of building 3 bootstrapped businesses, the importance of investing in customer success and retention, and reflections on her biggest win and failure as a founder. She also discusses the challenges faced by founders and their skepticism towards using low code platforms for large-scale products.

Feb 24, 2023 • 43min
Tom Jacquesson. Selling Taplio & Tweet Hunter to lemlist
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 #4, we are talking with Tom Jacquesson the co-founder of both Taplio (https://taplio.com/) and Tweet Hunter (https://tweethunter.io/), tools that help founders build their personal brand on LinkedIn and Twitter, respectfully. Tom talks about the recent acquisition of both businesses by @lemlist (https://www.lemlist.com/), selling a product before there's a working solution, working with a fully remote team, and finding the perfect acquirer to scale further.Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1479... Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/

Feb 24, 2023 • 48min
David Smooke @HackerNoon. Sustainable business growth
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love. I'm your host Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth for saas.group. In this episode #3 we are talking with David Smooke, the founder of Hackernoon, one of the leading tech publications on the internet. David shares his vision about the safety of content, the way the internet is developing, keeping a small dedicated team, and growing by its own rules.