
Protect the Hustle | A SaaS Podcast
Accelerate your B2B SaaS growth and get better as an operator. Join Paddle as we explore the truth behind the strategy and tactics of those scaling in SaaS. Basically this podcast gives you a team of advisors in the trenches actually doing the work.
Latest episodes

Nov 2, 2021 • 18min
Checkout.com's Leela Srinivasan on Operating in the Feedback Economy
Topics discussed in this episode:
Dispelling the Myth that Marketing is Subjective
Operating in the Feedback Economy
The Onus of Employee Growth Opportunity
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Oct 26, 2021 • 35min
Revisiting: Kayak and Lola's Founder Paul English on why design is never finished
Topics covered in this episode
Paul English's affinity for design
What is Lola and why business travel Paul's focus
How to make travel simpler
The process around "lead users"
How to evangelize simplicity and service within the right team
An intolerance for bad design
How driving for Uber influenced rating within Lola
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Oct 19, 2021 • 40min
Revisiting: Mark Roberge on The Science of Scaling
Topics discussed:
How HubSpot developed a data-driven sales playbook
The powerful potential of combining marketing and customer success
The Science of Scaling
Leading indicators that signal a readiness to scale
What to do when scaling breaks
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Oct 12, 2021 • 35min
Paddle's Christian Owens and Harrison Rose on problem solving & growth
Topics discussed in this episode:
Their surprising founding story
The mortar between the bricks of SaaS
A set of principles that are always true
Solving problems so customers can focus on value
Saving the worry for the ones you haven’t yet found
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Oct 5, 2021 • 22min
Agorapulse’s Emeric Ernoult and their bootstrapping journey
Topics discussed in this episode:
Knowing when to stop failing
The freedom granted by bootstrapping
Being realistic about risk
The Buddhism of work-life balance
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Sep 28, 2021 • 27min
Norwest's Scott Beechuk on the fundamental role of customer success
Topics discussed in this episode:
Enterprise being SaaS by nature
Solving SaaS infrastructure problems
The leaky bucket of B2B and B2C
The one responsibility CEO’s can’t forget
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Sep 21, 2021 • 29min
Drift's David Cancel on achieving hypergrowth
Topics discussed in this episode:
The recipe to embrace resistance to change
Navigating the exposure to perfection
The unsatisfactory answer to nailing company culture
The key to repeatable scaling success
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Sep 14, 2021 • 30min
Andela’s Jeremy Johnson on the value of distributed teams
Topics discussed in this episode:
Discovering intelligent talent
Managing distributed teams well
Building an engine that brings the world closer
The mental framework behind scaling a company
Finding comfort in increased delegation
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Sep 7, 2021 • 28min
Kissflow's Suresh Sambandam on the importance of great talent
Topics discussed in this episode:
Being a champion of the mundane
A globetrotter approach to customer development
Examining product manager hubris
The biggest limitation to growth
The four tech ecosystems of India
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.

Aug 31, 2021 • 20min
Bessemer's Byron Deeter on efficient growth
Topics discussed in this episode:
The Tedious Transition from Perpetual Software to Subscriptions
The Fundamentals of a Stable Business
Efficient Use of Capital
The Single Unlock to Building Something Awesome
This is a ProfitWell Recur production—the first media network dedicated entirely to the SaaS and subscription space.