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The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship

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Nov 23, 2014 • 47min

023 How An Online Marketer Built A 6-Figure Software Business - With Spencer Haws

Spencer Haws is the founder of Longtail Pro, a keyword research software. Long Tail Pro allows you to generate hundreds or thousands of "long tail" keywords in minutes. Spencer launched Long Tail Pro in 2011 and successfully grew it into a 6-figure software business.Links & Resources Mentioned Long Tail Pro Niche Pursuits Spencer Haws - @nichepursuits Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Nov 19, 2014 • 54min

022 How A Design Agency Turned Itself Into A 7-Figure SaaS Business - With Jim Belosic

Jim Belosic is the founder and CEO of ShortStack, a tool that helps you build contents, sweepstakes and data collection forms that you can use on Facebook, mobile and the web to help you convert more of your online followers to leads and customers. Jim founded ShortStack in 2010 and has bootstrapped the company all the way.Links & Resources Mentioned ShortStack Jim Belosic - @shortstackjim Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Nov 16, 2014 • 49min

021 How An Idea To Improve Live Chat Built A Multi-Million Dollar Company - With Ben Congleton

Ben Congleton is the co-founder and CEO of Olark, a tool that brings hassle-free live chat to your website. Olark is a Y Combinator startup that was founded in 2009. Today, Olark has over 5000 customers in 151 countries and has grown into a multi-million dollar business.Links & Resources Mentioned Olark Ben Congleton - @jaminben or ben [at] olark [dot] com Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Nov 12, 2014 • 40min

020 How To Build A $5 Million Dollar Software Business From A Spreadsheet - With Jesse Mecham

Jesse is the founder of "You Need a Budget", a software product that helps you with your personal budgeting. Jesse is a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA) turned software entrepreneur. He founded YNAB in 2004 and has successfully grown it into a multi-million dollar business with tens of thousands of users from all over the world.Links & Resources Mentioned You Need a Budget You Need a Budget Podcast Jesse Mecham - @jessemecham or jesse [at] ynab [dot] com Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Nov 9, 2014 • 41min

019 How To Build Disruptive Multi-Million Dollar Marketplaces - With Matt Mickiewicz

Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder and CEO of Hired and known for launching 99Designs and Flippa, shares his fascinating entrepreneurial journey. He discusses the delicate balance between resilience and confidence needed for innovation while reflecting on his childhood in Vancouver. Matt dives into the complexities of building marketplaces, including attracting both supply and demand, and emphasizes the importance of aligning technology with market needs. He also highlights the evolution of tech recruitment and the positive impact of salary transparency for engineers.
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Nov 5, 2014 • 53min

018 How A Non-Technical Founder Bootstrapped A 6-Figure SaaS Business - With Brecht Palombo

Brecht Palombo is the founder of Distressed Pro, the home of BankProspector, a SaaS application that provides access to real-time updates for real-estate financials from some 14,000 banks and credit unions. He founded this business in 2009 and today has built a 6-figure business which he runs from on the road while traveling full-time with his wife and kids.Links & Resources Mentioned Distressed Pro Bootstrapped with Kids Brecht Palombo - @brechtify Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Nov 2, 2014 • 53min

017 How To Scratch Your Own Itch And Build A 6-Figure SaaS Business - With Josh Ledgard

Josh Ledgard is the co-founder of Kickoff Labs, a lead generation platform which provides easy to setup landing pages, combined with lead capture forms and email marketing to help you grow your customers. Josh and his co-founder Scott, launched Kickoff Labs in 2011 and since then have helped their customers generate over 3 million leads.Links & Resources Mentioned Kickoff Labs Josh Ledgard - @joshledgard Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Oct 29, 2014 • 53min

016 How Paras Chopra Bootstrapped An $8 Million SaaS Business - With Paras Chopra

Paras Chopra is the founder & CEO of Wingify, which makes Visual Website Optimizer, a market-leading A/B split testing tool. Paras launched and bootstrapped Visual Website Optimizer as a one-man software company in 2010 and within 2 years had over 1000 paying customers. Currently, Visual Website Optimizer is driving over $8M in annual revenue.Links & Resources Mentioned Wingify Visual Website Optimizer Paras Chopra - @paraschopra Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Oct 27, 2014 • 48min

015 How A Failed Startup Helped Build An 8-Figure SaaS Business - With Adam Schoenfeld

Adam Schoenfeld is the co-founder & CEO of Simply Measured, a leading social media analytics and measurement platform used by brands such as Samsung, Microsoft, American Express and Pepsi to name a few. Adam founded Simply Measured in 2010 along with his co-founders Aviel Ginzburg and Damon Cortesi. The company now has over 150 employees and to date has raised $29 million in venture capital funding.Links & Resources Mentioned Simply Measured Adam Schoenfeld - @schoeny Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.
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Oct 22, 2014 • 43min

014 How Wistia Turned Video Hosting Into A Profitable SaaS Business - With Chris Savage

Chris Savage is the co-founder and CEO of Wistia, an internet video hosting and analytics company that enables marketers to track and analyze web video viewers. Chris and his co-founder Brendan founded Wistia in 2006. In 2009 they were finalists in BusinessWeek's 25 Most Promising US entrepreneurs under the age of 25.Links & Resources Mentioned Wistia Chris Savage - @csavage Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

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