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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Nathan Latkagetlatka.com
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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1388 Does he really have $95k in MRR? You decide.

Valentin Radu is a serial entrepreneur from Bucharest, Romania. He has founded four companies and had one important exit and one useful failure. Currently, he is the Founder & CEO of Omniconvert, a growth marketing platform for websites looking to become customer-centric.

May 13, 201919 minEp. 1388

1387 He's Paid $15m+ to Freelance Writers in Past 12 Months

Byron White is one of the original content marketing revolutionaries, and founder of WriterAccess. He's started several other businesses including Freelance Access, LifeTips, ideaLaunch and more. Byron is the Chair and Founder of Content Marketing Conference, an event featuring 65 speakers and 20 keynotes in 2018. He has authored four books on content marketing topics, is a popular speaker at dozens of conferences, and hosts a Webinar and Podcast series.

May 12, 201930 minEp. 1387

1386 AdTech Platform Acquired by GTCR Doing "Well North of $30m in ARR"

Frost Prioleau is the Co-Founder and CEO of Simpli.fi. An experienced online advertising executive specializing in targeting, optimization, and technology, Prioleau focuses on corporate strategy, driving Simpli.fi's growth, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Prior to Simpli.fi, Prioleau was the CEO and Founder of Personifi, a contextual and behavioral targeting company. The firm was acquired by Collective Media in 2008. While at Collective, Prioleau served as General Manager of the Technology S...

May 11, 201918 minEp. 1386

1385 Atlassian Passes $1B ARR Run Rate, Thinking About Acquisitions of "System of Record" companies

Jay is responsible for all revenue-generating activities of Atlassian, including customer success and retention, operations and marketing. Jay joined Atlassian in 2008 as vice president of sales and marketing to lead Atlassian's pioneering efforts to develop a high-velocity, low-touch sales model. He's overseen the company's global expansion, introduction of its Starter License program (a disruptive approach to "freemium" where the company donates all proceeds to a charitable cause), and its gro...

May 10, 201923 minEp. 1385

1382 Bot Controversies Killing this Twitter Growth Company, $12k in MRR, Can't Sell

Kevin is the founder and CEO of TribeBoost, the first company to offer Twitter audience growth as a service. He is a serial entrepreneur and has also founded ThoughtFlame, MoSquatch, and others. Early in his career Kevin one of the first employees of USinternetworking – maybe the first SaaS business ever.

May 07, 201911 minEp. 1382

1379 Live Video for Consumer Brands like Pottery Barn Passes $3m in ARR

Internet strategist and entrepreneur Fritz Brumder is the founder and COO of Brandlive, a SaaS live video platform used by brands and retailers to create highly engaging live content for marketing, training and commerce events. Fritz has been developing digital media solutions for the world's best brands for over 10 years.

May 04, 201921 minEp. 1379

1378 250 Content Producers Pay Him $6k/yr For Storytelling Drag and Drop Platform

Ricky is CEO at Shorthand, maker of the visual storytelling platform trusted by the BBC, Business Insider, Refinery29, Honda UK, Save The Children, Cambridge University and hundreds of other publishers, brands, non-profits and universities. We make it simple for storytelling teams to create memorable stories that audiences want to share.

May 03, 201924 minEp. 1378

1376 SMB Marketing space CEO: We're about to close $5m on a $36m valuation

Ricardo Lasa – Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer Ricardo and Don Berndt co-founded SiteWit to bring the power of digital marketing to small business owners. Ricardo is product owner for SiteWit and has a deep understanding of website builder platforms, ecommerce platforms, predictive analytics, digital marketing, and SMB SaasS solutions.

May 01, 201919 minEp. 1376

1375 NewRelic Competitor Hits $2m in ARR, 900 Customers, Growing 80% yoy

Matt is the Founder & CEO of Stackify. He has been a developer/hacker for over 15 years and loves solving hard problems with code. While working in IT management he realized how much of his time was wasted trying to put out production fires without the right tools.

Apr 30, 201918 minEp. 1375

1374 Your Dish Network Repair Man Probably Uses This $1m+ ARR Tool For Communication

Stacey has extensive experience in generating demand, fueling growth, and building brand name global recognition for technology companies. She brings two decades of cloud, social, and mobile enterprise technology experience to her role as CEO of Zinc. Prior to Zinc, Stacey was Chief Marketing Officer at ServiceMax where she helped fuel 5 consecutive years of triple-digit growth leading to a $1b acquisition by GE in 2017. Before ServiceMax, Stacey was the Vice President of Global Marketing Commun...

Apr 29, 201921 minEp. 1374

1373 300 Companies Use Him to Ship, $8m in ARR, $12.5m Raised

Jeremy Bodenhamer is the Co-founder and CEO of ShipHawk, a Smart Transportation Management System. He is a leading expert at the intersection of shipping and commerce, and has been featured in TechCrunch, AOL, WSJ, Fortune, Internet Retailer, Inc. and Entrepreneur, and is a frequent speaker on innovation and technology.

Apr 28, 201920 minEp. 1373

1370 He Does $1m/yr Producing 1 Minute Explainer Videos at Scale

I founded Wyzowl, one of the world's leading explainer video production agencies & publi.sh, a marketing content creation agency. We create exceptional marketing content for our customers through both brands. I share my knowledge online with regular marketing strategy videos and through a weekly podcast called the "Marketing Strategies Podcast".

Apr 25, 201914 minEp. 1370

1369 He Makes $30k/mo from Youtube While Building his App to 85,000 MAU

I started an exotic car rental company out of my dorm room at Georgia Tech. I was Director of Sales at Lamborghini Atlanta for 6 years. In 2016, I founded VINwiki with a team of developer friends as a way to crowd source vehicle history & empower stakeholders. I also hold the Cannonball Run World Record.

Apr 24, 201915 minEp. 1369

1368 "Better Than Hootsuite" Tool Passes $250k in MRR on just $300k Raised

An entrepreneurial executive, Gilad enjoys visioning and creating innovative solutions for cloud, mobile and web technologies. Gilad to co-founded eClincher, a platform to manage and analyze social media and online presence. Previously, Gilad held senior management positions at Ultratech, Bloom Energy, Verigy, KLA-Tencor, and Applied Materials. Gilad has proven track record in Business Management, Product Management, Engineering Management, New Product Introduction (NPI), and Manufacturing and S...

Apr 23, 201918 minEp. 1368

1367 CloudBeds Passes $10m in ARR, Launches AirBnB Partnership

Adam Harris is the Co-founder and CEO of Cloudbeds. Together with Co-founder Richard Castle, Adam has led Cloudbeds from a small startup to an award-winning company that powers tens of thousands of hospitality properties in over 135 countries. Adam started his career as an investment banker until his love of entrepreneurship and travel pulled him from Wall Street to some of the most remote corners of the planet. He has many years of experience in consulting, has built and sold multiple companies...

Apr 22, 201920 minEp. 1367

1366 ACT! and SalesLogix Founders New Company Hits $1m in ARR

Pat Sullivan has been building software for over 30 years. Along the way, he was named one of the "80 Most Influential People in Sales and Marketing History" along side Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Jack Welch and Bill Gates by Sales and Marketing Management. He was also twice named Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" for both ACT! and SalesLogix software.

Apr 21, 201918 minEp. 1366

1365 He's Paid $250k to Travel Influencers on Behalf of Brands

Roger Wu is co-founder of Cooperatize, a marketplace connecting brands with bloggers. Prior, he had started e-commerce site, Giftfinder.com, and interactive video software, Klickable.tv. Roger was on the founding team of Bloomberg Law and started his career on Wall Street. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Management and Technology Program.

Apr 20, 201917 minEp. 1365

1364 Are you being acquired? "No comment"

Adam Saven, Co-Founder & CEO of PeopleGrove Adam is the co-founder of PeopleGrove and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since inception. He previously worked at Google as a Business Analyst from 2013 to 2014, performing data analysis as well as informing strategic decisions for the Online Partnerships Group (OPG). Prior to Google, he served as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Global Technology Group of Credit Suisse.He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the Univ...

Apr 19, 201918 minEp. 1364

1363 Test IO CEO: We'll Pass $10m in ARR Soon

Philip Soffer has been the CEO of test IO since May of 2016, splitting his time between Berlin and the SF Bay Area. Prior to test IO, he held senior leadership roles in product, development, and marketing at Plumtree Software, Lithium Technologies, and Piazza.

Apr 18, 201923 minEp. 1363

1362 How Troops AI Became #1 Slack Integration, $1m+ in ARR, $17m Raised

Dan Reich is the Co-Founder and CEO of Troops, a venture-backed technology company that is building artificial intelligence for work. Troops is working with hundreds of companies and has raised about $17 million in venture capital. He is also the Co-Founder and President of TULA, a health and beauty business that has created the world's first probiotic-based line of skincare products. He has been involved with companies that have raised over $100 million in venture capital and have exited for ov...

Apr 17, 201922 minEp. 1362

1361 Adthena Passes $7m in ARR, 80% YoY Growth

Ian has been involved in technology businesses and start-ups for over 22 years and has built businesses in Australia, Taiwan, Silicon Valley and the UK. Ian has grown Adthena since 2012 to its current position as the premier global provider of competitive intelligence. While Adthena itself has won many major industry awards, Ian's entrepreneurial determination has also been recognized with the Developing Entrepreneur Award at the WCIT Enterprise Awards – commonly regarded as the 'Oscars for tech...

Apr 16, 201920 minEp. 1361

1360 How He's Shifting Doodle Meeting Tool 200m MAU's to SaaS

Gabriele joined Doodle in 2016 to transform it into a SaaS business. After studying physics, he went into consulting, got an MBA at London Business School and joined Doodle's mother company Tamedia. Swiss and Italian, Gabriele is a polyglot and loves the Mediterranean, the Swiss Alps, seafood and Swiss cheese.

Apr 15, 201924 minEp. 1360

1359 Will This Quiz Based Lead Capture Platform Grow Into It's Valuation?

As Riddle's co-founder, I'm a Californian who fell in love with living abroad in Europe over a decade ago. Since then, I've helped a string of start-ups and European companies (gaming companies Kabam and Marvelous AQL, Monster, and restaurant finder app CityHawk). I wear many hats - our quiz maker makes it easy for brands like the BBC and the NFL to engage their audience and collect leads with their own Buzzfeed-style quizzes, polls, and more.

Apr 14, 201918 minEp. 1359
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