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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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1598 Mom of 2 Transitions $250k Agency to $23k/mo SaaS for Consumer Video Reviews

Bernadette Butler has 20 years experience in advertising working with some of the greatest brands of our time. With 2 ads on the world's funniest reel, Bernadette is the CEO and co-founder of StoryTap, a DIY video platform for marketers to direct, own, and micro-influence authentic video stories at scale.

Dec 09, 201912 minEp. 1598

1597 How He Used a Search Fund To Build $7m ARR Company, Low Risk

Will Bressman is the CEO of RIA in a Box and a former manager of business development at LX.TV, a digital media content provider acquired by NBC Universal in 2008, where he brokered distribution and content partnerships. Prior to LX.TV, Bressman worked on strategy and analytics projects at Good Morning America. Bressman holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and is a graduate of Harvard College magna cum laude with a degree in History.

Dec 08, 201919 minEp. 1597

1596 How He Got His First 700 Customers at $2/seat for Scrum Slack Bot

Since 16 I earn money online, at 34 haven't worked for anyone. In 2014 I moved to the south of Russia to open a co-working space by the sea. Later, it became a school of robotics for children. In 2016 I co-founded Standuply, one of the most popular Slack bots.

Dec 07, 201910 minEp. 1596

1595 Chegg Founder's New SaaS Company Breaks $7m ARR To Help CNBC Communicate

Osman Rashid, winner of the prestigious Ernst & Young California Entrepreneur of the Year (2009), was the co-founder and CEO of online textbook rental and student hub Chegg ($chgg), remaining involved in it until early 2010 after dramatically growing the company from its inception in 2005. Currently, he is the CEO of Convo Corp, an enterprise software company that focuses on In-Context collaboration that replaces email as the conversation tool at work.

Dec 06, 201920 minEp. 1595

1591 How She Started as An Employee, Then Moved to Owner

Business Developer graduated in International Relations and Masters in Political Sciences, I'm a digital nomad, yogi and supporter of a plant-based life. Brazilian, 28 y/o, living in the Netherlands. The freedom of managing Switch.cm from home is unique, a gift from the founder and former owner of Switch.

Dec 02, 201915 minEp. 1591

1590 Why Farmes Are Buying This $1000 IoT Device to Increase Crop Yield

I'm an ambitious tech entrepreneur passionate about building projects which can create a real impact in our days, on a global scale and I firmly believe that I am leading one of those projects... At the professional level and because of my current job, I like to define myself as a specialist in generalities that love to find synergies between the complementary areas of a startup and to be surrounded by people smarter than me.

Dec 01, 201917 minEp. 1590

1585 Why This $6M ARR CEO Deploys Physical Data Teams To Each New Customer

Andy leads the company in its mission to deliver practical, powerful AI to consumer brands. A designer by training and lifelong software engineer, Andy is responsible for Faraday's product strategy, data science organization, recruiting efforts, and corporate matters. Previously, Andy founded the celebrated sustainability startup Brighter Planet and worked in politics.

Nov 26, 201913 minEp. 1526

1584 Why 600 Companies Pay Him $150/mo To Help With VC Updates

Mike Preuss is the CEO & Co-founder of Visible. He's from the Midwest and lives in Chicago. He attended Indiana University and also an alumni of the Orr Fellowship. He was previously the head of Business Development for Formspring based in San Francisco.

Nov 25, 201918 minEp. 1684

1583 How They Went from $0 to $100k MRR Selling Ordering Software to 1000 Restaurants

Ordermark simplifies online ordering to help restaurants increase profits and lower expenses. Through its technology platform and professional services, the company enables restaurants to easily add and manage multiple third-party online ordering services to maximize their online ordering potential. Customers include hundreds of restaurant brands and many of the world's top restaurant chains. Visit us at ordermark.com for more information

Nov 24, 201915 minEp. 1583

1582 Blockchain CEO Says Could Go To Zero, Here's Why

Kevin is a technology founder, recognized leader in the blockchain ecosystem, and currently the CEO of Etherparty and Vanbex Group. As an early entrant into cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, Kevin is a veteran of the industry, and has led the group of companies into becoming one of the largest blockchain solutions providers in Vancouver.

Nov 23, 201914 minEp. 1582

1581 How This FinTech CEO Hit $10M ARR With No Expansion Revenue

Andrew Patrick White is the Founder & CEO of FundApps, a RegTech company which provides compliance monitoring services to investment managers. FundApps currently services 3 of the world's 10 largest hedge funds and monitors over 6 Trillion USD of assets every day. FundApps was founded in a spare bedroom above a pub and has never taken a penny of funding.

Nov 22, 201918 minEp. 1581

1580 Why ReviewPro CEO Sold 80% For $28M in 2016 and How He Grew to $15M in ARR Today

RJ Friedlander is an entrepreneur and investor based in Barcelona. He is the Founder & CEO of ReviewPro, the world leader in Guest Intelligence for the hotel industry. Focusing on hotel tech, the guest experience or entrepreneurship, RJ has spoken at more than 100 events worldwide, from prominent industry conferences to annual strategy meetings of renowned hotel brands. An enthusiastic and natural storyteller, his compelling presentations explore the latest trends and technical innovations i...

Nov 21, 201924 minEp. 1580

1579 Growth Marketing Conf SF Dec 10th Breaks $1.5m in Revenues

Vasil is a growth marketing and startup event entrepreneur, who has produced over 500 in-person and virtual events, as well as built a 100K+ network of tech entrepreneurs and marketers. He's the founder of Growth Marketing Conference, one of the leading growth marketing events in the industry, and he's the CEO of startup professional network Startup Socials (as seen in Forbes). He's worked with big brands like IBM, Adobe, Microsoft, and Delta Airlines, high growth startups such as Intercom, Auto...

Nov 20, 201921 minEp. 1579

1578 Why This CEO Only Has One Pricing Axis Despite Knowing Expansion Revenue Critical

Jeremy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Indicative. Indicative aims to put behavioral analytics in the hands of product managers, empowering them to map, analyze, and optimize the customer journey across every customer touchpoint. With up to a billion free events, Indicative removes the barriers from becoming data-driven, empowering anyone to perform sophisticated analysis. He was previously the CTO and Co-founder of MeetMoi a pioneering location-based dating service for mobile acquired by Match.com...

Nov 19, 201921 minEp. 1578

1577 Why He Sold His $3.1m ARR Company For 3x ARR 2 Months Ago

Jeff Cope, Founder and CEO of InspectionXpert, has a passion for helping precision manufacturers transform inefficient, paper procedures into efficient, standardized, fully traceable and secure digital processes. Having made the transition from a manufacturing engineer to mechanical design engineer earlier in his career, Jeff was uniquely placed to quickly grasp the challenges facing precision manufacturers in their day-to-day operations. Jeff identified a glaring gap in the market for a quality...

Nov 18, 201918 minEp. 1577

1576 How To Transition From $1m Agency Revenue to Pure Play SaaS

Michael Azzopardi is co-founder and CEO of employee development and eLearning company, Seb Azzo. Since being set up in 2013, Seb Azzo's software products helped develop upwards of 500,000 employees across 97 countries. Michael is currently focussing his attention on the company's latest product: Innform – a staff training tool for hospitality teams.

Nov 17, 201913 minEp. 1576

1575 Why This $1.4M ARR CEO Wants to Double CAC Even Though You Think Thats Bad

Ex-RAF pilot who entered the IT sector 25 years ago. Worked through the ranks to serve in senior executive roles in Compaq, HP and Sony across EMEA before founding his own SaaS company, expanding to the US and exiting in 2016. He has served on the boards of many other startups since 2005 and currently runs two ecommerce SaaS companies, a consultancy practice for startups and a Harley-Davidson dealership whilst holding the chairmanship of a mobile ticketing software startup.

Nov 16, 201916 minEp. 1575

1574 Why This CIO Believe Indonesia Next Growth Opportunity for Team Insurance and Benefits

Nathan Kamstra is the CIO of Urbanhire. He has more than 17 years of experience in health based IT and business delivery, proven track record of accomplishments ranging from hands on development to IT management. Strong experience in the global community providing world class solutions to health markets. Self-starter with a passion for quality service and excellent analytical, organizational, and creative skills. A detail-oriented and versatile professional with a strong grasp of IT finance and ...

Nov 15, 201917 minEp. 1574

1573 How Activtrak Hit $4.5M ARR With No Outside Capital

35 y.o. Married with 2 kids. Live in Dallas, Texas. I'm building SaaS B2B products since 2003. My first startup in this area grew from 1 to 110 employees and $0 to $2M/year in 4 years. My second from 2 co-founders to a team of 27 and $0 to $4.6M ARR in six years. My ares of expertise are: product, marketing, UI/UX, building teams, early stages of startups.

Nov 14, 201919 minEp. 1573

1572 How This CEO Plans to be IPO Ready in 2 Years

ThousandEyes empowers businesses to see, understand and improve connected experiences everywhere. The ThousandEyes cloud platform offers unmatched vantage points throughout the global Internet and provides immediate visibility into experience for every user and application over any network, so companies can deliver superior digital experiences, modernize their enterprise WAN and successfully migrate to the cloud. ThousandEyes is central to the global operations of the world's largest and fastest...

Nov 13, 201924 minEp. 1572

1570 How This $2m ARR CEO Gives Enterprises Their Own Version of Facebook

Lifelong tech entrepreneur. Adrenaline adventurer who's deep technical knowledge and strategic business acumen helped in the acquisition of his previous SaaS business to Adobe in 2009. Expert in building high performing teams, technology and Marketplaces. Adam and his team loves to solve hard problems along side Enterprise and SMB clients alike.

Nov 11, 201920 minEp. 1570

1569 Why 1000+ Boarddecks Get Manged Using This $7m ARR Tool

I am passionate about building collaboration software that inspires and enables teams. We are building the best Board Meeting experience through our OnBoard product and the most versatile Employee Collaboration Experience through our Employee Portal solution called OnSemble. Our teams are uniquely focused towards customers success and meaningful innovation. We are based out of Lafayette(In), Indianapolis(In), London (UK) and Toronto(Canada). I live in Chicago.

Nov 10, 201916 minEp. 1569
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