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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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1538 Instagram Stories for B2B Sales Passes $10k in MRR

Clipr is a solution to create and publish mobile webpages inspired by stories format (insta & snap). Since companies struggle to convert on mobile, we make them achieve their objectives (sales lead loyalty) & monetize attention.

Oct 10, 201912 minEp. 1538

1537 Bulgarian Company Protects Online Action Using Blockchain, 20 Customers $4k MRR

Founder and CEO of LogSentinel. Senior software engineer and architect with experience in big companies like Ericsson and TomTom. Former IT advisor to the deputy prime minister of Bulgaria. Regular speaker on IT conferences and technical blogger. Member of the jury of the International linguistics olympiad. Author of algorithmic music composer.

Oct 09, 20199 minEp. 1537

1536 Manufacturing Sales Platform Hits $5m ARR With New $250k ACV Plans

With over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Marc is helping to revolutionize manufacturing sales enablement technology as part of the global Industry 4.0 movement. Atlatl Software offers a portfolio of disruptive software solutions that are the most efficient way to transform sales prospects and opportunities into customers while driving revenue in a matter of minutes.

Oct 08, 201916 minEp. 1536

1535 Nathan, I listen to the show, here's all my data!

Benjamin Dell is the founder and CEO at Missinglettr (a social marketing automation company that automatically creates 12 months worth of social content for each blog post you publish). He previously owned a web agency for over 10 years (acquired). During this time he also launched a number of SaaS startups (two of which were acquired). Benjamin is passionate about empowering businesses and brands with tools that help them succeed.

Oct 07, 201914 minEp. 1535

1534 With $10m in ARR, He Left Amazon to Help F100 Brands Sell More on Amazon

Guru founded Boomerang Commerce with a vision to power intelligent commerce. Formerly a leader at Amazon, Guru worked in the inceptive stages of Amazon's supply chain and merchandising organizations. He co-founded one of Amazon's cloud businesses, established Amazon's first B2B marketing channel and invented Amazon's Selling Coach to help brands and sellers to be successful with Amazon. At eBay, as the GM of Marketplace Experience, he led the global team that launched eBay's fast shipping progra...

Oct 06, 201921 minEp. 1534

1533 How Greenrope CRM Bootstrapped to $2.7M in ARR

I started in the Internet Marketing space in 2000, when I co-founded one of the world's first email service providers, CoolerEmail. As a pioneer in responsible email marketing, we grew CoolerEmail into a global software company specializing in marketing communication with over 1,500 clients. In 2010, after spending several years designing and implementing a more comprehensive way to meet the needs of small and mid-sized businesses, I launched GreenRope, a cloud-based platform that simplifies and...

Oct 05, 201919 minEp. 1533

1532 His Hardware + Software Will Reduce Grain Spoilage by 30-50%

Naeem Zafar is a Professor of the Practice at Brown University and teaches at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a serial entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of TeleSense, an AgTech startup company. His last startup, Bitzer Mobile, was acquired by Oracle. Naeem has authored five books on entrepreneurship www.NaeemZafar.com.

Oct 04, 201919 minEp. 1532

1531 The Mailchimp of Europe Hits $20M in ARR, 30,000 SMB Customers

Armand Thiberge, founded SendinBlue in 2012 with the goal of making effective marketing tools available to small and medium-sized businesses at a price they can afford. In September 2017, SendinBlue raised 30 million euros to accelerate product development and continue growing their team of 150 employees spread across 3 global offices located in Paris, Delhi, and Seattle. The company now services +60,000 SMBs in 160 countries.

Oct 03, 201915 minEp. 1531

1530 How Monday.com Competitor Hit $3m in ARR Using Resellers

Yash did his Mechanical Engineering and then worked as an Investment Banker before founding Gridle. He is a CNBC TV 18 Young Turk, Kairos fellow and MITx bootcamper. Currently, he serves as Co-founder & Chief Executive at Gridle where he looks after Finance, Resource Mgmt & Business Strategy.

Oct 02, 201914 minEp. 1530

1529 Will This Company Ever Scale Past $6k/mo?

I build things. Began playing with computers at age 13. At VSH Solutions we've launched many successful software applications and businesses alongside them which has grown our business as well. Throughout my life I've been focused on exploring new technologies and creating meaningful and enjoyable products with them. Now most of my time via VSH Solutions is concentrated on working with companies to continue exploring this passion.

Oct 01, 201917 minEp. 1529

1528 How 6 Month Old Orgo Got First 25 Customers, $7.5k in MRR

Following my studies at KCL in London and my first experience of scaling a Rocket Internet company all the way to IPO, I initially worked as a Consultant for a boutique consultancy which focusses on procurement and restructuring, where I was also involved in HR and reorganisation projects. Two years later, I moved to help scale an InsureTech organisation from 15 to 160+ employees within 3 years, supporting their internationalisation strategy. It was during this experience that I discovered a gap...

Sep 30, 201913 minEp. 1528

1527 Supply Chain Risk Company Hits $7m in ARR, 130 Customers

Co-Founder & Managing Director Heiko Schwarz is Founder and Managing Director of riskmethods. Heiko is an expert in both software and strategic purchasing, and has spent 20 years successfully helping supply chain and procurement organizations implement solutions to increase performance, reduce cost and minimize risk. He has been honored with the Pro To Know award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive for his forward-thinking approach to the topic of supply chain risk management.

Sep 29, 201922 minEp. 1527

1526 With $60m in ARR, 1400 Employers, 18m Employees Use JellyVision for Understanding Employee Benefits

Amanda Lannert is CEO of Jellyvision, one of Chicago's fastest growing tech companies that serves 1400 customers with ALEX, the most helpful employee decision support platform on the planet. Jellyvision's been recognized as the Best Software Company and Best Culture by the Moxies, the Lighthouse winner by the ITA, and a top place to work in Chicago by The Chicago Tribune and Crain's.

Sep 28, 201919 minEp. 1526

1525 With $240k in MRR, Raising $5m on a $20m Pre

Serial software entrepreneur. I've founded 5 software companies and made 3 exits so far. In 2002 I founded Solinor (Software development company) which was acquired by Gofore in 2018. In 2004 I founded Snoobi (Web analytics SaaS company) which was acquired by Fonecta 2012. In 2011 I founded Payment Highway (Payment gateway SaaS company) and that was acquired by Osuuspankki in 2017. Currently, I'm Founder and CEO at Leadfeeder (Lead generation SaaS company).

Sep 27, 201912 minEp. 1525

1524 He Helps High School Coaches Manage Workout Plans, $1m in ARR

Having worked in sales and marketing for three software startups for years, Hewitt decided to launch a software company with his college roomate with the decision to bootstrap without any outside capital. With a strong passion for sales and athletic performance, the company has grown to nearly 10 employees and over $1mm in ARR.

Sep 26, 201914 minEp. 1524

1523 Will This Pre-Revenue New Workspace Prioritization Tool Take Off?

Emna is the CEO and co-founder of Veamly. Prior to Veamly, Emna helped launching several companies as a global director of the Founder Institute and built several products as part of her previous company. Emna has a dream to change the way people communicate and kill the world of assumptions.

Sep 25, 201914 minEp. 1523

1522 Can You Analyze Customer Feedback Emotions and Drive Real Value From Them?

Product leader on a mission to use technology to understand each other better. Over a decade of nose-to-tail experience in the Silicon Valley has enabled Dmitriy to hone a distinct data-driven vision and cultivate an aptitude for creating dramatic category growth. Prior leadership roles at ADP, Duda, Conduit, Wellsphere and TiraWireless.

Sep 24, 201915 minEp. 1522

1521 iPaaS Company DBSync Passes $2.1m ARR Bootstrapped

Rajeev Gupta has an extensive experience with application architecture and on-demand computing, and over 16 years starting and growing tech companies. In 2002, Rajeev co-founded Avankia which was one of the first companies incubated by Salesforce.com. This enterprise gave raise to DBSync, a Data Management Platform that provides a wide range of functionalities, including integration, backup, archiving, etc.

Sep 23, 201912 minEp. 1521

1520 BlueSnap Wants to Help Merchants Compete with Amazon

A 25 year payments veteran, Ralph Dangelmaier brings a wealth of knowledge leading strategy, marketing, sales, and product development as BlueSnap's CEO, thought leader, conference speaker, Top 50 SaaS CEOs (The SaaS Report), Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, and Inc. 5000's Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

Sep 22, 201915 minEp. 1520

1519 Health Records Company Hits $23m ARR Serving 6000 Health Customers

Michael believes that technology can make healthcare more efficient, more personalized, and help provide healthcare to more people. Michael co-founded DrChrono with Daniel Kivatinos in January 2009 and built the first-ever native iPad EHR app. Before DrChrono, Michael worked at Bloomberg LP where he architected components of the Bloomberg Terminal used by customers worldwide. Michael has a B.E. in Computer Engineering & Computer Science from Stony Brook University has been named to Stony Bro...

Sep 21, 201916 minEp. 1519

1518 Bynder Hits $48m ARR, Another Acquisition On The Way?

Chris Hall, the CEO of Bynder has grown his company to over 350 employees with seven international offices in just 4 years. He first conceptualized Bynder in 2010, while working to establish a web development company, Label A (still in business). In 2012, the Bynder was incorporated and by early 2013 had a license for business. Chris is an entrepreneur at heart, has successfully setup and scaled multiple SaaS companies, Bynder being most notable to date. He is a mentor and coach for young profes...

Sep 20, 201916 minEp. 1518

1514 They Gamify Price Negotiations for Consumers, $100m in Sales, They Take 2-6%

Stephen is a business and civic entrepreneur. A former U.S. Navy Reserve Officer, U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Stanford-educated attorney, and NCAA Division I fencer, Stephen is also co-founder of PriceWaiter, Delegator, ProDiligence, Smart Furniture, Chattanooga Renaissance Funds I & II, and the non-profit ventures Causeway and CF Smackdown.

Sep 16, 201922 minEp. 1514

1513 KeeperSecurity is Profitable, Churning 8-10% of Revenue Annually

Darren Guccione is the CEO and co-founder of Keeper Security, Inc., the creator of Keeper, the world's most popular password manager and secure digital vault and KeeperChat, the world's most secure messaging app for all your devices. Keeper software is used globally by millions of people and thousands of businesses.

Sep 15, 201922 minEp. 1513

1512 He'll Help You Build Your Own Company App Exchange

Founded digital-agency Vuzum in 2008, after CS graduation. Doing work for US Navy, H&M and Four-Seasons we stumbled upon the pain of code reusability across projects (by anyone, without technical skills). We built an MVP back in 2015, closed the agency a year later and doubled down on Widgetic.

Sep 14, 201916 minEp. 1512

1510 Would You Compete In a Super Fragmented Space like Checklists Apps?

I'm the former CEO of a top digital marketing agency in Chicago, and founder of MySiteAuditor, a SaaS startup I grew to over 20 languages around the world. Both were successfully acquired. Currently, I'm the Chief Checklist Maker at Checkli.com, a new and simple way to make and share checklist.

Sep 12, 201925 minEp. 1510
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