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

Omer Khansaasclub.io
The SaaS Podcast - In-depth interviews with proven entrepreneurs and startup founders. Actionable insights to help you build, launch and grow your SaaS business

Episodes

193: The 1-Page SaaS Marketing Plan - With Allan Dib

Allan Dib is a serial entrepreneur, marketer and author of the book The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money and Stand Out from the Crowd. So in this episode, you'll learn a simple step-by-step process for creating your own SaaS marketing plan - that's literally one page. Allan starts with the big idea and then walks us through each stage of creating a marketing plan. The Show Notes The 1-Page Marketing Plan SuccessWise.com Wistia Chris Savage Allan on LinkedIn Omer on Twitt...

Nov 01, 201849 minEp. 193

192: SaaS Success & Failure: Lessons From A $150M Exit & A Failed Startup - With Hampus Jackobsson

Hampus Jackobsson is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and venture capitalist. He's currently a venture partner at BlueYard Capital, a VC firm based in Europe and an angel who's invested in over 80 companies. The Show Notes BlueYard Capital Lifex Ventures Minut Aula Nordic Makers Adobe Dropbox Hootsuite Marketo Salesforce Hampus's Blog Hampus on LinkedIn Hampus on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help...

Oct 25, 201857 minEp. 192

191: How To Use Email To Generate More SaaS Leads - With Delamon Rego

Delamon Rego is, the COO of TOMIS Tech, the first AI powered marketing intelligence platform for tour operators. He's also the founder of SaaS Ops Factory and the creator of The Win Rates Bible, an online resource that helps SaaS companies to improve their sales win rates. The Show Notes TOMIS Tech The Win Rates Bible SaaS Ops Factory NeverBounce Upwork Sales Hacker Steli Efti - CEO of Close.io Outreach Salesloft Cadence Reply.io Mailshake Leadfuze Yesware Delamon on LinkedIn Omer on Twitter Enj...

Oct 17, 201855 minEp. 191

190: How A Non Technical Founder Built A SaaS Company With 12,000 Users - With Lindy Ledohowski

Lindy Ledohowski is the co-founder and CEO of EssayJack, a SaaS product that makes it easier for students to write essays and get better grades. It helps to reduce writing anxiety, procrastination, and plagiarism. The Show Notes EssayJack Lindy on Twitter Lindy on LinkedIn Omer on Twitter 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....

Oct 11, 201855 minEp. 190

189: SaaS, Blockchain & Your Personal Data - With Nick Macario

Nick Macario is the co-founder and CEO of Dock.io, a service that lets you control your information across the web. Dock gives you ownership of your data and connects your online accounts using blockchain technology. The Show Notes Dock.io Remote.com Nick on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 a...

Oct 04, 201847 minEp. 189

188: SaaS Marketing: A 6-Step Engineering Approach - With Martin Gontovnikas

Martin Gontovnikas is the VP of marketing and growth at Auth0. Auth0 is a platform that makes it easier for developers to implement authentication and authorization for web and mobile products. The Show Notes Auth0.com Gon.to A/B Test Sample Size Calculator by Optimizely Gonto on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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...

Sep 27, 201852 minEp. 188

187: The Power Of Purpose In Building A SaaS Business - With Calvin Correli

Calvin Correli is the founder and CEO of Simplero. Simplero is a SaaS platform that makes it easy for topic matter experts to market, sell and deliver their information online. It combines email marketing, invoicing and billing, and digital delivery into one complete package to help you run your entire business. The Show Notes Simplero CalvinCorreli.com Calvin on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with...

Sep 21, 201859 minEp. 187

186: How To Bootstrap A SaaS Company With Over 4 Million Users - With Aytekin Tank

Aytekin Tank is the founder and CEO of Jotform, a SaaS product that helps people to create and publish online forms. The Show Notes JotForm Aytekin's Blog on Medium Aytekin on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 ...

Sep 12, 20181 hrEp. 186

185: SaaS Content Marketing Strategy: Going From Zero To $45K MRR - With Christopher Gimmer

Christopher Gimmer is the co-founder and CEO of Snappa, a SaaS product that makes it easy to create online graphics in your browser. The Show Notes Snappa StockSnap Stockfox Christopher on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 coac...

Sep 05, 201849 minEp. 185

184: Drive SaaS B2B Growth By Building A Community - With Sangram Vajre

Sangram Vajre is the co-founder and CMO of Terminus, a SaaS platform that enables sales and marketing teams to run account-based marketing (ABM) at scale. The Show Notes Terminus What is Account Based Marketing (ABM)? Account Based Marketing for Dummies book Flip My Funnel Pardot Salesforce Sangram on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 f...

Jul 25, 201846 minEp. 184

183: How To Get Over The Fear Of Failure With Your SaaS Startup - With Andrea Waltz

Andrea Waltz is the author of the book 'Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No Is How You Get There'. There's plenty of advice out there on how to get people to say yes. But 'Go for No' recommends just the opposite. And it shows how focusing on increasing your failure rate can accelerate your momentum towards success. The Show Notes Go for No! book GoForNo.com Andrea on Twitter Andrea on LinkedIn Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer ...

Jul 19, 201839 minEp. 183

182: SaaS Sales: How To Use Consultative Selling To Grow Your Startup - With Oleg Rogynskyy

Oleg Rogynskyy is the founder and CEO of People.ai. People.ai is a SaaS platform that uses artificial intelligence to helps sales teams to be more effective by automatically capturing all their sales activities and then giving them clear and actionable insights. The Show Notes People.ai Lexalytics Salesforce Oleg on Twitter Oleg on LinkedIn Omer on Twitter 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...

Jul 11, 201847 minEp. 182

181: Why Groove Shutdown A SaaS Blog That Helped It Reach $500K MRR - With Andy Baldacci

Andy Baldacci is the host of The Early Stage Founder podcast and a marketer at Groove. Groove is a simple help desk SaaS product that's used by over 8000 companies. The business was founded in 2011 by Alex Turnbull. Alex bootstrapped the business and had grown it from zero to over $500,000 in monthly recurring revenue. The Show Notes Groove Helpdesk Groove Blog (Startup Journey) Alex Turnbull on Twitter The Early Stage Founder Podcast Andy on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscri...

Jul 05, 201847 minEp. 181

180: A SaaS Company That Went From Near Failure To An $8.3 Billion Exit - With Mike Hilton

Mike Hilton is the chief product officer of Accolade, a healthcare technology platform that partners with large, innovative employers to simplify and improve healthcare for employees and their families. The Show Notes Concur Accolade Rajeev Singh on Twitter Steve Singh on Twitter Mike Hilton on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 ...

Jun 28, 20181 hr 3 minEp. 180

179: Single SaaS Founder: Getting It Right The Second Time - With Mike Taber

Mike Taber is the founder of Bluetick.io, a SaaS product that automates the process of sending follow up emails while keeping it personal. The Show Notes Bluetick.io Startups for the Rest of Us Microconf AuditShark Rob Walling Drip Active Campaign Aweber MailChimp Mike on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 fo...

Jun 22, 201857 minEp. 179

178: SaaS Fundraising 101 For Early Stage Startups - With Elizabeth Yin

Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and general partner at Hustle Fund - the seed fund for hilariously early hustlers. She's also the co-founder of Hustle Con, a conference for non-technical startup entrepreneurs. The Show Notes Hustle Fund Launchbit 500 Startups Elizabeth on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 fo...

Jun 14, 201852 minEp. 178

177: SaaS Growth: How This Startup Went From 0 To 10,000 Customers - With Mikita Mikado

Mikita Mikado is the co-founder and CEO of PandaDoc, a SaaS product that lets you create, deliver, and manage your team's quotes, proposals, contracts, and other sales collateral. The Show Notes PandaDoc Quote Roller Mikita on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 ...

Jun 06, 201839 minEp. 177

176: Bootstrapping A SaaS Business From Zero To $2 Million A Year - With Oleg Campbell

Oleg Campbell is the founder and CEO of Reply.io, a SaaS platform that puts your email outreach on autopilot while keeping it personal. The Show Notes Reply Product Hunt Quora Name2Email Inbound Growth Hackers Oleg on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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...

May 31, 201843 minEp. 176

175: How A SaaS Chatbot Is Turning Conversations Into $100K MRR - With Max Armbruster

Max Armbruster is the founder and CEO of TalkPush, a SaaS recruitment platform that leverages the power of messaging and social media to help businesses that need to hire large numbers of employees. The Show Notes Talkpush Talkpush Youtube Channel Max on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 g...

May 24, 201845 minEp. 175

174: A Founder's Story: Selling A Bootstrapped SaaS Business - With Sri Ganesan

Sri Ganesan is the Director of FreshChat, a modern messaging software product that helps businesses to have marketing, sales and support conversations with customers. The Show Notes Freshchat Freshworks Konotor Hotline Sri on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 S...

May 17, 201847 minEp. 174

173: SaaS Growth Lessons: From $800 MRR In 18 Months To $4.5M A Year - With Kyle Racki

Kyle Racki is the co-founder and CEO of Proposify, a SaaS product that helps you create proposal documents, collaborate with your team and streamline your sales process so you can close deals faster. The Show Notes Proposify Price Intelligently Jonathan Down Kyle on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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...

May 14, 201848 minEp. 173

172: How To Sell SaaS When You Don't Have Any Sales Experience - With Hannah Chaplin

Hannah Chaplin is the co-founder and CEO of Receptive.io, a platform that helps SaaS companies to identify the highest impact things that their team should be working on right now. The Show Notes Receptive.io Product Feedback Policy - Info & Template Refract Kevin Beales Dan Dukeson Hannah on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 an...

May 04, 201848 minEp. 172

171: Startup Lessons From A First Time SaaS Founder - With Kelsey Recht

Kelsey Recht the founder and CEO of VenueBook, a booking platform that connects event planners with venue managers. VenueBook helps venues to manage their leads and bookings, and market their space. And it helps event planners to easily find and book the right venue for their event. The Show Notes Venuebook Kelsey on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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...

Apr 27, 201848 minEp. 171

170: The Million Dollar, One Person SaaS Business - With Mike Carson

Mike Carson is the founder of Park.io, a service that helps you to backorder expiring domain names. Mike is a developer who for many years struggled to find business success. He was working hard on multiple projects. But none of them were working out. The Show Notes Park.io File.io Humbly Github Mike on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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...

Apr 19, 201859 minEp. 170

169: Failing To Succeed: Lessons From A Failed Software Startup - With Mike Muhney

Mike Muhney is the founder and CEO of VIP Orbit, a software company focused on building great contact management products. The Show Notes MikeMuhney.com How a Failed Startup Helped Mike Muhney Find a $47 Million Idea Act! Mike on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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. Jo...

Apr 13, 20181 hrEp. 169

168: How A SaaS CRM Startup Found Its Way Into Office 365 - With Jon Ferrara

Jon Ferrara is the founder and CEO of Nimble CRM. Jon is a serial entrepreneur, who started his first company in 1989 with just $5000 and went on to sell it for $125 million. The Show Notes Nimble Goldmine Novell GSuite Office 365 Mark Cuban Dharmesh Shah Geacron Jon on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 foun...

Apr 06, 201855 minEp. 168

167: Scaling Your SaaS Subscriptions And Billing - With Krish Subramanian

Krish Subramanian the co-founder and CEO of Chargebee, a platform that automates subscription management and billing for SaaS and e-commerce businesses. The Show Notes Chargebee Stripe Hacker News Stack Overflow Rajaraman Santhanam Krish on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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 & ...

Mar 22, 20181 hr 1 minEp. 167

166: Business & Productivity Lessons From A SaaS Serial Entrepreneur - With Nathan Kontny

Nathan Kontny is the CEO of Highrise, the SaaS CRM app that was originally developed by the 37Signals team, the makers of Basecamp. The Show Notes Highrise Basecamp Inkling Draft Zynga Groupon Y Combinator LeadGenius Airbnb inDinero Heroku Zenefits TaskRabbit Nathan Kontny's YouTube Channel Brian Chesky Dustin Curtis Justin Kan Jason Fried Nathan on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Jo...

Mar 08, 20181 hr 8 minEp. 166

165: Using A SaaS Reseller Program To Scale Faster - With Luke Swanek

Luke Swanek is the co-founder of GrowSumo, a marketplace that connects B2B SaaS companies with resellers. The GrowSumo platform provides its customers with the tools they need to build and scale reseller programs. And it enables the resellers to earn revenue from selling those products. The Show Notes GrowSumo Evernote Slack LinkedIn Luke on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS ...

Mar 01, 201858 minEp. 165

164: When Your SaaS Content Marketing Isn't Working - With Josh Haynam

Josh Haynam is the co-founder of Interact, a SaaS platform that makes it easier for businesses to create online quizzes. You can create a quiz to engage with your online audience or generate new sales leads. The Show Notes Interact Moz Rand Fishkin Join.Me Josh on Twitter Omer on Twitter 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. ...

Feb 24, 201857 minEp. 164