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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

253: Overcoming The Challenges Of A Female-Founded SaaS Startup - With Rachel Liaw

Rachel Liaw is the co-founder and CEO of Fuse Inventory, a SaaS inventory planning solution that helps brands scale their supply chain. If you didn't manage inventory correctly, you either ended up with not enough product to fulfill customer demand or too much inventory that you couldn't sell. She realized that this wasn't a unique problem -- it was an industry-wide issue. The Show Notes Fuse Inventory Alchemist Accelerator Rachel on LinkedIn Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to th...

Jul 08, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 253

252: 5 Steps To Nailing Your SaaS Product Positioning - With April Dunford

April Dunford is the founder of Ambient Strategy and author of "Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning, so Customers Get it, Buy it, Love it." In this episode, you're going to learn about the five components of effective positioning. We cover each of these in detail and identify critical questions that your company needs to answer. Once you understand these five components, you can pull them together to create the right positioning for your SaaS product - so your customers will also ...

Jul 01, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 252

251: A Guide To Product Led Growth For SaaS Founders - With Wes Bush

Wes Bush is the founder of Product Led Institute and author of the book Product Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself'. Product-Led Growth (PLG) is a term coined by the VC firm Openview Venture Partners and is a growth model that relies on the product as the main vehicle to acquire, activate, and retain customers. The Show Notes Product-Led Institute Product-Led Growth book The Jobs-to-be-Done Growth Strategy Matrix by Tony Ulwick Kyle Poyar of OpenView interview Blue Ocean Strate...

May 27, 202056 minEp. 251

250: Geckoboard: Failing A Dozen Times Before Finding Product Market Fit - With Paul Joyce

Paul Joyce is the founder and CEO of Geckoboard, a SaaS product that lets businesses build and display real-time dashboards to help them focus on the metrics that matter. The Show Notes Geckoboard Citizenship in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt Paul 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. Join and ge...

May 19, 202059 minEp. 250

249: Bootstrapping A SaaS To $10K MRR While Working Full-Time - With Luke Thomas

In 2013, Luke quit his job at a startup. He'd enjoyed working there, but lately, he didn't feel like he was getting the support he needed from his manager. In this interview, we talk in detail about Luke's story. We dig into how he found customers, what lessons he learned bootstrapping a SaaS business, and how in 2019 in eventually quit his job to work on his business full-time. The Show Notes Friday Bootstrapping to $10K/Month with a Day Job Luke on Twitter Omer on Twitter Enjoyed this episode?...

May 13, 20201 hrEp. 249

248: Bonjoro: Building A SaaS Company In A Bear Suit - With Matt Barnett

Matt Barnett is the founder of Bonjoro, a SaaS product that helps businesses to build relationships with their customers at scale using personal video. The Show Notes Bonjoro Matt 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. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching ...

Apr 29, 202050 minEp. 248

247: Loopio: How To Bootstrap An Enterprise SaaS Company - With Jafar Owainati

Jafar Owainati is the co-founder and COO of Loopio, a SaaS product that helps enterprises to streamline the way they respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Show Notes Loopio Capterra Zak Hemraj on LinkedIn Matt York on Linkedin Jafar 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. Join and get training...

Apr 21, 202055 minEp. 247

246: Treehouse: How A Developer Bootstrapped An 8-Figure SaaS Company - With Ryan Carson

Ryan Carson is the founder and CEO of Treehouse, an online school that teaches beginners how to code and do UX design. The Show Notes Treehouse Ryan on LinkedIn Ryan 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 to help...

Apr 15, 202042 minEp. 246

245: Successfully Pivoting A SaaS Business - With Sandi Lin

In this episode, I talk to Sandi Lin, the co-founder, and CEO of Skilljar, a customer training platform that helps enterprises improve product adoption and customer retention. The Show Notes Skilljar Sandi on Twitter Jason Stewart 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...

Apr 08, 202051 minEp. 245

244: 6 Mistakes SaaS Companies Make With PPC (and How To Avoid Them) - With Todd Chambers

Todd Chambers is the director and founder of Upraw Media, an Amsterdam-based agency that helps SaaS companies to grow and scale using paid media. The Show Notes Upraw Media SaaS Unit Economics spreadsheet Todd 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. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Lau...

Mar 24, 202040 minEp. 244

243: Turning A Simple Slack Plugin Into A Growing B2B SaaS Startup - With Darren Chait

Darren Chait is the co-founder and COO of Hugo, a SaaS product that provides connected meeting notes for teams. The Show Notes Hugo 10X Culture: The 4-hour meeting week and 25 other secrets from innovative, fast-moving teams Slack Josh on Twitter Darren on LinkedIn Darren 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...

Mar 18, 202050 minEp. 243

242: Getting Your SaaS Product Messaging Right - With Robin Van Lieshout

Robin van Lieshout is the co-founder and CEO of inSided, a customer success community platform for SaaS companies. The Show Notes inSided Robin 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. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS fr...

Mar 10, 202053 minEp. 242

241: A SaaS Founder Shares His Lessons On Overcoming Failures - With Sabba Keynejad

Sabba Keynejad is the co-founder of Veed.io, a UK-based SaaS startup that provides a simple online video editor. The Show Notes Veed.io Product Hunt Tim on LinkedIn Sabba on Twitter Sabba 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. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group c...

Mar 03, 202039 minEp. 241

240: How Mutiny's Founders Launched A SaaS MVP In 2 Weeks - With Jaleh Rezaei

Jaleh Rezaei is the co-founder and CEO of Mutiny, a SaaS product that helps B2B companies personalize their website for each visitor in order to close more sales. The Show Notes Mutiny YC VMware Gusto Jaleh on LinkedIn Jaleh 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...

Feb 25, 202045 minEp. 240

239: Freemium Model For SaaS: Lessons From A Startup Founder - With Sam Dolbel

Sam Dolbel is the co-founder and CEO of SINC, a SaaS product, and a mobile app that helps companies manage their mobile workforce by taking care of timesheets, location tracking, staff scheduling, and job tracking. The Show Notes SINC Tamkeen Flat6Labs Sam Matthews on LinkedIn Sam Dolbel 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...

Feb 18, 202041 minEp. 239

238: Makerpad: How Ben Tossell Bootstrapped A $240K Side-Project - With Ben Tossell

Ben Tossell is the founder of Makerpad, a website that teaches you how to build apps and websites without writing a single line of code. The Show Notes Makerpad Makerpad Tools and Tutorials Product Hunt Earnest Capital Airtable Bubble Glide Typeform MemberStack Webflow Zapier Lambda School Ben 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 ne...

Feb 04, 202057 minEp. 238

237: ClickFunnels: The $135 Million Self-Funded SaaS Startup - With Dave Woodward

Dave Woodward is Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Partner at ClickFunnels, a SaaS product that lets you design and create sales pages, landing pages, order forms and more, to easily sell your product or service online. The Show Notes ClickFunnels Russell Brunson Todd Dickerson DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Creating a Mass Movement of People Who Will Pay for Your Advice Traffic Secrets: The Underground Playbook...

Jan 28, 202042 minEp. 237

236: Elastic.io: Getting Traction By Charging More For Your SaaS - With Renat Zubairov

Renat Zubairov is the CEO and co-founder of Elastic.io, a hybrid integration platform that helps businesses connect APIs, and on-premise and cloud applications quickly and securely. The Show Notes Elastic.io Zapier Quora Hacker News Renat on Twitter Renat 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. Join ...

Jan 21, 202049 minEp. 236

235: CinchShare: How A Stay At Home Mom Built A $5M ARR SaaS Company - With Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer Johnson is the founder and CEO of CinchShare, a social media marketing product for home-based direct sales businesses. The Show Notes CinchShare CinchShare Facebook Page CinchShare Facebook Group Jennifer 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 ...

Jan 14, 202049 minEp. 235

234: Torii: A SaaS Platform To Manage All Your SaaS Apps - With Uri Haramati

Uri Haramati is the co-founder and CEO of Torii, a SaaS platform that helps you discover, optimize and control your organization's SaaS usage and costs. Show Notes Torii Pipedrive Uri 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 coachi...

Dec 10, 201948 minEp. 234

233: Sell More Faster: A Playbook For SaaS Startups - With Amos Schwartzfarb

Amos Schwartzfarb is a serial entrepreneur, managing director of Techstars in Austin, Texas and the author of Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Startups. Show Notes Sell More Faster book Techstars Amos on LinkedIn Amos 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 & sup...

Dec 03, 201940 minEp. 233

232: MemberSpace: Bootstrapping A Profitable SaaS Company - With Ryan Bennick & Ward Sandler

Ryan Bennick and Ward Sandler are the co-founders of MemberSpace, a SaaS product that lets you easily add membership functionality to your existing website. Show Notes MemberSpace Member Maker Podcast Squarespace Ryan on Twitter Ward on Twitter Tyler Tringas Earnest Capital Rob Walling TinySeed 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 earl...

Nov 26, 201952 minEp. 232

231: Raygun Founder: From Developer To SaaS Entrepreneur - With John-Daniel Trask

John-Daniel Trask is the co-founder, and CEO of Raygun, a SaaS product that helps developers to monitor the health and quality of their web and mobile applications. Show Notes Raygun John-Daniel on Twitter John-Daniel on LinkedIn Scott Hanselman Xero PushPay 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 t...

Nov 19, 201952 minEp. 231

230: Typeform: A Case Study In Product-Led SaaS Growth - With David Okuniev

David Okuniev is the co-founder of TypeForm, a Barcelona-based SaaS company that specializes in online form building and online surveys. Show Notes Typeform Videoask Videoask Slack Community Robert on Twitter David 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...

Nov 12, 201947 minEp. 230

229: SaaS Founder Lessons: On Startup Failures, Vulnerability & Leadership - With Dennis Van Der Heijden

Dennis van der Heijden is the co-founder, and CEO of Convert.com, an A/B testing, and website conversion optimization tool. Show Notes Convert.com TechCrunch Holacracy Dennis on Linkedin Dennis 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 gr...

Nov 05, 20191 hr 3 minEp. 229

228: What To Do When No One Will Pay For Your SaaS Product - With Ryan Born

Ryan Born is the co-founder, and CEO of Cloud Campaign, a SaaS platform that helps agencies to manage multiple brands on social media at scale. The Show Notes Cloud Campaign Agency Spotlight Feature Catch Jobs at Cloud Campaign Ross Gray on LinkedIn Ryan 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 an...

Oct 28, 201958 minEp. 228

227: How A Bootstrapped SaaS Hit $250K ARR In Its First Year - With Guillaume Moubeche

Guillaume Moubeche is the co-founder and CEO of Lemlist, an automated email outreach platform that uses personalized images to get more replies from cold emails. The Show Notes Lemlist AppSumo Product Hunt Capterra LinkedIn Facebook Groups Guillaume on LinkedIn Guillaume 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 ...

Oct 23, 201946 minEp. 227

226: How To Use LinkedIn Social Selling To Grow Your SaaS Business - With Brynne Tillman

Brynne Tillman is the CEO of Social Sales Link and the author of The LinkedIn Sales Playbook, a Tactical Guide to Social Selling. The Show Notes Social Sales Link The LinkedIn Sales Playbook: A Tactical Guide to Social Selling Brynne on LinkedIn Brynne 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 ...

Oct 14, 201946 minEp. 226

225: How Carrd's Founder Turned A Side Project Into A Profitable SaaS - With AJ

AJ is the founder of Carrd, a SaaS platform for building simple and fully responsive one-page websites. The Show Notes Carrd HTML5 UP Pixelarity Product Hunt Carrd: The Making Of AJ 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...

Oct 07, 20191 hr 8 minEp. 225

224: How A SaaS User Experience Can Help Grow Your Business - With Suresh Sambandam

Suresh Sambandam, is the founder and CEO of OrangeScape, a leading B2B Indian tech company focused on SaaS solutions for workflow automation. The Show Notes Kissflow OrangeScape A Jump Start Guide To Desk Marketing and Selling For SaaS Suresh 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 traini...

Sep 30, 201953 minEp. 224