Best Saastock Podcasts (2024)

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David Politis' Lessons Learned Over 20 Years of Building and Operating Companies Through to Exit 54:58

4d ago54:58

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by David Politis, Founder and Executive Chairman at BetterCloud. "If you think about the journey of a company in the various stages of a business, we were getting to a scale where it made sense to find a partner who has a track record of taking companies to that next level, …

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Exiting your SaaS Business: Insights from Tim Schumacher, Co-founder of saas.group 46:47

8d ago46:47

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tim Schumacher, co-founder of saas.group, as he shares his insights on exiting your SaaS business. "The one thing that's moved the needle every time is being open about certain problems which appear in one business and solving them myself, in a way, and that usually made …

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Beth White, Founder of MeBeBot 36:19

11d ago36:19

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Beth White is a trailblazing entrepreneur and the visionary Founder and Chief Bot of MeBeBot, a groundbreaking company revolutionizing the employee experience through AI-powered solutions. Beth's career began in the multifaceted world of Human Resources, where she honed her skills across various roles in startups and Fortune 100 companies. Recogniz…

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Marketing Leaders: 5 Ways to Not Get Fired, with Kyle Lacy CMO at Jellyfish 28:04

16d ago28:04

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Live from the SaaStock USA 2024 Scale Stage, Kyle Lacy (CMO, Jellyfish) tells marketing leaders the five ways to not get fired. "I believe marketing should have a seat at the table for all four of these to force alignment, because you are the hub and spoke of the go to market model - in my opinion. So that's why it's important that you at least hel…

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5 Key Moments to Drive Revenue Growth & Customer Retention 22:31

23d ago22:31

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live at SaaStock USA 2024 by Ashley Grech, CRO at Xero, as she shares the five key moments to drive revenue growth & customer retention.While we're all familiar with sales cycles and customer life cycles, when you take a deeply customer-centric view, there are a few moments …

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Carla McDonald, the Austin Women Entrepreneurs Task Force 33:49

29d ago33:49

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Carla McDonald is the founder and managing director of Dynabrand Ventures, a boutique investment firm that provides capital and marketing expertise to early-stage consumer goods companies. She also serves as Chair of the Mayor’s Task Force for Austin Women Entrepreneurs, is a mentor at SKU, the nation’s leading CPG accelerator, and was a founding i…

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Decisions from The Gut with Jason Fried, Co-founder & CEO, 37signals 56:52

29d ago56:52

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A company is essentially two things: a group of people and a collection of decisions. How those people make these decisions is the art of running a business (37signals). We make decisions every single day, it’s what often dictates the direction of a business. Some decisions work out and some don’t. Some are quick to make and some tough to call. You…

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How Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, Bootstrapped a Unicorn SaaS with Teams of no More Than Six People 39:14

1M ago39:14

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, as he shares how he bootstrapped a unicorn SaaS with teams of no more than six people."One interesting number I can give is, like, we always had this 50% revenue growth rate and we still have that. That's very interesting. Actually, if we did…

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Live from SaaStock USA 2024: Kyle Hanslovan, Co-founder & CEO at Huntress 21:11

1M ago21:11

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live at SaaStock USA 2024 by Kyle Hanslovan, co-founder & CEO at Huntress."That nuance of finding the green field, the niche, is probably the single biggest differentiator that will help you escape and go, you know, you can sell to finds at one million or make five million i…

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Jake Dunlap, CEO of Skaled Consulting, on The Innovations in Sales Required to Hit Your Goals 40:59

2M ago40:59

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Jake Dunlap, CEO of Skaled, who shares the innovations in sales required to hit your goals."Relevancy cuts through the noise. That is the only way to be successful - that is it, it is singular. If your team and your organisation cannot send relevant messages, whether it's…

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Adam Robinson’s Lessons from When a Bootstrapper Tries to Grow like a Venture Backed Company 49:14

2M ago49:14

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Adam Robinson, founder & CEO of Retention.com, who shares his lessons from when a bootstrapper tries to grow like a venture backed company."The word bootstrap mostly describes 'okay, I got it to 3 million, it's making a million and a half bucks. I don't have a lot of empl…

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David Klein, Co-founder and Managing Partner at One Peak on How the SaaS and Investing Market is Changing 33:28

2M ago33:28

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by David Klein, Co-founder and Managing Partner at One Peak, who shares his insights on how the SaaS and investing market is changing."1% increase in growth, the impact on valuation is the same as a 3% increase in profitability- even today. So growth is just valued at three …

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Manu Rehani, founder of Issa 31:24

2M ago31:24

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Manu Rehani is an innovator in applied behavioral and cognitive linguistics. He is an inventor, mentor, and board advisor for a number of startups. After successfully exiting two tech ventures, he’s currently focused on developing a new class of emotion-aware AI for general application in custom GPTs and LLMs and specific use in mental health and w…

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How to Decide Which Baby to Kill - With Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport 35:00

3M ago35:00

35:00

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport, as he shares how to decide which baby to kill..."We never make obviously bad decisions. Every single decision seems rational in the moment. But there is like a certain trend - and the one thing that keeps biting me is ignoring complexity for…

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Wes Bush on Product Led Scale 35:39

3M ago35:39

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Wes Bush, founder & CEO of ProductLed, who shares his thoughts on product led scale."PLG is going to become the de facto go to market motion that powers SaaS companies of the future, whether you like it or not, it's just everything's going that way. And so with that said,…

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Martha Bitar's Top 5 Things That Helped Her Bootstrap to $25M ARR 34:42

3M ago34:42

34:42

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Martha Bitar, CEO at Flodesk, who shares the top 5 things that helped her bootstrap to $25M ARR. "Someone somewhere told us not to build code for our solution until we had a customer interview that made someone cry because - cry in a good way! - because they were so excit…

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Aaron Thweat, Founder of Respark Coaching 21:23

3M ago21:23

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Aaron Thweatt is a dynamic executive coach and seasoned HR professional who strongly believes in the power of an individual’s potential. His mission is to create meaningful connections between talent, ambition, and purpose by empowering executives and entrepreneurs to bridge the gaps in their personal and business lives, allowing them to thrive in …

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Your GTM is broken. How to Fix it, with SC Moatti GP of Mighty Capital 31:43

3M ago31:43

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by SC Moatti, Managing Partner at Mighty Capital and SaaStock USA 2024 speaker extraordinaire, as she shares how to fix a broken GTM. "When you talk to product folks, what they love is they love good products. I mean, that's their nature. It's that idea that the best product…

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From a Founder’s Perspective: What is Out There if You Don’t Want to Dilute? 39:05

4M ago39:05

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Denis Mosolov, Managing Partner Venture Debt at Flashpoint, as he discusses what's out there (from a founder's perspective) if you don't want to dilute. "It's a big challenge for us, because you know if your company's really going to take-off and show growth levels that a…

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Lessons in Building Mews to Unicorn Status & $100M ARR 31:33

4M ago31:33

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Matthijs Welle, CEO at Mews, who shares his lessons building Mews to unicorn status and $100M ARR. "Recognise when we've got a challenge and address it. And I surround myself with phenomenal people, I'm not afraid of hiring people that are smarter than me around me, becau…

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Aruni S. Gunasegaram, serial entrepreneur and Austin startup veteran 33:28

4M ago33:28

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Aruni S. Gunasegaram is a serial entrepreneur and start-up veteran. She consults and speaks on entrepreneurship, customer success, operations, building trust, and managing expectations with strategic stakeholders via Customer Concentric. She most recently worked with SecureAuth in the cybersecurity authentication industry. Aruni also served as Dire…

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The Great AI Revolution - How Epic Could the Disruption Be? 23:33

4M ago23:33

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From the SaaStock USA 2023 Stage, Des Traynor (Co-founder & CSO at Intercom) discusses the 'Great AI Revolution', exploring just how epic the disruption could be.After many decades of over-promising and under-delivering, the AI revolution has finally arrived. Like every disruptive wave in software before it, it brings a whole host of opportunities …

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Gary Stephens, CEO and Co-Founder of Vendidit 41:41

4M ago41:41

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Gary Stephens, CEO and Co-Founder of Vendidit, is a visionary technology executive and is an industry thought leader in reverse logisitics. He is the Imagineer of both Vendidit, launched in 2024, and Renew Logic, which started from a single pallet of recyclables in 2016. His previous career includes working on the Windows 95 launch team, being head…

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Playing to Win! Lessons in Building Pendo Well Past $100M ARR 33:53

4M ago33:53

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Todd Olson, founder & CEO of Pendo, who shares his lessons in building Pendo well past $100M ARR."I would say we're more aggressive than the average company. First off, there's rules. We are not a custom software shop, I do not build things for one customer. However, if t…

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How Lempire Scaled from $10M to $23M ARR in Two Years, Bootstrapped 36:59

5M ago36:59

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by founder & CEO lempire and SaaStock 2024 speaker, Guillaume Moubeche, as he shares how Lempire scaled from $10M to $23M ARR in two years (bootstrapped!)."I was not ambitious enough, for me my ambition was to get a salary so I could help my girlfriend at the time paying the…

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How AI Will be Used in the Software Industry 38:30

5M ago38:30

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Peter Berg, Managing Partner at M12, who shares how AI will be used in the software industry."It's definitely changing, I think, the dynamic of the way software gets built, the speed at which it can get built. There are a lot of amazing tools. I mean, GitHub, obviously is…

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Lessons From $1 Billion in SaaS Acquisitions: Valuation and Process Insights | Live at SaaStock 20:33

5M ago20:33

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From the SaaStock USA 2023 Stage, Thomas Smale (Founder and CEO of global M&A advisory firm FE International) shares what he’s learned from more than $1 billion in closed deals.Thomas shares:- Behind-the-scenes insights into which business models lead to the biggest exit prices- The business types that are most popular with buyers- How you can buil…

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How the Founder & CEO of Sapia.ai Overcame Three Big Challenges to Build an Enterprise AI SaaS and Raise $25M 35:02

5M ago35:02

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Barb Hyman, founder & CEO at Sapia.ai, who shares how she overcame three big challenges to build an enterprise AI SaaS and raise $25M."So we tried and we didn't succeed in building a new category. We had this concept a couple of years ago when we rebranded to Sapia that w…

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Nilima Achwal, Founder of The Female Founders Lab 31:19

5M ago31:19

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Nilma Achwal is the founder of The Female Founders Lab, a virtual accelerator and coaching service in Austin. Achwal moved to Austin about a year and half ago from Los Angeles. Before launching The Female Founders Lab, Achwal founded Iesha Learning, a technology education platform to teach sexual education to junior high school students in India. S…

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The Journey of Bootstrapping to $50M ARR and then Raising a $180 Million Series A 28:47

6M ago28:47

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From the SaaStock 2023 Bootstrap Stage, Jonathan Klahr (Managing Director at Susquehanna Growth Equity) is joined by Gregory Galant (Co-founder & CEO at Muck Rack) as he shares his journey of bootstrapping to $50M ARR and then raising a $180M Series A.Gregory shares:- Top lessons learned- Key moments and changing challenges on his way to bootstrapp…

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LearnUpon’s Scaling Journey to $30M ARR and Beyond 41:10

6M ago41:10

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Brendan Noud, co-founder & CEO at LearnUpon, who shares LearnUpon's journey scaling to $30M ARR and beyond."We're now rolling out proper territories, which we really haven't had, loosely up to now. But now we properly have that for our team, it's obviously a much bigger …

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Why Founders Get Outgrown and What to do About It With Harrison Rose, CEO GoodFit.io 33:43

6M ago33:43

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Harrison Rose, co-founder & CEO at GoodFit.io, who shares why founders get outgrown and what to do about it."So the obsessive, like, need to get ahead of the company growth in yourself I think is important, but I think it's probably really important you focus on the righ…

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Lessons in Scaling Weavr to 100+ People in 3 Years 39:25

6M ago39:25

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Alex Mifsud, co-founder & CEO at Weavr, who shares his lessons in scaling Weavr to 100+ people in 3 years."Try to imagine what the ideal, sort of, embedded finance equation of skills and capabilities would be for B2B SaaS businesses not to have to worry about all the com…

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Sources of Financing in the Current Fundraising Environment 33:41

7M ago33:41

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Jean-Laurent Pelissier, Managing Director; Head of Enterprise Software EMEA at HSBC Innovation Banking, who shares the different sources of financing in the current fundraising environment."But the whole team basically stayed together. I think if we look at the SVB UK com…

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Building Your Team and Performance as You Scale to $5M ARR 46:03

7M ago46:03

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock Founder Member Jamie Akhtar, co-founder & CEO at CyberSmart, who shares how to build your team and performance as you scale to $5M ARR."Your challenges just shift - in many ways they become more difficult because you're doing stuff that you've never done before.…

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Lessons in Scaling Over $150M ARR (Twice!) 21:26

7M ago21:26

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the #SaaStock2023 Podcast Stage by Amir Orad, ex-CEO and now Executive Chairman at Sisense, who shares his lessons in scaling over $150M ARR - twice!"Someone very smart once told me "the last hundred days are as important as the first hundred days". We all talk ab…

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How to Craft a Story to Stand Out and Win 28:18

7M ago28:18

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the #SaaStock2023 Podcast Stage by April Dunford, founder & CEO at Ambient Strategy, who shares how to craft a story to stand out and win. "Part of it is opening up the eyes of the customer, looking at the problem in maybe a different perspective or maybe a differe…

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How to Get €3M ARR From Content Marketing, with Alexis Chevallier, Content-Led Part-Time CMO 35:07

7M ago35:07

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How much revenue can you tie to your content marketing operations? Should you place your Content Marketing Strategy in the hands of AI?To discuss this, we’re joined by Alexis Chevallier, Former CMO, now Part-Time CMO, who’s successfully achieved 3M in ARR directly attributed to content marketing operations for Content Marketing Agency YouLoveWords.…

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What is Software Buyer Regret and How to Avoid it 31:05

7M ago31:05

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Thibaut De Lataillade, Global Vice President of Product at Gartner Digital Markets, who shares what software buyer regret is and how to avoid it."Work on the right things and great results will follow. It sounds very simple, but it means a lot. I mean, it means every day …

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How to Raise Your First Round 36:42

8M ago36:42

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In this week's episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Itamar Novick, Founder & General Partner at Recursive Ventures, who his insights and advice on how to raise your first round. "I think that your odds of success building a startup are much higher if at least one person on the founding team has some orientation to …

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Lessons in Product from Chief Product Officer of Unicorn, Contentsquare 19:28

8M ago19:28

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In this week's episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the #SaaStock2023 Podcast Stage by Lucie Buisson, Chief Product Officer at unicorn SaaS Contentsquare, who shares her lessons in product. "My job is not to create the product anymore - my job is to create the team that is going to create the product. So you…

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Lessons in Building BroadSoft to a $2Billion Exit 36:39

8M ago36:39

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Mike Tessler, Managing Partner at True North Advisory and founding CEO at BroadSoft, who shares his lessons in building BroadSoft to a $2 billion exit. I had to reserve more time in my pie for internal communications, culture, employees, so on. As a leader, you've got sha…

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Building a thriving online community, with Alex Theuma, Founder @SaaStock 51:39

8M ago51:39

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Communities can be super powerful.They carry trends, they generate awareness, and if you play your cards right, they can even significantly affect your overall business growth.Now, communities are far from easy to build.To explore the topic, we invited Alex Theuma, founder of SaaStock a successful community helping SaaS founders and their teams con…

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Insights into the Cloud Euroscape 2023 - Gen AI 29:38

9M ago29:38

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Philippe Botteri, Partner at Accel and #SaaStock2023 speaker, who shares insights into the Cloud Euroscape 2023 on Generative AI."An IPO is primarily a financing event, right? These companies don't need the cash right now because they have a lot of cash on their balance s…

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Moving From a Lifestyle Business to a Growth Business With the CEO of Ticket Tailor 32:08

9M ago32:08

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Jonny White, founder & CEO at Ticket Tailor, who discusses their move from a lifestyle business to a growth business. "Who are you afraid of failing in front of? Confidence has definitely held me back over the years, and this question really put it into perspective of, we…

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How this YC Backed Company Won the SaaStock USA Global Pitch Competition 32:07

9M ago32:07

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Alex David, co-founder & COO of Corrily, to share their YC story and how they won the SaaStock USA Global Pitch Competition earlier this year. "There’s a lot of survivor bias in the startup world - like you don’t really hear about the founders who have failed, you hear ab…

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Kelsey August, Super Angel and managing director of DealFlowNow 22:34

9M ago22:34

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Kelsey August is the founding managing director of Austin-based DealFlowNow, a new VC firm that plans to invest $60 million into early-stage companies. August is also a super angel investor with forty active portfolio companies and a serial entrepreneur who founded Lone Star Direct, a marketing firm when she was 24.…

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Bootstrapping to $10M ARR and Then Exiting Through Private Equity 59:04

9M ago59:04

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Lloyed Lobo, co-founder at Boast AI, who shares how he bootstrapped to $10M ARR and then exited through private equity. "I know it’s an overused term “your network is your net worth”, but trust me, it’s the best way to engineer privilege. You may not have a network or you…

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How to Grow a SaaS B2B Brand using Video Marketing, with Nora Sandell, Head of Marketing @Videoly 34:27

9M ago34:27

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Are you really making good use of video to promote your SaaS company, products, and services? If not, the latest SaaS Growth Hub Podcast episode might be of interest to you as it is about ... video marketing, and everything it touches.To cover this creative topic, we invited Nora Sandell, Head of Marketing at Videoly, a leading product video platfo…

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Petr Marek, Co-Founder of Invoice Home 23:23

9M ago23:23

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In 2011, Petr Marek co-founded Invoice Home, formerly known as Wikilane, with Jiri Hradil. Invoice Home provides invoice generating software designed for the invoicing needs of small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs worldwide. They’ve grown the company to more than 8 million accounts worldwide and last January, Invoice Home relocated its …

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