The SaaS Revolution Show

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Chris Herd, Founder & CEO at Firstbase, who shares how Firstbase grew to an eight-figure ARR with a 2,500+% increase in inbounds. "If you want to replicate office working remotely, you probably shouldn't work remotely, because you're not leveraging the benefits. The benefits are you can hire people anywhere, you can hire the most talented people in the world not the most talented person you can afford in a certain mile radius of your office. You can put people in a position to do the best work that they've ever done in their lives because they can do their best work, organise their life around that, and work when they're most productive." Chris shares: 🧑‍💻 His journey from semi-pro soccer to architecture to founding a company 🧑‍💻 The US being more conducive to risky ventures vs the UK 🧑‍💻 Firstbase's VC journey 🧑‍💻 The mindset shift in what being productive looks like 🧑‍💻 Why hiring the most talented people means meeting them where they are 🧑‍💻 Navigating company culture and burnout in remote work and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ryan Staley, Founder & CEO at Whale Boss, who shares how he grew Whale Boss from $5M ARR to $30M ARR in 3.5 years. Ryan shares: 🔥 His passion for podcasting and starting his Scale Up series 🔥 How to do eight hours of work in 20 minutes 🔥 Overcoming the challenges of building pipeline in SaaS 🔥 His method of creating a steady flywheel of content 🔥 The importance of creating hyper-intentional referral systems 🔥 The hardest things about sales in 2023 and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

NEW on the SaaS Revolution Show! We're thrilled to have serial entrepreneur and multi-time Unicorn Status SaaS founder Jason Cohen join our founder Alex Theuma for this latest episode 🦄🔥 After giving his #SaaStockUSA Scale Stage keynote on Building a Practical Strategy With the Whole Team, Jason joined Alex at the Podcast Stage for their live episode recording on Engaging Everyone in the Company in a Practical Way 🤝 Jason shares: 🚀 His journey from founding Smart Bear (a SaaS unicorn), to stay-at-home dad, to WP Engine (also a SaaS unicorn! 🦄) 🚀 The human aspect of what it means to be an entrepreneur  🚀 The truth (and science!) of your business being your baby 🚀 Picking which bubble is right for you to be in 🚀 How it can be tough to build company culture and stay upbeat in this climate       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Nick Franklin, Founder & CEO at ChartMogul, who shares how and why ChartMogul became a multi product SaaS company. Nick shares: ✅ Pros and Cons of ChartMogul’s hybrid remote working model ✅ His thoughts on ChartMogul’s competitors exiting ✅ Build vs Buy: ChartMogul’s true competition ✅ Being a multi-product company: why they released their most recent product ✅ One of the riskiest things you can do in life and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Frederico Hohagen, Co-founder & CEO at Maplink, who shares why and how this $30M ARR SaaS bought out its investors. "Every contract is made for failure, not success. When you're signing a contract, it's because you have to work on everything that can go wrong, not go right. Because if everything's going right, why would you be signing?" Fred shares: ⚡️Maplink’s pivotal growth moment ⚡️Their journey from 14 years as an independent bootstrapped company to raising VC ⚡️3 years with $15 million from Movile - the benefits and downsides ⚡️The importance of two-way due diligence between your company and investors ⚡️From Brazil to Mexico, Chile, Argentina and more: how international expansion moved the needle for Maplink ⚡️Living life at your own pace and valuing the things that are truly important and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ed Lascelles, Partner at AlbionVC, and Deepali Nangia, Partner at Speedinvest, who share their experience as VCs on the early days of SaaS startups. Ed and Deepali share: 🥇 The journey vs the destination - Deepali’s move into becoming a partner 🥇 Why they encourage founders to focus on team building and go to market 🥇 The lifeblood of the early-stage ecosystem 🥇 Advice for those raising seed funding 🥇 Why founders need to heavily emphasise company culture 🥇 Inspirational SaaS companies breaking barriers (including Surfboard, Darktrace, Onfido, Quantexa) and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Meron Colbeci, Chief Product Officer at Checkout.com, who shares how they built a market leading product. "I don’t think that it’s ‘important’ - it’s absolutely critical to figure out the full monetisation strategy or ‘how does this become a business’ from the very first day." Meron shares: 📌 His journey from Paypal to Facebook (Meta) to Checkout.com 📌 The importance of value alignment with coworkers 📌 Driving virality with group products 📌 Starting lean when building a product team 📌 Being an intensely customer focused business 📌 How product and AI will (…or won’t) work hand in hand and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Marie Martens, Co-Founder of Tally, who shares how the company bootstrapped to 60K MRR with a team of five. "So we thought 'what if we can make forms fun again?' What if we can make a form builder that is actually enjoyable and that people like to use - because forms are just really boring. It is a very competitive space but then we thought if we are going to bootstrap it, it is easier to grab 1% of a really big market than to grab 100% of a small niche one, so let's just try this. We know the demand is there, and that's how we came up with the idea of building Tally." Marie shares: 🌟 Why they chose to bootstrap Tally 🌟 Generational expectations for how to 'set yourself up for success' vs reality 🌟 How they're positioning themselves against the competition 🌟 The journey of getting Tally's first users (including the little trick she used on ProductHunt!) 🌟 Why Tally chose a freemium model and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock USA 2023 speaker and the Co-Founder & CEO at Lative: Werner Schmidt! Werner shares: ⚡️ Building his own company and culture as an entrepreneur ⚡️ Going from bootstrapped to raising $1.5 million ⚡️ Lative's upcoming focus on go to market ⚡️ The importance of trusting your instinct ⚡️ How to get the most ROI from your sales team ⚡️ Why a successful onboarding improves ramp times and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tom Lavery, Founder & CEO Jiminny, who shares the story of how they got to $3M ARR with no sales OR marketing team. Tom shares: 🔥 Why they didn’t follow the ‘growth at all costs’ mentality 🔥 How they realised that at 700k ARR, that they didn't have product market fit 🔥 Separating work-life from home-life when your co-founder is your partner 🔥 The importance of running your own race and not focusing on competition 🔥 Doing unscalable things to become scalable 🔥 Moving from founder-led sales to non-repeatable founder-led sales 🔥 The impact of in-house training & personality profiling as a team and more!       Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward:  🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)