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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Release Date: 11/26/2019

We hit 4 Scaling Crisis between $0 and $70m ARR, here's how I solved them show art We hit 4 Scaling Crisis between $0 and $70m ARR, here's how I solved them

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

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3 Growth Tactics we Used to grow SEMRush to $330m ARR and Why Shares dropped 20% on IPO day show art 3 Growth Tactics we Used to grow SEMRush to $330m ARR and Why Shares dropped 20% on IPO day

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Eugene Levin joined SEMRush at $3m ARR after the founders wouldn't let him invest. As president, he's grown the business to 100,000 paying customers 850k free users, $2,500 ACV and 25% YoY revenue growth. Will they break $350m ARR this year?

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Was my $22m ARR bootstrapped good enough? I felt pressure to be a unicorn, tried, and failed miserably show art Was my $22m ARR bootstrapped good enough? I felt pressure to be a unicorn, tried, and failed miserably

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Adam Robinson had a 6 person team doing $10m in ARR. Then he went all in on linkedin, pivoted to B2B, and broke $20m in ARR. He did $1,858,399 MRR in Jan 2024 and profited $509,984. Can he break $5m in profits this year?

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How I Turned my Podcast into a $50m ARR B2B SaaS show art How I Turned my Podcast into a $50m ARR B2B SaaS

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

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We just hit $400m in revenues. Here are 9 org chart, people moves I had to make to scale show art We just hit $400m in revenues. Here are 9 org chart, people moves I had to make to scale

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Jason Cohen founded WPEngine in 2010 and broke $20m within 4 years. Today, the company does $400m+ in Revenues. In this podcast Cohen teaches 9 rules he used to change his org chart, optimize roles, and replace himself as CEO as he scaled. Will they break $500m revenue this year?

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27 year old Founder exited for $169m at $50m ARR. How much cash did he take home at exit? show art 27 year old Founder exited for $169m at $50m ARR. How much cash did he take home at exit?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Ryan Allis launched iContact when he was 18. He made $15m cash when he exited in 2011 for $169m. He shares his negotiation with Salesforce Marc Benioff, how he found 10 profitable acquisition channels, 70,000 customers, and broke $50m in revenues. Will he buy it back for $1 one day?

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This Danish CEO Hit $30m ARR using Unique 14 Hub Model Selling Software for Microsoft Ecosystem show art This Danish CEO Hit $30m ARR using Unique 14 Hub Model Selling Software for Microsoft Ecosystem

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

LMS365 raised $20m in 2023 at a $100m valuation - a 5x multiple on $20m of ARR. As of April 2024, they do $30m in ARR. Their 200 person team is focused on building software for the Microsoft ecosystem. Can they hit $40m ARR this year?

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How Younium Hit 200 Customers Paying $30k ACV For its Billing and Revenue Analytics tool show art How Younium Hit 200 Customers Paying $30k ACV For its Billing and Revenue Analytics tool

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

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Genius SaaS Pricing Page Generated $3m in Revenue Last Year show art Genius SaaS Pricing Page Generated $3m in Revenue Last Year

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

They hit $3m ARR fast using MTU tiers on their pricing page. Raised $7m in 2023 at a $35m post money valuation and are burning $30k per month today. Focus is profitability before Q2 2025, will they hit it?

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39 Year Old Made $21m Last Year Selling Surprising Software show art 39 Year Old Made $21m Last Year Selling Surprising Software

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Rural mom and pop shops love him. 13,000 have purchased his POS and software system processing over $1.85 billion in GMV in 2023 across 35m transactions. Can he crack $2b GMV in 2024?

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Andy leads the company in its mission to deliver practical, powerful AI to consumer brands. A designer by training and lifelong software engineer, Andy is responsible for Faraday’s product strategy, data science organization, recruiting efforts, and corporate matters. Previously, Andy founded the celebrated sustainability startup Brighter Planet and worked in politics.