What does it really take to build a SaaS powerhouse like BetterCloud from scratch?

In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, serial entrepreneur David Politis shares his extraordinary journey, from learning business at his father’s side as a kid, to leading multiple successful companies, to building BetterCloud into a $100M ARR SaaS juggernaut.

💡 In This Deep-Dive Interview, You'll Learn:

- The scrappy growth hacking strategy that took BetterCloud from zero to $1M in ARR

- Why doing things that don’t scale is essential for startup success

- How AI is reshaping go-to-market strategies (and why you need a “Go-to-Market Engineer”)

- Fundraising tips every founder should know, pitching, storytelling, and landing that seed round

- David’s media journey: growing a podcast audience from zero to thousands

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, SaaS leader, or just love a good business story, this episode is packed with hard-earned insights you won’t hear anywhere else.

📌 Don’t miss David’s top advice for scaling startups in the AI era!

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- Not Another CEO Podcast (https://podcast.notanotherceo.com/)

- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpolitis)

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