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Nathan Latka ยท Business

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What if you knew data behind the fastest growing SaaS companies today? Each morning join Nathan Latka as he spends 15 minutes interviewing SaaS founders. You'll learn how SaaS CEO's launched their startup and grew it into a real SaaS business. SaaS Founders range from bootstrapped to funded, MVP to 10,000 customers, pre revenue to pre IPO.

Episodes

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The $30m ARR Battle: How 1 VC Forced a 5x Exit When Restaurant SaaS CEO Wanted to Keep Building

04 Sep 2023
25m
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This podcast episode discusses the evolution of Agilent, a company that pivoted from visually verifying suspect transactions to a data SaaS software company. The company's success is attributed to its focus on recurring revenue and its ability to manage data exhaust from various systems to create value for customers. A...

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Nigerian Founder Uses WhatsApp Group to Go $0 to $60k in 5 Months for Testing Tool

01 Sep 2023
14m
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This podcast explores the entrepreneurial journey of AZ, founder of GetScandium, a no-code test automation tool, highlighting the challenges of writing scripts for automated testing and the platform's initial success with a focus on finding customers in Nigeria's startup community. AZ also discusses bootstrap funding, ...

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22 yo Launches B2B Fraud Prevention SaaS That Will Tell you if the China Steel Company is Real or Not

31 Aug 2023
17m
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This podcast episode features Farhan, the founder of Verified.com, a B2B fraud prevention tool that offers APIs for fraud detection and prevention. Farhan discusses his company's unique value proposition, pricing strategy, fundraising efforts, and the importance of careful equity distribution among co-founders. The epi...

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Why He Spent $5m on Fintech API MVP, 20 Customers Today and $20k in MRR

30 Aug 2023
19m
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This podcast episode introduces Monite, a FinTech company offering hassle-free finance automation for SaaS platforms. The company's API tool empowers B2B platforms to provide financial services like payables automation and invoicing to their customers. Monite aims to serve both enterprise and small-scale platforms whil...

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6 Oil Drilling Companies Pay Him to Map Hard to Quantify Oil Well Pay Zone's

29 Aug 2023
17m
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This podcast episode delves into Factor Technology, a company founded by Hugh Winkler, a geophysicist and web architecture expert. Factor Technology leverages machine learning technology to optimize the placement of horizontal wells, a method that offers enhanced accuracy and reduces stress on directional drillers. The...

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Smith AI Breaks $22m ARR Helping Companies Manage Voice, Chat Support, $100m Cap, Burning $300k per Month

28 Aug 2023
22m
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This podcast episode features Aaron Lee, co-founder of Smith.ai, Aaron Schildkrout, founder of Red Beacon, and Aaron Harris, founder of Smith AI, sharing their entrepreneurial journeys and insights on building successful customer-focused businesses. Smith AI, a company that provides AI-powered customer service solution...

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Team of 12 Hits $2.5m in ARR, $64m Valuation for Customer Success Tool. Can they beat Gainsight?

25 Aug 2023
20m
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This podcast episode explores the journey of Involve.ai, a company that has seen significant growth and success by analyzing user patterns, pivoting to a B2B model, and leveraging AI to predict customer churn. They have shifted their focus to upselling, working on refining their pricing structure for consumption-based ...

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eCommerce SaaS hits $13m 2021 GMV, How He's Hedged Chile Interest Rates, Macroeconomic Headwinds

24 Aug 2023
22m
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This podcast episode delves into various aspects of business, from logistics to e-commerce and fundraising challenges. Logistics companies, such as ShipIt, optimize shipping processes for e-commerce brands by leveraging technology, integrating with sales platforms, and selecting appropriate carriers. Despite facing eco...

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Proof you don't need a new idea, just better execution. Firm hits 160 customers, $25k MRR

23 Aug 2023
18m
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This podcast episode focuses on how AI can be used to improve email marketing, specifically through the use of the AI-powered salesperson Luna. Luna helps digital agencies and SaaS companies generate leads, close deals, and avoid the need to hire sales teams. With around 1,000 weekly active users and 163 paying subscri...

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Zero to $1m in 12 Months, how he used personal brand to scale SaaS Fast

22 Aug 2023
23m
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This podcast episode highlights the journey of Juggle, a platform designed to enhance employee engagement in non-tech businesses. Led by founder Arun Kumar, Juggle offers an accessible tool that empowers companies to streamline communication, boost productivity, and manage tasks effectively. With its customer-centric a...

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How He hit $12k monthly revenue building the Zapier for Data

21 Aug 2023
16m
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This podcast episode revolves around Shipyard, a low-code data workflow automation SaaS. Founded in 2020, Shipyard offers a usage-based pricing model and boasts a low churn rate, indicating customer satisfaction. The company emerged from an internal tool developed at PMG and landed its first customer through the "land ...

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18 year olds quit $30k jobs to launch software, get first $10k customer

18 Aug 2023
11m
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This podcast episode introduces Devheads, a software and hardware development company focused on providing personalized services to local businesses, often overlooked by larger companies. The founders, Fortuna and Koby, share their backgrounds, the company's success in acquiring paying customers, and their plans to qui...

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How he grew $1k to $23k SaaS MRR for HR Tech over last 12 months

17 Aug 2023
13m
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This podcast episode dives into the evolution of WeStore's business model, highlighting its shift from a focus on SMB customers to pursuing larger enterprise deals. By optimizing their customer acquisition strategies through word-of-mouth and AI-powered initiatives, WeStore has successfully increased its monthly revenu...

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Airtory Did $120k Last Month, Profitable with ad creation and management tool

16 Aug 2023
17m
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This podcast episode discusses the business models and strategies of several ad tech companies, including Airmatic, AirTory, and Perk. The episode highlights the use of custom ad unit templates to enhance performance, the adoption of impression-based pricing structures, and the benefits of simplicity in the ad tech ind...

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Candidate Review Platform Convinced First 5 Customers to Pay $250 Each

15 Aug 2023
14m
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This podcast episode features Arijit Bose, founder of Revuia.co, a SaaS platform that collects and analyzes candidate experience data. Bose discusses the challenges of launching a new category (candidate experience) in a competitive SEO landscape. Despite early revenue from five paying customers, Revuia faces the chall...

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ECommerce SaaS Hits $1.5m after Co-Founder Replaced Herself

14 Aug 2023
22m
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This podcast episode dives into the journey of Elliot Digimel, Co-CEO of Material Retail (formerly ShopTeeks), highlighting his background in retail fashion and the evolution of Material Retail from an online marketplace to a comprehensive software suite for boutiques. The episode explores the company's unique selling ...

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Can this new AI tool grow into their $10m valuation?

11 Aug 2023
19m
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This podcast episode features Justin Shum, an entrepreneur who has founded and exited multiple businesses. He shares his experiences, insights on company valuations, and his latest venture, node.ai, an AI platform designed to simplify data analysis. Justin emphasizes the importance of choosing the right investors, focu...

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How Cyber SaaS Hit $2m ARR and 190 Customers So Fast

10 Aug 2023
21m
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This podcast episode explores the journey of Darren, a SaaS entrepreneur who built and sold a music SaaS business before founding Carbide, a cybersecurity firm that helps businesses achieve SOC 2 compliance. Darren emphasizes the importance of focusing on core business activities, understanding customer needs, and usin...

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20,000 AI Lip Sync Vids Created, Now Raising $2m on $10m Valuation

09 Aug 2023
16m
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This podcast episode features Matthias Spitzer, CEO and Founder of LALAMU.app. LALAMU.app is a tool that helps customers lip sync their videos in different languages. The company recently closed a round of 2 million euros and is currently raising more. They have gained positive feedback from users worldwide, with over ...

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How Hirize Hit $14k MRR in 60 Days

08 Aug 2023
15m
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This podcast episode explores the journeys of two startups, Highrise.HR and Ezra, in the HR tech industry. Both startups aim to harness the power of AI to revolutionize resume parsing and matching. Highrise.HR focuses on providing core API solutions for enterprise tech tools. Ezra, on the other hand, aims to revolution...

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