SaaS Insiders Podcast

por Vlad Hu

Unlocking Your Audience's Needs: How User Feedback Can Shape Your Success

Unlocking Your Audience's Needs: How User Feedback Can Shape Your Success The episode features an interview with Connor Boyce, the cofounder and CTO of company Rella. Boyce shares his journey with his co-founder and how they built the MVP for their business. He discusses the importance of introducing more layers of management as a company grows and the natural progression of stepping away from individual contributions to focus on people and organizational management. Boyce emphasizes the importance of pursuing ideas and seeking feedback from trusted individuals to bring those ideas to life. Guests Company: Rella is a free social media management tool designed for content creators to help them manage their social media profiles across multiple platforms. The tool offers features such as repurposing content, organizing income, connecting multiple profiles, planning content, organizing brand partnerships, creating content ideas, tracking progress, keeping the grid relevant, brainstorming content, and scheduling posts for later. This podcast is sponsored by the SaaS Insiders Studio. SaaS Insiders Studio helps SaaS founders build their minimum viable products and prototypes so they can launch quickly and find a product market fit. The Sass Insiders Studio works with non-technical founders that are on the pre-seed or seed stage to help them execute on their product vision. Learn more and reach out at the following link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ Timestamps with key takeaways: [00:03:47] Unlocking the Power of Social Media: Growth Tools for Content Creators. [00:08:05] From Idea to Reality: How to Build a Killer MVP [00:15:49] The Backbone of Your Startup: Building Efficient Internal Processes. [00:19:23] From One to Many: The Art of Delegating Roles in Your Startup. [00:24:29] Making a Difference: The Why Behind Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship. Entities mentioned: Assassin's Hours, Connor Boyce, CTO, Rella, MVP, market, engineers, SAS Insiders Studio, non-technical founders, pre-seed, seed stage, product vision, Rella, lessons learned, SAS founders, SaaS

9 may 2023

30:21

Importance of Focus in SaaS Business: Strategies for Outperforming Your Competitors

In this episode of SaaS Insiders, host Vlad Hu interviews Andres Sigcha, founder of Tari, on the topic of focus. They discuss the importance of being good at one thing rather than mediocre at many, and how it's better to be a leader in a small market than to try to capture a wide one. The conversation focuses on overall strategy and approach with a strong mindset to win the game. This podcast is sponsored by the SaaS Insiders Studio. The SaaS Insiders Studio helps SaaS founders build their minimum viable products and prototypes so they can launch quickly and find product market fit. The Sass Insiders Studio works with non-technical founders that are pre-seed or seed stage to help them execute their product vision.Learn more and reach out at the following link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant Key takeaway time stamps: [00:11:35] Building without speaking to customers [00:20:29] Selling to Enterprises [00:22:22] Pursuing the right customers [00:26:02] The emotional journey of entrepreneurship [00:30:00] The power of the customer hero journey

2 may 2023

38:55

Raising Funds for Your SaaS Business: Insights and Wisdom from Ayham Ereksousi of Stomio

In this episode, host Vlad Hu interviews Ayham Ereksousi, founder of Stomio. They discuss fundraising for SaaS businesses and how it's like a momentum sport, with each investor building on the previous one's investment. Ereksousi shares his insights on how to approach fundraising and manage a company. The episode is full of valuable advice for listeners looking to level up their fundraising game. This podcast is sponsored by the SaaS Insiders Studio. The SaaS Insiders Studio helps SaaS founders build their minimum viable products and prototypes so they can launch quickly and find product market fit. The Sass Insiders Studio works with non-technical founders that are pre-seed or seed stage to help them execute their product vision. Learn more and reach out at the following link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ Key takeaways: [00:07:13] Structured approach to beta programs [00:14:08] Pre-seed fundraising tips [00:19:25] Founder market fit [00:24:33] Getting feedback for fundraising [00:45:36] Early stage founder advice. Entities mentioned: Assassin's irons, Vlad Hu, Ayham Ereksousi, Stomio, fundraising, SaaS business, SaaS Insiders Studio, minimum viable products, MVPs, product market fit, non-technical founders, pre-seed, seed stage

17 abr 2023

46:59

Navigating from MVP to Meaningful Business: How to find sustainability for your SaaS quickly

In this episode of the SaaS Insiders podcast, host Vlad Hu interviews Jonathan Chang, founder and CEO of Markit Social, on the topic of finding and perfecting a target audience, achieving product market fit, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance while running a SaaS company. Chang shares his experience and insights on these key topics, including the importance of experimentation, messaging, and mental and physical wellness. This podcast is sponsored by the SaaS Insiders Studio.SaaS Insiders Studio helps SaaS founders build their minimum viable products and prototypes so they can launch quickly and find a product market fit. The Sass Insiders Studio works with non-technical founders that are on the pre-seed or seed stage to help them execute on their product vision. Learn more and reach out at the following link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ In this episode, we cover the following: [00:04:05] Starting a company during COVID. [00:07:31] Building a lean SaaS team [00:13:31] Text message based event platform. [00:20:52] Ads too early can harm. [00:30:41] Focusing in go-to-market strategy. [00:38:22] Building fast and iterating fast.

4 abr 2023

45:06

Working a Full-Time Job While Building Your MVP and Getting Traction

This episode of the podcast features David Canes, the founder of Wellprept. David was able to successfully build his MVP while maintaining a full-time job, a feat that is rarely achieved. His company, Wellprept, is a productivity tool for doctors to increase efficiency and reduce burnout. David explains how he made the product to solve his own problem and used his full-time job to scale it as it got traction.This podcast is sponsored by the SaaS Insiders Studio.SaaS Insiders Studio helps SaaS founders build their minimum viable products and prototypes so they can launch quickly and find a product market fit.The Sass Insiders Studio works with non-technical founders that are on the pre-seed or seed stage to help them execute on their product vision.Learn more and reach out at the following link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/Keypoints and timestamps:4:56 Start a side hustle while working.6:30 Start with necessity, not ambition.15:58 Take risks and test early.17:01 Take action and be resourceful.26:47 Invest in product, marketing, team.29:48 Charge from the start.37:53 Surround yourself with mentors.40:17 Pursue ideas that won't leave you.

22 mar 2023

41:04

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How to Hire Dev Teams: A SaaS founder's experience with hiring technical teams and mistakes he made so you don't have to

On this episode of the SaaS insiders podcast we're joined by Justin Morgan, CEO and founder of Rentado. He shares his strategies on how to hire a development team, raise capital and navigate the growing pains that come with running a SaaS company. He talks about the struggles that come with changing development teams, and emphasizes the need for a better connection between tenants and landlords. This podcast is sponsored by the SaaS Insiders Studio. SaaS Insiders Studio helps SaaS founders build their minimum viable products and prototypes so they can launch quickly and find a product market fit. The Sass Insiders Studio works with non-technical founders that are on the pre-seed or seed stage to help them execute on their product vision. Learn more and reach out at the following link - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ Keypoints: 3:34 Renters and landlords need better communication. 10:03 Developing a platform is hard. 12:29 Hire the right team. 21:43 Bootstrap to maximize ROI. 22:35 Institutional support adds legitimacy. 28:57 Go big or go home. 36:58 Plan for double time estimates. 38:12 Persevere to create success. 46:06 Be fearless and tenacious. 50:00 Be fearless and do it.

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15 mar 2023

51:15

How To Build MVP And Raise a Round By Acquiring Existing Product - with John Demian

John Demian is a super creative non-technical SaaS Founder that strives to ship solutions fast, learn fast, and grow. With his most recent SaaS company Eyelet, John learned how to launch MVP fast, grow as a manager, and fundraiser, and is going to share all of his learning experiences about running a funded SaaS company in today’s episode. In this episode, we cover the following: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Who is John Demian? 01:35 How John’s background helps him in building a SaaS company? 03:46 What is the mission of eyelet.io? 04:33 Why John acquired the company to kick off his product? 08:08 When you buy a product, is it only a product, or will you have communication with developers? 09:42 What was John's approach to pre-seed funding? 11:44 Funding strategies that John can recommend 18:25 What is the difference between the pre-seed and seed stages? 22:09 What metrics are important to show investors? 23:56 What are the main changes John made when he switched from pre-seed to seed round? 30:24 Advice from John Demian exclusively for SaaS Insiders 35:35 Inspiring resources from John Demian 36:50 Final thoughts Get in touch with John Demian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndemian/ (LinkedIn) https://mobile.twitter.com/johndemian (Twitter) https://eyelet.io/ (John’s business) Tag Us and follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerHCHaOXIhL5T8-GYFbpgw (YouTube channel) https://www.facebook.com/vladhu.saas (Facebook)

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28 feb 2023

39:49

How To Grow Your MRR 20%+ MOM Via Partner Promotions - with Rob Warner

Rob Warner is a serial entrepreneur that discovered an unusual yet very powerful way to scale SaaS revenue month over month by over 20%. Today Rob is sharing his story of transitioning from the Agency model to SaaS, and growing it massively using Partner Promotions Strategy. In this episode, we cover the following: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Who is Rob Warner? 05:46 What are the partner promotions, and how do they work? 11:14 How often used in SaaS party promotion and is it underrated? 16:50 What approach do you need to get a partnership? 22:38 Create a framework of sales for your partnership 28:03 Advice from Rob exclusively for SaaS Insiders 29:13 Inspiring resources from Rob 33:44 Rob advises his younger self 37:21 Get in touch with Rob 38:13 Final thoughts Write to live support on the website to get your coupon for Rob’s product. Don't forget to mention that you are from SaaS Insider Podcast. https://ppcadlab.com/ Get in touch with Rob Warner: https://ppcadlab.com/ (Rob business) https://ppcadlab.com/blog/ (Rob’s blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/robewarner/ (LinkedIn) Mentions: https://digitalmarket.com/ Tag Us and follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerHCHaOXIhL5T8-GYFbpgw (YouTube channel) https://www.facebook.com/vladhu.saas (Facebook)

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21 feb 2023

41:26

Innovation, Passion, and How The Wrong Team Can (Almost) Kill Your Business - with Michael Wenning

After a bad experience with a recruiter when Michael Wenning set out to change the way companies approach recruiting by obsessing over the candidate experience with a focus on helping people find the right fit. This is why Michael built the Wenn platform – to improve the employer-employee matchmaking process – focusing on simplifying the discovery process, and search/apply process for jobseekers, while also giving companies a tool that puts their best foot forward. Today we have Michael Wenning to share Innovation through SaaS, the Passion, and How The Wrong Team Can (Almost) Kill Your Business. In this episode, we cover the following: 00:00 Intro 02:05 Who is Michael Wenning? 04:28 How Michael found a balance between serving companies and people looking for work? 06:32 Michael's approach to finding new solutions and ideas for an established market 11:49 How does Michael approach investors for his product? 19:21 What advice would Michael give to a younger self 21:42 Inspiring resources from Michael 31:00 Advice from Michael exclusively for SaaS Insiders community 32:22 Get in touch with Michael Wenning 33:31 Final thoughts Get in touch with Michael Wenning: https://www.wenn.io/ (Michael’s business) https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wenning-23b09620/ (LinkedIn) michael@wenn.io (Michael’s email) Books: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Foundation-Entrepreneurship/dp/0691158304 (The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup) https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898 (The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses) Mentions: https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/advice-for-entrepreneurs/v/how-to-handle-naysayers-when-starting-a-business (advice for entrepreneurs) Tag Us and follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerHCHaOXIhL5T8-GYFbpgw (YouTube channel) https://www.facebook.com/vladhu.saas (Facebook)

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17 feb 2023

34:43

How To Run a 8-Figure Bootstrapped SaaS Using External Team - with Martin Martinez

Martin Martinez, CEO and founder of Meet Alfred, shares how he formed a leading LinkedIn automation platform and grew it from an Upwork project to a 8 figure ARR business. Martin discusses how his product went viral, including creating a user-friendly design and having the product be free for several months. He also relates how being one of the earlier entrants in the automation industry aided his success. Today we have Martin Martinez to share how to Run a 8-Figure Bootstrapped SaaS Using External Team In this episode, we cover the following: 00:00 Intro 02:21 Who is Martin Martinez? 05:40 What Martin made to start getting attention from customers? 07:42 How to convert your users into paid customers? 09:17 How does Martin manage a SaaS company as a non-tech founder? 12:06 Ways to communicate with developers as a non-tech founder 14:41 How did Martin find technical members of the team that perfectly match company values? 23:40 How does Martin understand which agency he can trust? 26:28 When a capital injection is really useful? 32:11 Inspiring resources from Martin Martinez 34:48 Martin advises younger self 41:57 Get in touch with Martin Martinez 43:29 Final thoughts Get in touch with Martin Martinez: https://meetalfred.com/ (Martin’s business) martin@meetalfred.com (Martin’s email) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015648282384 (Facebook) Tag Us and follow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhu-saasconsultant/ (LinkedIn) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerHCHaOXIhL5T8-GYFbpgw (YouTube channel) https://www.facebook.com/vladhu.saas (Facebook)

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7 feb 2023

45:42

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