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Nathan Latka

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223533 total appearances

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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

Well, very good, Vlad.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

As we wrap up here, if people want to find you online, where's the best place for them to look?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

guys there you have it vlad launched speedsize.com in 2022 did 400 000 of sales his first year more than tripled that to 1.5 million in 2023 today in 2025 he's doing six million dollars of revenue with 25 full-time employees and he's done it in a very capital efficient way just

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

$5 million raised to grow to $6 million of ARR.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

That's capital efficient.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

Now he's gone through some hard times.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

Cash balance got as low as two months of runway.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

That was $300,000 in the bank as the Ukraine war started.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

Him and his co-founder still managed to get through it today.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

They still retain 70% of the business as they look to scale, helping DTC brands keep their image quality extremely high on their website with fast loading times and even going deeper, enabling them to put sophisticated product videos together to increase conversion rates and increase revenue.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

That's why he's got

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

200 paying customers, many of which pay more than $100,000 per year.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping Through War to $6M ARR: A SaaS Founder Story

Vlad, thank you for taking us to the top.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

Back in 2020, what were you at in terms of revenue?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

Our revenue was only $450,000 in 2019.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

Going from half a million in revenue to $9 million in revenue in five years is pretty darn impressive.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

Fast forward to today, how many customers are paying you today to use the software?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

600 and growing by about 25 every month.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

$15,000 plus ARPU or ACB target, you just told me, times the 600 customers you just shared, that would put you at about a $9 million in ARR today.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
From $450K to $9M ARR in 5 Years: Club Caddie's Vertical SaaS Playbook

Would it have been the top like one or two growth channels for you?