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Nathan Latka

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224696 total appearances

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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Are you charging $60 an hour, 70% utilization, so you're doing $100,000 a year in revenue, or what was it?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

I'm curious how it started.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Before the show, you said, Nathan, one of the ways we've really grown and really leaned into building in public, what does that mean?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Hey folks, my guest today is Ben Borden.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

He's the co-founder of Podplay Technologies, building at the intersection of sports, technology, and in-real-life experiences.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

He leads the go-to-market strategy and is focused on transforming clubs and courts into dynamic tech-driven communities.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Before that, he worked in fintech, hedge funds, and early-stage investing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Ben, you ready to take us to the top?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Yeah, absolutely.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

You're way cooler now doing this than the hedge fund days, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

That's why you made the transition, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Well, before we dive into mission and fund, I have to stay on the money for a second.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Did the hedge fund make money?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Are you rich?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

How'd that thing work?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Very cool.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Okay, so what email do you send your LPs?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

You say we're shutting down to go build ping pong or ping pong in 2019 or what that story look like?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Okay, I have to ask about this.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He Turned Pickleball Software into a $3M/yr SaaS

Don't kill me for this, okay?