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Nathan Latka

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224696 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

So like true or false, the extension you did in past this past year in 2025, higher valuation or lower valuation on a dollar basis than what you got?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

Hey, give me this is a selfish question, but whatever.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

It's my show, so I'm going to ask it anyway.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

Right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

We actually talked back in 2020.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

You were at like 50K of MRR back at the time.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

You ultimately had too much money because you raised a bunch of money.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

Let's say you're now at like call it 12 million of ARR.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

You know, we're doing five to ten million dollar debt checks and a company is doing 10 to 50 million bucks of ARR.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

How would you think about over the next 12 months funding the business with more equity versus considering debt?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

Well, listen, I'm going to make you an offer because I'm allowed to.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

It's my show, so you can take it with you.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

My offer, just so you have in the back of your head, we would do a $5 million line of credit with somebody like you.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

That's under 60% leverage against your ARR, 50% leverage against your ARR.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

It's a line of credit, so it can sit there and you pay nothing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

Right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

So to your point, you don't want to take it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

You don't need it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

But if you take it, then we'll do no warrants.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How to Scale to $12M ARR: The Serial Founder Playbook for Vertical SaaS and Agentic AI

There's no personal guarantee.