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Raf Howery

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
237 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

And so this is, we are past that point.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

And now we're just going to invest all of our energy in sales and marketing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

I'm never comfortable.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

I'm always nervous.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

What makes me feel better is that the pipeline is the healthiest I've ever seen.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

So we are in a good position to end Q1 on a really positive note, looking at it today.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

So I think that's what gets me less nervous.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

But of course, I'll always be nervous.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

No founder is ever going to remain not nervous unless they are.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

That's correct.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

It was a choice.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

It was a big choice, a difficult choice to make.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

But for me, I never look back and I never regret it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

Let's say in close to a million dollars a year.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

And let's say a lot of other perks.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

I was in management consulting.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

My client list was some of the most powerful people in the world.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

I was an advisor to a lot of key folks in the market.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

There's a lot of perks, a lot of, let's just say, ego involved.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Bootstrapping to $5M ARR: How Kukun Scales SaaS for Banks and Fintechs

Let's put it this way.