SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders

Turning a $500k Course Into a $20k MRR SaaS Play. Next Russell Brunson?

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Built an Instagram agency by sending cold emails, transitioned into an agency that sends cold emails for other people, made a cold email course, then ...

HRForecast Bootstrapped to $3m, Signed $300k Deal, How They Handle Profits

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2014 I founded HRForecast (peopleForecast GmbH) together with Florian Fleischmann. Prior to joining HRForecast, I gained interdisciplinary industry ex...

Process Automation SaaS: From $600k Pivot to 300% YoY Growth, How Indico Turned the Corner

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Founder and CTO of indico data solutions, an Enterprise AI solution for unstructured content with an emphasis on text and NLP. He has been building ma...

He's stepping down as CEO. Strange move with $6.6m in Revenue?

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Started being an entrepreneur at 40 Co-founded Qualifio and a few other companies, including 87seconds (Europe's leading video content agency, sold in...

LivingSecurity SaaS Breaks $3m ARR, 150% Retention, New Unify Product To Create More Insights for Security Leaders

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the CEO of Living Security, Ashley has been the driving force behind the company's rapid growth. Since its founding in 2017, Living Security has ra...

SEO Tool Hits $1m Revenue, 90% yoy Growth, Doing $5m Seed Round Now?

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Volpini is the CEO of WordLift, a visionary web entrepreneur, focusing on semantic web, artificial intelligence and SEO. WordLift is a semantic...

Bootstrapped to $4m, $2m profits, Wants to Exit by End Of Year

30 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Robinson is a SaaS entrepreneur who lives in Austin, TX. After spending 10 years on Wall Street trading credit default swaps at Lehman Brothers, ...

13 Year Old Building Indie Builder Community, First $8 in Revenue!

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hi! I'm Arav, I'm 13 years old and I'm building Indie Icebreakers,and Indie Rocket. I'm create content, and share Indie stories.

How to Make Money On Top of Opensource Protocol with Linktree Alternative SingleLink

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm a 22-year-old, formerly obese college dropout turned founder and triathlete. I've lost over 115lbs and completed races up to the 70.3 mi distance ...

$20k Upwork Side Gig to $200k ARR SaaS Project Editing Real Estate Photos

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Filipino by birth, architect by training, salesman by vocation, catholic by faith, family man by commitment, public speaker by demand, and a humanitar...

How his side project hit $200k in revenue, new way to A/B test pricing

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ch Daniel (23) created Legit Check By Ch with his brother, David (17) and have gathered 6,000,000 all-time users. Their company helps people authentic...

Zoom Recording Tool Grain Hits 300 Teams, On Track for $1m ARR, New $3m Raise in Upround

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Adams is the CEO and Co-founder of Grain — a tool that empowers remote teams to record, transcribe, annotate, and share the most important mome...

1,000 Companies Pay List Buying Site $150/mo For New Leads, $1.8m in Revenue

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Alamia is a professional digital marketer and "The New Age CMO", located in Essex County, New Jersey. Jimmy has been marketing on the internet s...

Google Analytics Alternative Adds $23k in MRR in 12 Months, Open sourced!

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-founder of Plausible Analytics, a simple, open source, lightweight (

Manage your Twitter from Notion? He's doing it, first 5 customers paying!

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Senior Software Engineer, previously a fellow at Entrepreneur First, a global startup incubator, bootstrapping SaaS products for creators/makers in pu...

Referral Program Software Growsurf Bootstrapped to $26k/mo in Revenue, Pricing Page Secrets

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Yun is cofounder of GrowSurf, referral software for tech startups. He's sharing their journey to $1MM publicly at https://growsurf.com/open as t...

Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm an unstoppable learner; currently learning how to build software businesses. I've built 3 products in the past that made $0 and have all been shut...

Deep Fake Tech Pivoted from $0 Last Year, $24m Raised, CEO teases new round

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gil is CEO & co-founder of D-ID, which he established in 2017 with his friends and fellow co-founders COO Sella Blondheim and CTO Eliran Kuta. He has ...

With 1 Exit Done, Can He Automate Diligence for Financial Firms Using RPA?

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vik Singh is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of a new enterprise AI startup. Vik was the CEO and Co-Founder of Infer, a company that provides a predi...

Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex is co-founder of DIvvy. He enjoys into Sports, Seattle, Salt Lake, Skiing, and Start-ups. He also enjoys building cutting edge fin-tech platform ...

No Code Airtable Tool Breaks 10k Users, $10m Valuation

16 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm an engineer turned into entrepreneur, a mother of two, love all things technology and products, obsessed about design and UX. Started my engineeri...

He Just Hit $1k MRR for Review SaaS, Raised $1.1m on $5m Cap

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I've been a product designer for the past 14 years, working as a consultant with startups and enterprise companies such as Uber to help them deliver a...

He makes $5500/mo Personally at UI Agency, Now Launching MicroSaaS, commits to bootstrap!

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

⚡️I help solo founders and teams grow their product by coming closer to their users, through UX playbooks, tutorials and 1-1 coaching. In the mean...

$20m Fund for Amazon Sellers Using Private AI to Uncover Gold Mines

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After careers in financial markets (Standard Chartered Bank) and academia (Professor of International Relations), Simon started to buy and build busin...

Virtual Leasing Tour SaaS Hits $5m Revenue, Sells 60% at $34m Valuation Bringing on New Strategic Partner

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Weirich is the Co-founder and CEO of Realync. Having founded Realync over 9 years ago, Matt is on a mission to make multifamily touring, leasing,...

Developers Side Project Lands First Customer from Reddit Community CloudyGamers

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sven is bootstrapping airgpu, a service to play the latest games on your laptop next to his day job as a software engineer. After working on multiple ...

DevOps Tool Copado Breaks $400m Valuation, as New CEO Ushers in 100% YoY Growth with Founders

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ted Elliott is a serial entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Copado and serves on the company's Board of Directors. ... Ted sold Jobscience to ...

How This 29 Year Old Bought a Micro-SaaS for $20k To Save Time

09 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My formal education is in rabbinic studies. 4 years ago I decided to dive into the tech industry. I went to a boot camp, got a job and am now a Tech L...

Gainsight Paid Him $10k+ To Figure Out Sales in 2013, What He Recommends Now

08 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Teaching reps how to earn the right to ask questions, which questions to ask, and when to do it is the primary driver behind Richard's N.E.A.T. Sellin...

How He Grew $5m Agency and Why He Exited for EBITDA Multiple Last Year

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Founder, CEO and Brand Strategist of creative and digital agency One Shoe. Over 20 years comprehensive leadership and consultancy experience with mult...

Writers Make $100k/year on Content SaaS Marketplace Verblio, $9m Revenue

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Pockross brings more than 25 years of startup, Fortune 500, and nonprofit experience to his role at Verblio. Steve previously served as VP of Bu...

$2.4m in SaaS Revenues from Business and Apprentice Marketplace

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Moe started his first landscaping business when he was 18. He sold that and started a residential design and build company that he grew to one of the ...

How To Bootstrap to $1m with VC Funded Competitors With Just 4 People

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Philippe is an autodidact coder. He always had the firm belief he needed only time and consistency before success hit, he slowly built his life around...

Profitable UserZoom Hits $80m Run Rate, 1k Customers, $500m+ Valuation

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of UserZoom, the Experience Insights Management company that helps businesses design, measure and deliver the best digital experie...

She Doesn't Want Your VC Check, $10m+ In Dividends Paid Out for Time Tracking Tool

02 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Corina Ludwig is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Board Member with more than 30 years of success in Business Tech and advertising. For ...

Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Serial founder, sold my first small SaaS last year, started Jolt as a side hustle, and joined CopyAI as a full-time software engineer.

$1m in Revenue and $15m Valuation, What GDPR Compliance Tool FixNix Is Building

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

🚀🏡The entrepreneur who sold his house ☠️Chief Nixer 💻Cyber Security Architect 💛Virtual CISO 🖋️Journalist 💂Speaker 📝Product ...

What Do You Do After You Exit Your First SaaS For More than $9m?

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Founder of @onboardio (onboard.io), a B2B SaaS to streamline onboarding for every customer. prev: founded, built, & sold @Ambassador investor, mentor,...

The Right Way to Build a Bootstrapped Community with WeekendClub

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Originally I worked in ad agencies, but 4 years ago pivoted to tech, becoming a Product Manager then UX Researcher. On the side I started a popular Lo...

Original On-Prem CRM GoldMine Still Does $3.6m in Maintenance Revenue, SaaS Play?

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Former developer and Big 8 Consultant on selecting emerging technologies for use in sales and marketing for companies including McDonald's, Allied Van...

Secret Dev Shop Top SaaS Founders Use Breaks $10m in Revenue

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I am the founder and chief coder at Coditas. I believe coders are artists whose art is the code they write. I am a computer scientist from IIT Bombay ...

Copy his Playbook: His First $25k in MRR Came From Affiliates

25 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zachary Hedges exhibited a passion and proclivity for marketing from an early age. He started his first marketing communications company at age 16. By...

Camera Insurance as Beachhead to SaaS Play? 100 Customers Already.

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Sweetwood serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience and a tech start-up founder. He is an internationally known professional speaker, ...

Oil SaaS! They Broke $7m, Can They Hit $10m This Year?

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As Chief Customer Officer at Seven Lakes Technologies, Sowmya Murthy leads the go-to-market teams in bringing to market JOYN, a SaaS leader in moderni...

They Did $210k Last Month Helping Eliminate Debt in Spain

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pay Dividends To Investors Before Startup Founder Gets Any Pay?

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alaric Ong has done 5 different businesses before, of which 3 of them were started with zero capital which went on to generate 6 figures within a few ...

Linkedin Automation Tool Breaks $5m, Grows 5x yoy, Bootstrapped with $1m in Profits

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

SaaS Entrepreneur | Forbes Council | Bootstrapped to €5M ARR in just 15 months | Founder of World's safest software for LinkedIn Automation | Expand...

How He Hit $2m in Revenue Cold Calling 20,000 PER WEEK

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andre founded 4 marketing companies in three countries. Hi is born entrepreneur, starting making money at age 7, at 14 he had his three income streams...

Developer Goes from Freelancer to SaaS Founder With Simple Playbook (Copy it!)

18 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm a freelance software developer building profitable tools on the side. In 2020 I bootstrapped and eventually sold a TikTok marketing platform (infl...

SaaS Helps 50 F500 Brands Unlock Tax Credits, Targeting $6m ARR This Year

17 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Laurence is the CEO of Incentify. He is an accomplished high tech CEO with a track record of successfully managing high performing companies and teams...

They Track $15m in Cloud Spend, Make $17k/mo. How they plan to scale.

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This Pre-Revenue SaaS Founder Surviving Based off Norway's Furlough Program

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Granulate Breaking Records in Cloud Computing Savings Space, $30m Revenue Next?

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Talpiot program alumni, Asaf continued his IDF service as a commander in the elite 8200 intelligence unit. He previously held positions as R&D Team Le...

Was Pomp Right about Bitcoin, Gold and Chinese Power?

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Preston Pysh Bitcoin Predictions. Find Latka on Bitclout!

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lemlist CEO Guillaume Moubeche: Gives Employees this bonus when 5x revenue growth target hit

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Factory SaaS Hits $2.2m Revenue, Raises $6m on $24m Valuation

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-founder and CEO of OSS Ventures, a French start-up specialist for industrial companies. After working as an economist at the OECD and co-founding a...

The First SaaS on BitClout will Replace Substack, Patreon

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm the founder of Subclout, a SaaS platform that allows creators to monetize their premium content through BitClout. I work full time as a strategy c...

Will $80M Mattress King Launch Subscription Next?

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ConvertKit's Shocking Growth to $25m Revenue, Power of Creator Economy

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Secret Dataset CPG Gods Use

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Billionaire Co-Founder of Square Joins Latka

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

He Makes $4m Selling Other Peoples Software, Inside The Head of A Power Reseller

04 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Len Reo is founder of Attivo Group, a team of people passionate about efficient business processes and the information systems and automation that sup...

Team Communication App Breaks $122k/mo, Still Owns 100%

03 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dmytro Okunyev is the founder and owner of Chanty, a team communication platform. Dmytro started toying with the idea of a chat app back in 2017, he r...

Mobile Paywall Testing Company Breaks 200 Customers, $500k Raised

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Founder & CEO at Adapty 500 Startups alumnus

The $30 Million Marketplace Out of India

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Satya Prabhakar is an Indian/American entrepreneur, engineer, writer and the Founder & CEO of Sulekha, India’s leading tech-AI platform for expe...

How To Acquire A SaaS For $1.2m, Flip for $2.4m Quickly

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I've spent the last 17 years working on digital assets with a distributed team of top-tier software architects, engineers and marketing specialists bu...

Real Estate SaaS Did $2.2m Last Month, 140% Growth, Mostly Affiliate Sales

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-founder of BatchProducts - 5 SAAS platforms that provide data and lead generation tools for users in various industries.

Manufacturing Plant Software Breaks $100m Revenue, Just $38m Raised

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Norman Crowley is a serial entrepreneur, who founded and sold three businesses for over three-quarters of a billion dollars before the age of forty. H...

He Quit His Fulltime Gig for $5k/mo Side Project, What He's Doing Now

28 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have always been fascinated with technology and interpersonal communications. Have been a multiple-time early-stage sales leader and now co-founded Ri...

Worth $2.6b Today, What About 36 Months Ago?

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aleksandr Yampolskiy is a globally recognized cybersecurity innovator, leader, and expert. As co­founder and chief executive officer, Yampolsky has l...

Looking Back: Listen to Founder 3 Years Before Exiting for $450 Million

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Physna Raises $7m More for Geometric Deep Learning in 3d

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Forbes 30 Under 30 winner. Successful serial entrepreneur in B2B technology development and SaaS companies. Law degree from University of Heidelberg i...

Will He Go Public To Buy Up His Affiliates?

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Serial entrepreneur who previously was a founder and CEO of two software companies Momentum Systems and Applied Development Corp who were in the finte...

The Capital Efficient Founder: $2m in, $12m dividends out, Just Exited

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Serial entrepreneur who has successfully bought, built and sold several companies with extreme capital efficiency. Most recently grew ATI revenue 400%...

Rokt Breaks $90m Gross Profit Coming out of Pandemic, 3 Revenue LInes, $500m+ Valuation?

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Buchanan is the co-founder, CEO and Chairperson of Rokt. Founded in 2012, Rokt makes e-commerce smarter, faster and better. Rokt uses real time ...

He Sold 0.7% For $50k With $100k ARR ($7m Valuation). Mistake?

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

🙏 - God First 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦- Husband and Father of twin boys 📈- Entrepreneurial business owner for 23 years 🤝 - 21 years of busin...

He Did $170k Last Year, Shared Profits with 6 person Team Using This Algorithm

20 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Made in Italy but living in The Netherlands, I am founder of WP-OK.it - where we help small biz with their WordPress sites.

What a 440 Person Amazon Community Looks Like (and its $1m+ in Revenue)

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eugene Khayman founded his first brand, Eparé, in 2012 to share his joy of cooking & entertaining. As Eparé grew, Eugene became involved with an org...

Marketing Personalization Tool Gets First 8 Customers, $1m ARR Shortly

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two-time founder. First exited in 2018. Dedicated to product-led growth and in love with the transition of B2B marketing to B2C experiences. Bostonian...

1,000 Schools Pay them $2m for This Unique Tool

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom is the President of Vived Learning. He brings a wealth of knowledge about 3D from healthcare, marketing, and technology industry. He loves learnin...

Can He Convert Twitter Followers to Software Subscribers?

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Future of Work is a founder, investor, and creator. He leads Guide, a new-age experience group and collective that owns two brands, Guide and Big ...

Premise Breaks $20m Revenue, $400m+ Valuation in Two Sided Marketplace Play for Consumer Data and Feedback

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maury Blackman has 20+ years experience leading mission-driven, high-growth tech companies that make an impact by connecting communities and providing...

They Refinanced $250m in Auto Loans Last Year, Make Money 3 Ways

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Bennett is the CEO of MotoRefi, a mission-driven fintech startup revolutionizing consumers' financial relationships with their cars. An experien...

1 Customer Pays $600k/yr, How Social Marketing Company Facelift Broke $25m ARR

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Married father of 4, World Champion in Rowing, entrepreneur and philanthropist (art), focussing on product, marketing and processes, loves transparenc...

25m Wordpress Plugin Downloads, Now Raising $3m for SaaS Product

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A technology and WordPress person turned into CEO. I envision AI automation making the efforts of web developers more effective and boosting business ...

Events.com Should Have Been Hopin, Can They Acquire Their Way Back To Top?

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-Founder & CEO Events.com, Co-Founder: Active.com, Former Chairman & Owner: Triathlete Magazine, TEDx Producer, Chairman: La Jolla Foundation. Co-Fo...

Epicor Targets $1b Run Rate, 50% Pure SaaS. $300m SaaS ARR Today.

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Murphy joined Epicor Software Corporation as Chief Executive Officer in October 2017, bringing over 20 years of technology industry executive ma...

$1m Podcast Agency Launches Booking Software

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tony has grown over 10,000 small businesses and a dozen Fortune 500 companies, including ADP, Ford, and AutoNation and became the Google Partner of th...

Pet Land Riches! 60% Profit Margins on $100m SaaS Fintech Play

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A 20 year veteran in the pet retail space and serial entrepreneur. I own 4 retail pet locations, a marketing company Social Network MD, a finance comp...

Resume Building Tool Hit $10m in Revenue, 100% YoY Growth after Acquired

07 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Co-founder and exCEO at InterviewMe.pl, Zety.com (one of the biggest career advice websites), and Resumelab. Made an exit to BOL in 2019.

Clik.ai Raising $6m on $18m for Fintech Underwriting Tool

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I am Parag Goswami, Co-Founder and CEO of Clik.ai. I began my tech career as a software engineer at iTrust Financial Advisors. I later founded HouseTh...

Real Estate Tool Loses $3.6m During COVID, Now Recovered to $10m Run Rate

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Mackin is the CEO of Curaytor, a full-service digital marketing company focused on helping listing agents get more listings. In 7 years, Curayto...

Is This The Creator of Bitcoin? Crypto Fund Thinks So.

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Focus: Managing Partner at Unbounded Capital - investing in the Bitcoin (BSV) ecosystem. Unbounded envisions businesses leveraging Bitcoin playing a p...

Typeform Breaks $48m Revenue, 40% yoy Growth, $800m Valuation Next?

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

He's Spent $200k+ on MVP, How He Plans To Get First Customers

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Founder of 3 (1 angel/PFE backed, 2 bootstrapped). Retired financial advisor, turned FA coach (saving athletes from blowing their dough). After +20,00...

They Grew 60% YoY to $4.2m Revenue By Spending $300k on FB Ads

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Morell is a Growth Hacker, UX Designer, Coder, serial entrepreneur and silicon valley animal. He has founded startups around the world and won ...

He Sold $400k Business for $1.5m Then Reinvested Everything into New Business

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Senior Market Insurance Distribution Leader. Top .01% producer for captive carrier, developed a successful team before starting retail agency on 6.1.0...

Niche $2m Contractor Management SaaS Raising $7m on $30m Pre

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bootstrapped Employee Performance SaaS hits $3.6m ARR, Up from $2.4m, Valued at $40m

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sri is a passionate entrepreneur and leader in building high performance organizations that care about their people. He has spent over 20 years in lea...