SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Ever wonder what the actual numbers look like behind a successful software company, or what crucial decision made the difference between stalling and scaling? SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders cuts straight to that chase. Host Nathan Latka sits down each day for a focused fifteen-minute conversation with the people building the software businesses shaping our world. These aren't abstract discussions; you'll hear founders detail their precise revenue figures, customer acquisition costs, team structures, and the sometimes messy realities of growth. The guests on this podcast represent the full spectrum of the journey, from those just launching an MVP to leaders managing companies with thousands of customers, from bootstrapped operators to those navigating venture funding. By tuning in, you get a daily dose of unvarnished data and tactical stories, stripping away the hype to understand how real SaaS businesses are built, run, and monetized. It’s a resource for entrepreneurs, operators, and anyone curious about the mechanics of modern software entrepreneurship, offering a clear window into the strategies that work and the pitfalls to avoid. Latka’s direct approach ensures every interview delivers concrete takeaways, making this podcast a unique and valuable listen for the business-minded.
Episodes
42 year old lawyer convinces 200+ Construction Companies to Pay $4k+ Per Year for his Legal Software
Pendo Shares Board Deck Slides, Breaks $200m Revenue, Lessons with Co-Founder Eric Boduch
Co-Founder Eric Boduch joins Latka on stage to share how they got 2,842 leads in Q2 2017. This helped them hit $15m in ARR before growing to over $200m today in Sept 2024. Will Pendo hit $300m before Dec 2025?
His cap table will shock you. $100m revenue, $750m valuation in his series D with Coro Co-Founder Dror Liwer
Coro launched in 2015 with a bottom up approach to solving sercurity issues for the SMB and midmarket. Today, they've raised $282m in funding to go big, but how much have the founders been diluted? Can they grow into the…
Founder stuck at $8m revenue, burning $400k/month shares Profit and Loss, How he turned things around with Proposify CEO Kyle Racki
Proposify launched in 2013 and grew to $6m revenue by 2019 before things got scary. The business was burning $400k/month, product started to stall, and a layoff was needed. How did CEO Kyle Racki announce the 25 person l…
Bending Spoons just bought his company for $100,000,000+ with Issuu CEO Joe Hyrkin
Joe launched Issuu back in 2006 to help magazines move digital. He grew to $50m in revenue and raised about $50m. In March 2024 he decided to exit in a nine figure deal. How'd the deal go down? Why did he go with Bending…
She invented Gmail Send Later in 2010. Bootstrapping to $10m revenue with Boomerang CEO Aye Moah
In 2010, she launched one of the first chrome extensions for managing email. Boomerang quickly got 10k downloads and grew revenue using a freemium model. Today, her testing framework is enabling her to drive higher free…
Adam Robinson Shares Profit and Loss, $22m Revenue, Strategy behind Linkedin and Lawsuit
Retention.com hit $22m of revenue in 2024 on the back of Adam Robinson and team bootstrapping. Wanting to get into B2B, they laucnhed an IP lookup tool called RB2B which competes with Clearbit and 6Sense. How has he used…