Best Alex Theuma Podcasts (2025)

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Moving from a lifestyle business to a growth business with the CEO of Ticket Tailor 29:46

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This week, we revisit one of our most popular episodes from 2023.Alex Theuma is joined by Jonny White, founder & CEO at Ticket Tailor, who discusses their move from a lifestyle business to a growth business. Jonny shares: - Why he chose to bootstrap Ticket Tailor- The anti-climatic reality of getting acquired (and why he bought Ticket Tailor back!)…

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Scaling Customer.io to $100M ARR: Colin Nederkoorn on AI, growth, & longevity 33:15

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Alex Theuma speaks with Colin Nederkoorn, CEO & Co-Founder of Customer.io, about the 12 year journey to (almost) $100M ARR, running a fully distributed team across 30+ countries, and how AI is reshaping the future of SaaS.Colin shares:- How Customer.io scaled to 7,800+ customers worldwide.- Why AI is no longer optional for SaaS companies, and how C…

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HubSpot’s Kieran Flanagan on how AI is transforming SaaS go-to-market 40:10

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Alex Theuma speaks with Kieran Flanagan about his learnings from leading AI and GTM at HubSpot. Kieran shares his journey from leading HubSpot’s inbound and PLG transformations to spearheading its AI-powered GTM initiatives, including:- Why integrating AI into your workflow is now essential for top performers.- The rise of new AI-driven roles like …

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Scaling RTA: CEO Josh Turley on culture, clarity, and getting to $14M ARR 20:55

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This week’s episode comes live from SaaStock USA 2025. Join special guests Greg Head (Practical Founders) and Josh Turley (CEO, RTA) as they discuss the story of transforming RTA from a 1970s COBOL-based business into a thriving SaaS company with a $100M valuation.Josh shares:- Why a fanatical focus on culture and clarity fueled RTA’s growth.- The …

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Reimagining software development: Guy Podjarny's AI Vision 31:32

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Alex is joined by Guy Podjarny, serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO at Tessl (and Founder of Snyk). In the episode, they discuss Guy’s incredible journey from founding Snyk (valued at $8.5B at its peak) to leaving the unicorn he built to tackle the next frontier: reimagining software development for the AI era.Guy reveals why he believes softwa…

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Scaling Storyblok: 270 people, 47 countries, $138M raised 35:53

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Storyblok CEO and Co-founder Dominik Angerer joins Alex Theuma to share how a side project evolved into a global SaaS company with 270 people in 47 countries and $138M in funding. Dominik reveals the strategies behind scaling a fully remote team, expanding into the U.S., blending PLG with enterprise sales, and integrating AI to transform content ma…

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$70M to $100M in 2.5 yrs: PandaDoc President on growth 20:52

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This special episode comes live from SaaStock USA 2025. PandaDoc President Keith Rabkin joins Go Nimbly CEO Jen Igartua to reveal the strategies that took them from $70M to $100M ARR in just 2.5 years. In the 20 minute chat, Keith shares: - How PandaDoc wins against incumbents Docusign and Salesforce.- The strategy that helped PandaDoc increase fin…

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An existential moment for SaaS, Venkat Thiruvengadam on the AI shift 35:17

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Host Alex Theuma is joined by DuploCloud Founder and CEO Venkat Thiruvengadam. Venkat shares his journey from Microsoft Azure to building a $50M-funded DevSecOps platform. He discusses bootstrapping the company for the first three years, through to leading the company through what he calls an “existential moment” for all SaaS businesses: the shift …

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Inside Protex AI: $54M raised, 300% growth, Fortune 500s closed 30:28

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Dan Hobbs, CEO & Co-Founder of Protex AI, joins SaaStock’s Alex Theuma to break down how his startup is transforming factory safety using AI and how they scaled to triple-digit growth with an enterprise-first GTM motion.In this episode, you’ll learn:- How Protex AI went from YC to 300% YoY growth- Why they moved fast into the U.S. (and why you shou…

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Scaling Mollie: SaaS growth, AI & fintech with Koen Köppen 27:13

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma talks to Koen Köppen, CEO of Mollie and ex-CTO of Klarna. Koen shares how Mollie is expanding from 6 to 31 markets by 2026, why they prioritise operational efficiency over growth hacks, and how AI reduced their customer contact rate by 3x. Plus: essential lessons for SaaS founders on market e…

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How AI Is changing SaaS and search: Insights from Mike Walrath (Yext) 37:51

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This week, Alex speaks with Yext CEO Mike Walrath about his journey in the software industry, the challenges faced by SaaS companies, and the impact of AI on the market. Mike shares insights on leadership, the importance of judgment in decision-making, and how AI is reshaping marketing and SEO strategies. They also discuss the evolving SaaS landsca…

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Joe Hyrkin on scaling Issuu to $30M, raising smart debt, and surviving as CEO 35:48

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, host Alex Theuma speaks with Joe Hyrkin, CEO of Care Grit Learning and former CEO of Issuu. They discuss Joe's journey in the tech industry, focusing on his experiences with Issuu, its acquisition, and the importance of profitability and growth strategies. Joe shares insights on navigating debt, the chal…

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Bootstrapping Towards $100MM and a $1.7B Valuation 39:10

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In this re-run episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, originally recorded in 2022, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ross Andrew Paquette, Chairman and CEO at Maropost, to talk about bootstrapping a B2C CRM to $100MM and a $1.7B valuation.Ross shares:🚀 Maropost's founding story🚀 The big moves that took the company to $26MM in just 28 months (and the …

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How Abacum tripled its revenue without adding headcount...then raised a $60M Series B 39:15

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After a huge year of growth, Abacum just raised a $60M Series B.In this episode, Co-founder and COO Jorge Lluch joins Alex to discuss how they did it, including: tripling revenue without growing headcount, staying laser-focused on efficiency, and delivering a great product.They discuss:- Abacum’s early stages, including the decision to take time an…

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Zeb Evans on how ClickUp got to $10M ARR in 2 years (now over $200M) 36:48

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This is a re-run of a 2022 episode with ClickUp CEO and Founder, Zeb Evans.This is a re-run of a 2022 episode with ClickUp CEO and Founder, Zeb Evans. ClickUp is now doing over $200M in revenue but this popular episode is a look back at the early days. Zeb joins host Alex Theuma to discuss how the company reached $10M ARR in just two years, includi…

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How Typeform scaled to 150,000+ customers without losing focus 34:49

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This is a special episode from SaaStock Europe 2024. Ryan Floyd (Founding MD at Storm Ventures) and Joaquim Lecha (Former Typeform CEO) discuss pivotal stages and learnings from Typeforms’s journey to $80M ARR and 150,000 customers. Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move theirbusiness forward: 🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 Octo…

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How Tally bootstrapped to 60k MRR with a team of five 35:34

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This episode is a re-run of one of our top episodes from 2023. Host Alex Theuma is joined by Marie Martens, Co-Founder of Tally, who shares how the company bootstrapped to 60K MRR with a team of five.Marie shares:- The choice to bootstrap Tally.- Generational expectations for how to 'set yourself up for success' vs reality.- How Tally is positioned…

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Leadership under pressure: How Savneet Singh saved and scaled PAR 16:52

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This episode comes to you live from SaaStock USA. Fresh off the Founderpath Center Stage, Savneet Singh joined Alex Theuma to discuss how he took PAR from having just weeks of cash left to the billion dollar public company it is today. Tune in to hear Savneet’s candid take on what it really takes to lead under pressure and scale with purpose, inclu…

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More mountain: Marcus Ryu on finding the joy in hard work 20:46

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma sits down with Marcus Ryu - Co-founder of Guidewire and now a Partner at Battery Ventures - for an honest conversation about the highs, lows, and hard lessons of building and backing SaaS companies.Marcus shares how he went from pursuing a career in academia to leading a billion-dollar busine…

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Lessons in leadership and SaaS innovation with Contentstack CEO Neha Sampat 32:10

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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Neha Sampat, Founder and CEO of Contentstack. In the episode, Neha shares:- Her journey as a serial entrepreneur - From New Kids on the Block fan club to Founder and CEO of Contentstack. - The Contentstack story: Scaling to 600 employees and raising $169M- The difference between being a bootstrapped vs VC funded founde…

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Lessons in building BroadSoft to a $2 billion exit 36:39

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This week, we’re running it back to one of our most popular episodes from 2023. Host Alex Theuma is joined by Mike Tessler, Managing Partner at True North Advisory and founding CEO at BroadSoft.Mike shares:- The BroadSoft journey: from its founding in 1998 , to going public on Nasdaq in 2010, and being acquired by Cisco in 2018 for +$1.8B- The proc…

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Becoming Superhuman: Rahul Vohra on AI, productivity, & the future of email 35:31

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Rahul Vohra (Founder and CEO at Superhuman) joins SaaStock's Alex Theuma to discuss how Superhuman stayed ahead of the generative AI wave, how they’re shaping the future of productivity with autonomous email agents, and why great products that delights users — not flashy marketing — are the key to viral growth. Rahul also opens up about the lonelin…

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Lessons in longevity: How Matt Mullenweg scaled Automattic to $500M+ (and what's next) 34:55

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Matt Mullenweg on scaling Automattic to $500M ARR.In this episode of The SaaS Revolution Show, host Alex Theuma sits down with Matt Mullenweg, Co-founder of WordPress and Founder and CEO of Automattic — the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Beeper, and more.Matt shares the mindset, strategies, and lessons that helped him build one …

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Building smart, scaling right: Jason Cohen on practical strategy 23:17

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This week, we're running it back to one of our most popular episodes. Recorded live at SaaStock USA 2023, host Alex Theuma is joined by Jason Cohen, Founder of WP Engine.In the episode, Jason reflects on his multi-decade journey as a serial entrepreneur, and shares his lessons from building and scaling WP Engine into a SaaS giant, including:- His j…

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The art of the pivot: Max Greenwald on finding PMF and scaling Warmly 32:45

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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Max Greenwald, Co-founder and CEO at Warmly. During the chat, Max shares candid learnings about his journey as a Co-founder and CEO and insights into how he's scaling Warmly. Tune in to hear: - How Max went from Google PM to building a high-growth SaaS startup.- The pivots that shaped Warmly’s product-market fit (and w…

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GTM efficiency, AI, and the future of SaaS Sales with Jen Igartua (Go Nimbly) 35:27

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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Go Nimbly CEO (and SaaStock USA Speaker) Jen Igartua for this episode packed with practical advice on making your GTM processes more efficient, including:- Why GTM efficiency is now critical for SaaS growth.- How AI and automation are transforming sales workflows.- The biggest mistakes SaaS companies make with their te…

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Lessons in differentiation at scale from Sendspark's Bethany Stachenfeld 33:37

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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Sendspark Co-founder and CEO (and SaaStock USA speaker) Bethany Stachenfeld.In this 30 minute episode, Beth shares: - Her journey from Marketer to SaaS founder and CEO.- The Sendspark founding story and journey so far.- How Sendspark approaches differentiation.- Advice for founders differentiating their product at scal…

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From $150M SaaS exit to building again: Larry Kim on growth and acquisition 36:27

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Host Alex Theuma is joined by Larry Kim, Founder and CEO at Customers.ai. "With the benefit of hindsight, it could have been done with even less than $18M. I think what happens is when you raise money, it allows you to make bets that you might not have otherwise made had you been operating on the edge of a knife." In this 35 minute episode, Larry s…

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The future of SaaS billing: Maxio’s CEO on AI integration and leadership strategies 44:05

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Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland Book tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/tickets/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA 2025: April 2026 | Austin, Texas Book tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B Saa…

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How the Best Founders Learn to Scale Themselves as Their Company Scales 33:32

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One of our most listened to episodes, we're bringing back Keji Mustapha, CMO at Partech, who shares how the best founders scale themselves as their companies scale."If more founders did that, they would probably enjoy what they were doing more. I mean, you quit your job and set out on this journey to build this incredible utopia that you see becaus…

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The Truth About AI in SaaS: Nathan Latka Debates Microsoft's CEO Prediction 32:21

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Nathan Latka, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Founderpath (and the powerhouse behind SaaSOpen!), as he shares the truth about AI in SaaS ...and why it counters Microsoft's CEOs prediction."I would get emails from real sales reps all the time that were terribly written…

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How the CRO of Datarails Helped Move From 90% Outbound to 90% Inbound 34:42

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Aviv Canaani, CRO at Datarails, who shares how he helped move the company from 90% outbound to 90% inbound."One of our best performing ads is something actually I saw, usually it comes from the team, but I saw this TikTok ad for I think it was a B2C company. Something lik…

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Sales Acceleration Formula 2.0 with Mark Roberge, Co-Founder at Stage 2 Capital 50:10

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One of our most listened to episodes, we're bringing back Mark Roberge, Co-Founder at Stage 2 Capital, who shares his sales acceleration formula 2.0 with our SaaStock Founder Members.Mark dives deep into the Sales Acceleration formula followed by his previous company Hubspot. He also answers the questions posted by our SaaStock Founder Membership c…

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How to Improve Demand Gen for your SaaS Business, with Chris Walker (Passetto, previously Refine Labs) 58:08

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One of our most listened to episodes, we're bringing back Chris Walker, CEO at Passetto (previously Founder and CEO of Refine Labs, a progressive demand generation agency that challenges the status quo in B2B marketing). Before launching Refine Labs, Chris led marketing at two B2B firms where he built the foundation of his unique perspective on dem…

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How AI is Revolutionizing Productivity Measurement: Insights from Ashley Kramer, GitLab's Interim CRO, CSO, and CMO 30:25

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Live from the SaaStock USA 2024 Scale Stage, Ashley Kramer, GitLab’s Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, sits down with AJ Eckstein, Founder & Creator at Creator Match and Fast Company. Together, they explore the imminent shift in how companies measure AI's impact on efficiency, questioning whether the productivity gains truly justify the risks a…

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Navigating SaaS M&A and AI Transformation: Leadership Lessons from Unbounce's CEO Steve Oriola 36:14

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Steve Oriola, CEO at Unbounce, who shares the leadership lessons he's learnt from navigating a SaaS M&A and the transformation AI has had on business."We also survey base of employees and those values are landing pretty well. That's an important part of it, is that people…

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How Kevin Hu Navigated Metaplane's Journey from Pivot to Series A and Beyond 40:57

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Kevin Hu, Co-Founder & CEO at Metaplane, who shares how they navigated Metaplane's journey from pivot to Series A and beyond."Most of us come from tens of thousands of years of subsistence farmers and we're one of the first generations that has the opportunity to build so…

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From Wall Street to Tech Unicorn: Abakar Saidov's Beamery Success Story 36:53

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Abakar Saidov, CEO at Beamery, who shares his success story from Wall Street-er to tech unicorn."A lot of entrepreneurs actually start businesses out of necessity. And necessity comes from two parts, either you have to do it because you have no other option, or you feel l…

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Scaling Eden Data: Taylor Hersom's Global Startup Success Story During the Pandemic 36:53

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Taylor Hersom, Founder & CEO at Eden Data, who shares insights into their global scaling journey during the pandemic. "Your reputation is everything as you're growing fast and trying to make it to your next round. And when you have multiple competitors in a space, you don…

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How a SaaS Founder Overcame a Goliath That Tried to Kill his Business, with Preston ‘PK’ Keller, Emergent3 46:17

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Preston "PK" Keller, Founder at Emergent3, who shares how he overcame an industry Goliath trying to kill his SaaS business. "When you've hit rock bottom and you're, like, going through hell, you cannot control all the environmental factors around you, but you can control …

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How Building a Mission Driven Company Helped Oyster HR Scale to Become a SaaS Unicorn 35:27

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tony Jamous, Founder & CEO at Oyster HR, who shares how building Oyster HR as a mission driven company helped them scale to SaaS unicorn-dome."It enabled me to also be detached from the outcome. So no matter what happens, we miss a quarter or somebody quits, then you're n…

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Succeeding as a Growth Company with Raluca Ragab 35:14

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Raluca Ragab, Head of UK & DACH at Eurazeo, who shares how to succeed as a growth company."If you think of all the companies that had to raise a seed or series A in 2022, when it was hard, in 2023, when it was super hard, and even in 2024, anybody who's been successful to…

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What Makes a Founder Investable in 2025 40:32

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Marton Medveczky, Associate Partner at Flashpoint Venture Capital, who shares what exactly makes a founder investable in 2025. "There is always a huge difference between talking to the founder and then doing your own desktop research versus talking to a customer. So if yo…

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Scaling Goldcast to North of $10M Revenue 33:02

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Palash Soni, Co-Founder & CEO at Goldcast, who shares his journey scaling the business to north of $10M in revenue."We realised that the market is probably in bigger companies because that's where we are getting the pull from, and so our first actual like big customer was…

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2024 Accel Euroscape: AI Eating Software 35:59

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Philippe Botteri, partner at Accel, who shares the 2024 Accel Europe: AI Eating Software."Just look at the past couple of years, there's been $56 billion invested in AI companies and two thirds of that has gone into the top six companies of each region of the US and Europ…

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Biggest Learnings From Building Optibus to a Global Unicorn with Amos Haggiag 25:19

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the SaaStock Studio at SaaStock Europe 2024 by Amos Haggiag, Co-Founder & CEO at Optibus, who shares his biggest learnings from building Optibus to a global unicorn."We sell a mission critical product. When a customer chooses Optibus, if Optibus doesn't work, the p…

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Key Lessons From Bootstrapping vFairs to Profitability and $30M ARR with Muhammad Younas, Founder & CEO 22:43

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the SaaStock Studio at SaaStock Europe 2024 by Muhammad Younas, Founder & CEO at vFairs and Winner of the SaaStock Awards "Founder & CEO of the Year: People's Choice", as he shares his key lessons bootstrapping the business to profitability and $30M ARR."More than …

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Founder vs Company Brand with Angeley Mullins, CCO at Resourcify 38:34

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock Europe 2024 speaker Angeley Mullins, Chief Commercial Officer at Resourcify, who shares Founder versus Company Brand. "A lot of founders don't actually understand what marketing is. You have performance marketers and content marketers and brand marketers. You hav…

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Tomasz Tunguz on How AI is Changing the Future of SaaS 30:25

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tomasz Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures and SaaStock Europe 2024 speaker, who shares how AI is changing the future of SaaS."AI will be a key part of the product. I would characterise the last two years as adding AI features on top of existing platforms, and I th…

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Hypergrowth the Right Way - How Remote Scaled to Hundreds of Millions in ARR 29:15

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Job van der Voort, Co-Founder & CEO at Remote, who shares their hypergrowth journey and how they scaled Remote to hundreds of millions in ARR."I would always say this is a great problem to have. If you grow really, really fast and it's a luxury problem, and if you just em…