SaaS Origin Stories
SaaS Origin Stories
Phil Alves
"Every SaaS hero has an origin story" Join Phil Alves, host of SaaS Origin Stories, as he unravels deep conversations with founders as they share how they started their SaaS. You’ll hear first-hand dos and don’ts of building and growing a SaaS as well as inspirational stories to fuel you on your own journey into the world of SaaS.
How To Shoestring Your SaaS with Ajay Goel of GMass
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Ajay Goel, Founder of GMass, joins host Phil Alves. Ajay, a twenty-four-year veteran in the SaaS space and a serial entrepreneur, shares his insights on building and scaling a SaaS business in the outbound email space.
Jan 5, 2023
41 min
Monetizing a SaaS Business Model: Lessons Learned with Spencer Barclay of Savology
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Spencer Barclay, Founder and CEO of Savology, joins host Phil Alves to share a founder’s insight on the roadmap for building a successful SaaS business.
Dec 29, 2022
53 min
Tick These 4 Boxes Before Bootstrapping Your SaaS with Janna Bastow of Prodpad
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Janna Bastow, CEO and Co-Founder of ProdPad, joins host Phil Alves. She shares how the idea for ProdPad had its roots in her frustrations from her product management days and how her bootstrapped startup provides workflow solutions for product teams and operations.
Dec 22, 2022
51 min
Crafting a Vertical Niche for Your SaaS with Dan MacGregor of Nexxiot
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories Phil Alves is joined by Dan MacGregor, Co-Founder at Nexxiot, a successful startup in the SaaS platform space. He shares his insights on evolving simple tracking hardware to analytics and value-based SaaS platform. Dan also touches on the vertical vs. horizontal approach and how a product with bundled value is easier to market than a simple unbundled product.
Dec 15, 2022
59 min
The SaaS Product Market Fit Toolkit with Dani Grant of Jam.dev
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil Alves is joined by Dani Grant, CEO, and Co-Founder at Jam.dev. This successful SaaS startup offers developers and project managers a fast and reliable debugging solution. Dani shares her insights on the different ingredients that make up a successful startup, including funding, attaining product market fit, and working with small and agile teams. Along the way, she also busts some commonly-held startup myths.
Dec 8, 2022
46 min
Three SaaS Lessons They Won’t Teach You In Business School with Bogdan Maksak of DigitalGenius
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil Alves is joined by Bogdan Maksak, CEO of DigitalGenius, a successful startup in the SaaS space. He shares his insights on the critical aspects of the startup journey, including achieving a good product-market fit and funding strategies and common pitfalls.
Dec 1, 2022
47 min
Best Of: SaaS Origin Stories with Rand Fishkin, Alfonso de la Nuez, Bryan Clayton, and Sujan Patel
In this special episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil Alves brings you the Best Moments in SaaS from four of his guests, Rand Fishkin, Co-founder of SparkToro; Sujan Patel, Co-Founder of Mailshake; Alfonso de la Nuez, Co-Founder and CVO at UserZoom, and Bryan Clayton, CEO and Co-founder of GreenPal. They discuss audience research, customer retention, the 80/20 rule for founders, and how to create an excellent product-market fit.
Nov 24, 2022
18 min
Why Your SaaS  Needs  Profitable Unit Economics with Jose Cayasso of Slidebean
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Jose Cayasso, CEO and Co-Founder of Slidebean, joins Phil Alves to discuss how to bounce back after founding a failed SaaS startup and start over the right way.
Nov 17, 2022
54 min
Why Growing Your SaaS Is Like Growing Your Child with Ben Dowling of IPinfo
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Ben Dowling, Founder and CEO of IPinfo, joins Phil Alves to discuss the story behind IPinfo, how IP data can help your business, and why you should take your time to build an enduring company that you love.
Nov 10, 2022
1 hr 2 min
How to Build Your Team & Scale Your SaaS with Josh Ho of Referral Rock
In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Josh Ho, Founder and CEO of Referral Rock, joins Phil Alves to discuss the story behind Referral Rock and how to make word-of-mouth referrals a part of your business growth strategy.
Nov 3, 2022
52 min
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