Nathan Latka

Top Founders

What if you knew data behind the fastest growing SaaS companies today? Each morning join Nathan Latka as he spends 15 minutes interviewing SaaS founders. You'll learn how SaaS CEO's launched their startup and grew it into a real SaaS business. SaaS Founders range from bootstrapped to funded, MVP to 10,000 customers, pre revenue to pre IPO.

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Author

Nathan Latka

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Business

Podcast website

getlatka.com

Latest episode

Oct 14, 2026

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Episodes

How to build a $4.5m revenue company with 0 Full Time Employees 19.12.2023

300,000 homeowners cut their lawns every month with Greenpal who connects them to 35,000 lawn care companies. In 2023, the company did $30m in total lawn cuts and kept 15% of that revenue to generate $4.5m in revenue. They do this all with 0 FTE's. Why? Bryan wanted freedom. He wanted to travel 11 months of the year while building a company he loved. VC wasn't an option. Listen in if you're lookin...

Masters of Debt: How I bought a $5m SaaS Company Using Debt, Grew to $20m, Then Flipped for a Huge Gain 14.12.2023
How PandaDoc Uses CI to Manage 800 Product Updates Per Month on Path To $100m+ ARR 12.12.2023
How I raised a $15m Series B in a downturn 07.12.2023
$100m in revenue selling software to 27,000 AirBNB hosts? 05.12.2023
Smart way to use ZoomInfo to get first $60,000 in B2B SaaS Sales 28.11.2023
How to build a $30m SaaS in 18 Months focusing on an unsexy niche 23.11.2023
How to land your first $5k SaaS Pilot 21.11.2023
How to raise $500,000 with no code, no customers, and not based in the US 16.11.2023
Founder Hits $13m Revenue with No VC Raised selling SaaS to Defense Firms 14.11.2023
How This Founder Plans to use AI to help Remote Sales Team Managers Run Better Teams 08.11.2023

This founder has spent 12+ months in R&D with no revenue. He generates income from consulting. Will his SaaS ever take off if he keeps his consulting job as a safety net?

How to do $500,000 Revenue in 8 Weeks launching new AI SaaS Tool 07.11.2023

AI is a buzz word. No one asks "Can I buy AI". Ideally, they want your product, which happens to be better than everyone else because you use AI. This CEO is taking advantage. Can he hit $1m in ARR in his first 16 weeks?

Bootstrapper Reveals $7m Profits on $40m Revenue Selling to Banks, 2 Customers Pay $10m+ Each 06.11.2023

Launched in 2012, this company hit $1m revenue 1 year after launch. Today, they do $40m and the founder still owns 69%. 17% investors. 14% ESOP pool. Can he bootstrap to $100m by 2026?

First time Kenyan Founder Uses $1.50 FB Ads to Get First 100 Users, 64 DAU 03.11.2023

SaaS is worldwide. This Kenyan based founder creatively used underpriced FB ads to get new users for $1.50 each. 60% of signups are still active on a daily basis. Will they convert to paid when he launches his paywall?

18 Month Old Startup Already Has 3 Customers Paying $100k/yr. Is AI over valued? 02.11.2023

Most founders think you can't launch and ask customers to pay $100,000 per year. This founder got his first 3 customers to pay $100k each. He's managed to hold on to 80% of his company. How'd he do it?

He Hit $8m in Revenue Helping UK Companies Train Employees Faster and Comply with Regulation 01.11.2023

Sometimes, government regulation forces companies to pay for software. Aptem has taken advantage of UK vocational law to hit 170 customers paying $40,000 per year on average. Can they break $10m revenue by December?

How he plans to convert to beta users into paying customers for his team collaboration tool 01.11.2023

$50,000 is a lot of money for this founder. He's all in but still pre revenue. Whats holding him back from asking happy beta users to start paying?

He hit $120m in ARR Then Sold $70m Unit for $250m, Today His Secrurity SaaS is Cash Rich... whats next? 01.11.2023

This security SaaS hit $120,000,000 revenue in 2022. Then they decided to sell a $70m business unit for $250m cash. Today they are cash rich with $50m in ARR. Who will the CEO acquire with all that cash? How fast will it take to get back to $100m in ARR?

How to Grow Faster with $0 CAC 18.10.2023
How to launch a Newsletter, get 7k Subs, first $5k Sponsor. SaaS Next? 17.10.2023
How Chaser hit $294K revenue and 3 person team in 2023 16.10.2023
How he spun his software out of a corporation and hit first 5 paying customers 13.10.2023

They've spent $225k building the MVP. If burn stays this high, they need to raise $500k in Dec. They only want to sell 20% of the company implying a 40x multiple. Can he get it done?

This SaaS For Fund Manager's Just Hit $40k of MRR charing a % of AUM Managed 12.10.2023

100 fund managers pay Avestorinc.com 400 per month and 30 to 50 bips of $60m AUM. With $40k in MRR today, can he scale to a $1m run rate by december before he tests the equity markets?

Learn from Organice: How to get free customers from the Slack App Exchange 11.10.2023

Genius 24 year old launches agency. Now does $3m+ per year in revenue and is spinning out SaaS tools. Only a matter of time before one hits $1m. Will it happen this year with Organice - his slack tool for org charts?

AI Tool Profited $70k Last Month on $195k of Revenue. Plans to hit $3m ARR By December then Raise $5m. 10.10.2023

Rayban and 800 other customers use Wordlift to write meta-descriptions with AI to boost SEO. The company did $195k in revenue last month up from $103k in Sept 2022. He profited $70k and is targeting a $4m raise on a $20m valuation in Q1 of 2024. Can Wordlift hit $3m in revenue by December?

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