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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, 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 business. SaaS Founders range from bootstrapped to funded, MVP to 10,000 customers, pre revenue to pre IPO.
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Dec 25, 2016

Samir Smajic, one of the founders of GetAccept. GetAccept recently moved to San Francisco from Sweden because they are part of YC—a solution where you design, send, track, and market your proposals to get more deals digitally signed. Samir has a bunch of experience in project management, consulting, CRM, IT, computer software, business and more.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Never Split the Difference
  • What CEO do you follow? –  N/A
  • Favorite online tool? —Trello
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
  • If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Doing whatever I felt good to do”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:55 – Nathan introduces Samir to the show
  • 02:25 – Samir chooses skiing over snowboarding
  • 02:35 – GetAccept helps sales reps close more deals by focusing on their sales document workflow
  • 02:58 – GetAccept is a subscription-based SaaS business
  • 03:07 – Average pay per user is $40/month or $200 per business/month
  • 03:42 – GetAccept currently has 1,100 paying customers and 4,400 free customers
  • 04:15 – Average MRR is $44K
  • 04:20 – GetAccept was launched in December of 2015
    • 04:47 – GetAccept already had revenue their first month
  • 05:31 – Samir shares why GetAccept has a high conversation rate from free to paying customers
  • 06:00 – GetAccept calls their customers to give them product information and ask them questions
  • 06:50 – GetAccept helps their customers send their first contract
  • 07:17 – Fully weighted CAC
  • 07:35 – Total headcount expenses
  • 08:28 – GetAccept has 200 new customers monthly
  • 08:47 – GetAccept has paid marketing
    • 09:09 – Spending is around $4000 for paid ads
  • 09:20 – GetAccept’s biggest competitors explained
  • 11:00 -  Gross customer churn
  • 12:00 – LTV
  • 12:25 – GetAccept is currently based in San Francisco
  • 12:49 – GetAccept had raised capital and is still open
  • 14:20 – Samir’s focus is the growth of the company
  • 14:34 – GetAccept has 4 co-founders
  • 14:42 – If DocuSign offered to buy your business, would you accept?
  • 15:30 – Connect with Samir on LinkedIn
  • 17:10 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Focus on what YOU can do for your customers – assist them in ANY way possible.
  • Doing the work you love and enjoy is more important than the bottom dollar.
  • Let your competitors motivate you to improve what YOU are doing.

Resources Mentioned:

  • Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel
  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences
  • LinkedIn – Samir’s LinkedIn account
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Dec 4, 2016

Andy Rachleff, president and CEO of Wealthfront. He served as a member of the board of trustees and vice chairman of the Endowment Investment Committee for the University of Pennsylvania and as a member of the faculty for Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches course on Technology Entrepreneurship. Prior to Wealthfront, Andy co-founded and was general partner of Benchmark Capital, where he was responsible for investing number of successful companies. He has also spent 10 years as a general partner for Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre - MPAE. Andy earned his S from University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – The Innovator’s Dilemma
  • What CEO do you follow? –  N/A
  • Favorite online tool? — N/A
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
  • If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Associating myself with great people”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:41 – Nathan introduces Andy to the show
  • 03:03 – Andy is retired for his Venture Capital business so he wants to give back
  • 04:07 – David Swensen has been an investor on Andy’s 2 venture capital firms
  • 04:37 – The way Wealthfront generates investment mix is the same method David Swensen uses
  • 05:09 - Wealthfront manages a diversified of portfolio of low-cost index funds in behalf of their client
    • 05:20 – Minimum is $ 500 to open an account
  • 05:55 – “If you like Vanguard, you’re going to love Wealthfront”
    • 06:00 – Wealthfront can minimize taxes using a software that Vanguard can’t do
  • 07:59 – Software works 24/7 so you can monitor your losses daily
  • 08:36 – Wealthfront has been managing around $ 4.4B assets
  • 08:53 – Wealthfront’s asset management worth is much smaller than Vanguard
  • 09:25 – “With every new technology that succeeds, it gets adopted at a faster rate”
    • 09:47 – Automated Investment Services has been adapted at a faster rate than ETF
    • 10:09 – Automated Investment Services are actually managing more assets than ETF
  • 10:21 – Volume of individual metrics
  • 10:54 – Wealthfront manages the first $ 10,000 for free and charges a quarter of a percent on a amount managed excessing $ 10,000
    • 11:10 – Sample model is Dropbox
  • 12:00 – “It is more of the client’s satisfaction of our service”
  • 12:25 – Percentage of sent invites by users
  • 13:01 – The number of people actually invested in Wealthfront
  • 13:51 – Average MRR
  • 14:04 – Overtime, Wealthfront will introduce new services
  • 14:51 – Wealthfront is a hybrid of old model and also new channels in the software
    • 15:28 – “We want to build services that benefit our clients
  • 16:03 – Wealthfront  was launched in Dec 2011
  • 16:12 – Team size is about 140
  • 16:15 – Total capital raised is $ 130M
  • 17:15 – “I’m willing to sacrifice some growth for a far more sustainable model”
  • 17:55 – Connect with Andy through his email and Twitter
  • 16:10 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • With every new technology that succeeds, it gets adopted at a faster rate.
  • Sacrifice some growth for a far more sustainable model.
  • Associate yourself with great people.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel
  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books
  • The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences
  • Andy@Wealthfront.com – Andy’s email address
  • @Arachleff – Andy’s Twitter handle
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Nov 27, 2016

Rob Nelson, founder and CEO of Grow – a business intelligence platform. Nathan came across Rob when he was doing research in the intelligence space and Grow provided a lot of good feedback. Rob is a listener of The Top and happily accepted Nathan’s invitation to be a guest on The Top.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – The ONE Thing
  • What CEO do you follow? –  Aaron Skonnard
  • Favorite online tool? — Calendly
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
  • If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Don’t ever quit”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:25 – Nathan introduces Rob to the show
  • 02:00 – Grow is a powerful business intelligence platform and made specifically for SMBs
  • 02:13 – Rob founded Grow in 2014
  • 02:25 – Rob had a software company which was bootstrapped
    • 02:34 – Rob struggled pulling up data from different platforms
    • 03:29 – Rob sold the company and had a great exit
  • 04:10 – Grow is a SaaS model and has subscription based pricing
  • 04:20 – Grow doesn’t charge based on the number of users
  • 05:10 – Grow charges based on the number of metrics used
  • 05:20 – Grow’s RPU is $600 a month
  • 05:30 – Users pay monthly but there’s a 12-month commitment
    • 06:06 – “If we can’t get them hooked with the product in the first 3 days, they can walk away”
    • 06:18 – 75% of the people continue after the 30-day trial period
  • 07:05 – Rob doesn’t know their exact churn
  • 07:29 – Grow’s usage stats
    • 07:44 – Half of their customers log-in everyday
    • 07:50 – 92% of the customers are logging in at least twice a month
  • 08:00 – Grow is currently serving 600 customers
  • 08:08 – Rob started with the concept in January 2014
  • 08:30 – Rob hired a technical co-founder and gave him 20% of the business
  • 09:00 – Rob and his team are based in Utah
  • 09:45 – Team size is 70
  • 09:58 – Grow raised a series A round and seed round
    • 10:12 – Total amount raised was $13 million
    • 10:14 – Total of $9 million was raised in series A
    • 10:25 – Both are priced equity round
  • 10:44 – Rob is a huge fan of bootstrapping during his first venture
  • 11:28 – Rob decided to raise for Grow because bootstrapping just wouldn’t work
  • 11:50 – Total 2014 revenue is about $80
  • 12:20 – 2015 revenue is $150,000
  • 13:00 – Goal for 2016 revenue 
  • 13:33 – Rob closed the series A in July
  • 14:03 – Fully-weighted CAC is about $3,500
  • 15:00 – Why do you think Dasher didn’t work out?
    • 15:20 – “It’s hard to build a company on $20 or $30 a month”
  • 16:35 – Connect with Rob through his website
  • 18:05 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • USE your experience to IMPROVE your business.
  • Explore other options—if bootstrapped worked first, that doesn’t mean it will work again.
  • Don’t EVER quit.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • Assistant.to – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email.
  • Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel.
  • Grow.com – Rob’s business website
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Nov 20, 2016

Ron Miller, CEO of StartEngine,who was in Episode 40 of The Top and Chad Newell, CEO and founder of Snapwire. Listen as Ron and Chad explain how the new rule of SEC in equity crowdfunding helped their companies. 

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Ron: The E-Myth 
  • What CEO do you follow? –  Chad: Sean Malarkey
  • Favorite online tool? — Ron:  Internal Email / Chad: Google Sheet
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Ron: No
  • If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “It’s all about confidence.” – Ron Miller

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:40 – Nathan introduces Ron and Chad to the show
  • 02:30 – StartEngine is the nation’s leading platform that allows entrepreneurs to directly connect with potential investors to raise capital
  • 02:45 – The new law opened up the possibility for everyone to become an investor
    • 03:11 – It allows companies to advertise broadly
  • 03:24 – StartEngine was launched in June 2015
  • 03:30 – Total amount invested is $20 million
    • 03:42 – 60,000 unique users have joined their community
  • 04:00 – StartEngine charged 5% of the total capital from the proceeds raised
  • 04:20 – Entrepreneur can raise up to $50 million a year in the online public offering and StartEngine charges $50 per investor
  • 05:10 – “We are currently focusing on the US market and there’s no SaaS in there”
  • 05:30 – What made Chad decide to use StartEngine
  • 06:40 – Why StartEngine is ground-breaking
  • 07:00 – The congress’ limitation on investing in a company
  • 07:31 – “Real wealth is made by being an early investor”
  • 07:54 – The new law is a radical shift
  • 08:51 – Nathan believes that the best investors are customers
  • 09:10 – Snapwire has 300,000 photographers in the platform
    • 09:22 – Buyer ratio is much smaller than the photographers
  • 09:45 – Snapwire has pay-as-you-go and a SaaS model
  • 10:08 – Snapwire’s revenue is 50% from pay-as-you-go and 50% from SaaS
  • 10:20 – 9,000 images have been bought in Snapwire since their launch
    • 10:30 – Snapwire was founded in 2014
  • 10:34 – Snapwire has raised $2.8 million
  • 11:15 – Snapwire raising in StartEngine opened up a lot of opportunities
  • 11:45 – Can you use StartEngine after a price round?
  • 11:52 – The main advantage is that companies can set their terms
    • 12:03 – Some companies have to essentially create a second priced or non-priced round
  • 12:58 – The good thing about equity crowdfunding is you have to disclose everything
    • 13:08 – Disclosure statement is clear
  • 13:41 – Lawsuits and CAP table
    • 14:10 – There’s a disclosure and subscription agreement that investors sign
    • 14:30 – “I think there’s an immersion of risk”
  • 16:14 – There are limits to investments and to returns
  • 16:28 – During crowdfunding, there’s also a limit on the amount of investment that a company will accept
  • 17:00 – “As far as information rights, you can be very clear in the disclosure”
  • 18:00 – It is not allowed to give out public information even if it is unintentional
  • 18:15 – Upon investing, you will get a shareholder report that is in compliance with security exchange commission requirements
  • 18:40 – “Competition can’t reverse engineer your strategy in execution”
  • 19:06 – StartEngine has 12,000 – 14,000 investors
  • 19:20 – Total of 15-18 companies have raised in StartEngine
  • 19:30 – 14 team size in StartEngine
  • 19:36 – StartEngine raised capital through seed round and Series A
    • 19:47 – Total of $7.7 million raised
    • 19:54  - Ron didn’t use their platform to raise
  • 20:25 – Average value of an investment is $1400
  • 20:40 – StartEngine’s biggest competitors are Seed Invest, Next Seed, WeFunder and Flash Funder
  • 21:11 – What should people look for in the marketplace?
    • 21:23 – If certain companies are establishing themselves in a specific niche area
    • 21:43 – Success rate of the companies
    • 21:57 – Support the companies can provide to entrepreneurs
  • 22:13 – Connect with Ron through his email
  • 22:34 – Contact Chad at Chad@Snapwi.re
  • 24:53 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Real wealth is made by being an early investor.
  • The good thing about equity crowdfunding is the disclosure.
  • Be confident in yourself.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • Assistant.to – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email.
  • Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel.
  • Ron@StartEngine.com – Ron’s email address
  • Chad@Snapwi.re – Chad’s email address
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Nov 19, 2016

Timo Rein, CEO and co-founder of Pipedrive, a provider of sales CRM software that gives sales teams control over their selling processes. After spending $15,000 on a CRM for his own business that ended up being a total waste of money, Timo brought together a few engineering friends to create a better CRM solution for his own needs. This was the genesis of Pipe Tribe, which now has over 30,000 small business users worldwide and has reached $13.4 million in VC funding.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Turning Pro
  • What CEO do you follow? –  Stephen Curry and Gregg Popovich
  • Favorite online tool? — Slack and Viber
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— “No, still trying.”
  • If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Take action. It is important to work hard first. Discover who I am and know where my energy flows.”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:47 – Nathan introduces Timo to the show
  • 02:31 – It was in 2002 when Timo spent $15,000 on a business
    • 02:41 – It turned out that the business wouldn’t have much return
  • 02:56 – Pipe Tribe helps small businesses around the world control their complex processes
  • 03:23 – Pipe Tribe was founded in June 2010 and the product came out March 2011
  • 03:30 – Current team size
  • 03:48 – They have an office in Estonia and Manhattan
  • 04:28 – Timo is based in California
  • 04:50 – In 2010, revenue is zero
  • 05:30 – 2015: total revenue
  • 06:16 – Current ARR
  • 06:30 – They are doing about a million dollars per month
  • 06:48 – They have 30,000 paying customers
  • 07:00 – Pipe Tribe’s pricing
    • 07:07 – They have 3 plans at the moment
  • 07:25 – Average customers’ pay per month
  • 08:21 – They are doing cohort tracking
  • 08:30 – Monthly customer churn
    • 08:37 – Churn tends to be quite high
    • 09:32 – The churn depends on the tool and business size
  • 10:45 – CAC will depend on the company’s growth
  • 12:00 – 25% of new sign-ups are paying annually
  • 12:28 – How do you drive the company?
    • 12:45 – Timo and his co-founders built the company from the ground up
    • 13:22 – They have an internal goal
  • 13:33 – They raised $9 million from Series A
  • 13:53 – Some of the money they raised was from seed investors
  • 14:13 – Timo won’t sell his business for $90 million or even $150 million
  • 14:49 – Timo sees the company as a work undone
  • 15:11 – “When you build a startup, it seems like you’re building an airplane while you are on air”
  • 16:22 – They have a revenue goal and customer goal
  • 16:45 – Connect with Timo through his LinkedIn
  • 18:25 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • The world around us changes—the economy goes up and down.
  • When you build a startup, it seems like you’re building an airplane while you are on air.
  • Take action. It is important to work hard first. Discover who you are and know where your energy flows.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • Assistant.to – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email.
  • Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel.
  • LinkedIn – Timo’s LinkedIn account
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Nov 13, 2016

Debbie Johnston, recognized as Entrepreneur of Richmond and the founder of Care Advantage – a dynamic and compassionate care company that is devoted in giving back to the community. She’s the author of The School of Heart Knocks. Listen as Debbie shares her inspiration in starting Care Advantage and her experience in Secret Millionaire.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Think and Grow Rich
  • What CEO do you follow? –  Steve Jobs
  • Favorite online tool? — Facebook
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Never
  • If you could let your 20-year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Start your business earlier, you know more than you think.”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:54 – Nathan introduces Debbie to the show
  • 03:10 – Adoption is close to Debbie’s heart
  • 03:28 – Care Advantage is a full service care company
    • 03:54 – Care Advantage has a special care division
  • 04:30 – Care Advantage is all over the country
  • 04:50 – Payment for the services is by the hour
  • 05:12 – Care Advantage reimbursed in the state they’re in
  • 05:44 – Care Advantage doesn’t do a lot of Obamacare
  • 06:40 – Debbie started years ago
    • 06:47 – Debbie was running out-patients in a hospital
    • 07:34 – Debbie first used Care Advantage to his brother-in-law and parents
  • 09:05 – “We can’t put a price on a peace of mind”
  • 09:50 – Care Advantage has different price for each service
  • 10:30 – Each office has 3-5 people
  • 11:40 – Number of people Care Advantage has served is over 10,000
  • 12:30 – The need of an RN will depend on the patient
    • 12:49 – Some people want 24 hours of an RN a day
  • 13:38 – Secret Millionaire picked Debbie
    • 13:56 – Debbie likes the producer so she said yes
    • 14:14 – “It was one of the hardest things I have done in my life”
    • 14:40 – Debbie was proud after it was aired
    • 14:51 – Debbie has worked with charities like Reach International
  • 16:28 – “It’s what we do that makes me happy, giving someone peace of mind makes me happy”
  • 16:55 – Connect with Debbie through her Facebook and website
  • 18:55 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Giving someone peace of mind can be a source of happiness.
  • You can’t put a price tag on perfect health care.
  • Starting your business earlier could make more differences in the future.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • Assistant.to – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email.
  • Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
  • Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel.
  • DebbieJohnston.com – Debbie’s website
  • Facebook – Debbie’s Facebook account
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Oct 21, 2016

Sean Wycliffe, CEO of Dealflicks –  a company that helps movie theaters move tickets at discount prices. Listen as Sean breaks down how he uses affiliate-driven system to drive a $ 240,000 per month business.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Laws of Leadership
  • What CEO do you follow? – N/A
  • Favorite online tool? — Slack
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Definitely
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Wish I would have got to real estate earlier”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:40 – Nathan introduces Sean to the show
  • 02:10 – What is Dealflicks and how it makes money?
    • 02:15 – Dealflicks is partnered directly with movie theaters
    • 02:27 – Currently all over the country
  • 02:47 – Number of ticket moving per month
  • 03:20 – Average ticket price
    • 03:45 – 70,000 tickets per month and 70,000 from concessionaires
    • 04:05 – 2 tickets per transaction
  • 04:16 – Average order value is around $ 13
    • 04:25 – People buy them as gift cards
    • 04:44 – The $ 13 can be for a ticket and a concession
  • 05:05 – Marketplace
    • 05:13 – Movie theaters are allowed to have inventories in the platform
    • 05:24 – Sellers are the theaters; buyers are the movie-goers
  • 05:31 – There’s around 800 movie theaters and 6000 screens on the platform
  • 06:02 – Number of unique buyers since the Dealflicks started
  • 06:41 – Dealflicks was launched in 2012
  • 06:48 – First year revenue
  • 07:17 – Dealflicks takes a pre-arranged percentage per ticket sold on the platform
    • 07:36 – An average of around 15%
  • 07:58 – Gross margin
  • 08:30 – Current team size
    • 08:40 – 8 full-time employees
  • 09:21 – Raised $2.9 million and opened up a bridge net recently
  • 09:58 – Aiming on getting Series A next year
  • 10:20 – They’re willing to take investors
    • 10:27  - “If you’re a startup, you can always raise money but it’s not always necessary”
  • 11:07 – Dealflicks is making $ 50,000 per month
  • 11:24 – No other expenses
  • 11:30 – In July, they crossed over $ 480,000 for revenue
    • 11:50 – Spending more on marketing and team
  • 12:13 – Valuation of the company
  • 13:45 – They recently expanded internationally
    • 14:18 – It’s a big proof point
  • 14:43 – 2015 total transaction volume
  • 16:16 – 2016 growth goal
  • 16:36 – Number of unique buyers per month
  • 17:40 – Reach Sean through Twitter and Facebook
  • 19:50 - The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • If you’re a startup, you can always raise money but it’s not always necessary.
  • Aim for a healthy growth.
  • There’s no age limit in entrepreneurship – you can start as early as you want.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • Assistant.to – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email.
  • @dealflicks – Sean’s business Twitter handle
  • Facebook – Sean’s Facebook account
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Oct 9, 2016

Ryan Stewman, CEO and CTO of Clyxo.com – the world’s only opt-in social media search engine. Ryan has one of the top online training resources for sales people worldwide, and is a best-selling author/contributor to Forbes Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, and The Good Men Project. Listen as Ryan talks about his new book, Elevator to the Top and how he is addicted to success.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Influence
  • What CEO do you follow? – Elon Musk
  • Favorite online tool? —Leadpages
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “I was at the right place at the right time 20 years ago. Just following the path that led me to where I’m at today.”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 02:38 – Ryan’s focus
    • 02:40 – Focus on Hardcore Closer
    • 03:10 – Modern ways to close sales
  • 03:30 – Founded Hardcore Closer in January 2012
  • 03:45 – 35,000 people on his list
  • 03:57 – Content strategy
  • 04:35 – Reasons why Ryan writes for publications
  • 05:15 – Use ads for Facebook
    • 05:25 – Spent $250,000 to grow his page
  • 06:08 – 4,000 unique buyers for Hardcore Closer
    • 06:25 – Elevator to the Top
    • 06:40 – People love Ryan’s products and they keep coming back to buy more
  • 07:18 – First year revenue
  • 07:40 – Ryan had an app
  • 08:10 – Total revenue in 2015
    • 08:30 – “I want to be transparent with the numbers”
    • 08:55 – Free cash flow in 2015
  • 09:25 – Other expenses
    • 09:34 – Facebook ads costs has toned down
    • 09:48 – Most significant cost
    • 10:11 – Affiliate marketers
  • 10:23 – 57 people in 30K per year program
  • 10:36 – Estimate revenue in 2016
  • 10:50 – Ryan’s salary
    • 11:00 – Ryan talks about his cars
  • 11:30 – Team size
  • 11:40 – Revenue stuff: one-time or monthly?
    • 11:45 – 99.99% one-time
  • 12:32 – Hardcore Closer app to 42222
    • 12:39 – Backend of the app
    • 12:50 – It is a website that is mobile optimized
  • 13:40 – The Hardcore Closer podcast
    • 13:47 – Downloads per month
    • 14:16 – No guests
  • 15:05 – Ryan’s book is self-published
  • 15:20 – Connect with Ryan through his Facebook, podcast and website
  • 17:45 - The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Keep your customers happy and you’ll gain more.
  • It’s good to let people know about your numbers – it gives them an opportunity to learn from them.
  • Do what you love to do.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • Facebook – Ryan’s Facebook account
  • Clyxo.com – Ryan’s website
  • HardcoreCloser.com/podcast – Ryan’s podcast

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Oct 4, 2016

Anand Sanwal, CEO and co-founder of CB Insights, a company that provides predictive intelligence for emerging technology trends, startups, and corporate. Their customers include Cisco, Marketo, and Red Hat, just to name a few. Prior to CB Insights, Anand managed the $50 million Chairman’s Innovation Fund at American Express.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
  • What CEO do you follow? – Jeff Bezos
  • Favorite online tool? — Gmail
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— “I wish”
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Be patient”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:42 – Nathan introduces Anand to the show
  • 02:45 – “If you buy something for 2 and sell it for 1, you will not make it up in volume”
  • 03:12 – He was in-charge of spending money
    • 03:25 – Sent to London for Cosmo Europe
    • 03:40 – Overspent
  • 04:00 – Rationalizing the expenses
  • 04:45 – Worked in American Express after Cosmo
  • 06:25 – Salary in American Express
    • 06:55 – “Decided to take the plunge”
  • 07:30 – CB Insights
    • 07:46 – Every industry is under attack by technology
    • 08:09 – Monthly customer pay
    • 08:34 – “Use our data to create a sense of urgency”
    • 09:20 – Tracking the competitors
    • 10:00 – Using algorithm on the data
  • 10:30 – Number of paying customers
    • 10:45 – Average of pricing
  • 11:25 – Total MRR last August
  • 11:40 – Hoping for 8-figure revenue this year
  • 12:12 – Team size
    • 12:25 – Some are based in New York
  • 13:05 – Exact MRR last month
  • 13:30 – “Everybody pays upfront”
  • 14:14 – Individual customer acquisition
    • 14:40 – Gross revenue churn
  • 15:20 – Lifetime value
    • 15:29 – 20% churn just to be conservative
    • 15:49 - $200,000 lifetime value
  • 16:16 – Funds raised
  • 16:46 – Most customers are VCs
  • 18:18 – Jon Sherry is the other founder
  • 19:18 – No current acquisition talks
  • 19:32 – Connect with Anand through his website and Twitter
  • 21:05 - The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Do not be afraid to take the plunge—there are risks but just do it.
  • Things happen for a reason and believe in your life plan.
  • There’s no absolute certainties in life—only right places and right times.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • CBInsights.com – Anand’s website
  • @cbinsights – Anand’s business’ Twitter handle
  • @asanwal – Anand’s Twitter handle
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

Oct 1, 2016

Brad Costanzo, an entrepreneur, investor, and business consultant who built (and sold) two digital businesses. Today, Brad helps companies use proven marketing methods, innovative branding campaigns, and form strategic alliances to grow their revenue. He also hosts the “Bacon Wrapped Business” podcast on iTunes.

Famous Five:

  • Favorite Book? – One Simple Idea
  • What CEO do you follow? – N/A
  • Favorite online tool? — MindMeister and XMind
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— “Typically 7”
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Don’t seek comfort, seek challenge.”

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:44 – Nathan introduces Brad to the show
  • 02:06 – Brad sold two digital businesses
    • 02:30 – Dating and relationship product, real estate product etc.
      • 03:10 – Fun bar tricks
      • 03:38 – Sold it for six figures
    • 04:05 – Pigtones.com
      • 04:23 – Sold it for less than $100,000
  • 04:36 – Brad now focuses on consulting, crowdfunding, and coffee
    • 04:50 – Equity crowdfunding
    • 05:08 – What he did after selling his businesses
  • 05:34 – Launched consulting firm in 2013
    • 05:40 – How the firm grew over time
    • 03:30 – Pricing
    • 06:05 – Average retainer
    • 06:22 – Total revenue in 2013
    • 07:15 – Total revenue in 2015
  • 07:34 – Revenue goal in 2016
  • 08:11 – Total price per deal
    • 08:38 – Equity product campaign
    • 09:00 – Where Brad base his consulting fee
  • 09:29 – Team size
    • 09:35 – Full-time
  • 09:51 – Number of unique customers in 2016
  • 10:10 – First equity crowdfunding campaign
  • 10:39 – Brad talks about his client who is from the real estate field
    • 11:23 – Reww.com
    • 11:45 – Different funnels
  • 12:54 – Brad likes 2-3 steps funnel
  • 13:08 – Magnified message
    • 13:30 – MVF funnel
  • 14:10 – Selling DVDs for real-estate market
  • 15:14 – Cost of driving a sale and the return
  • 15:26 – Brad’s coffee business with wife
    • 15:41 – StilettoCoffee.com
    • 16:14 – Coffee is a commodity
    • 16:32 – His wife’s idea of selling coffee to women
    • 17:35 – Build a brand using story-telling
    • 18:18 – Total sales as of the moment
    • 19:14 – Hillary Clinton coffee
  • 20:26 – Potential for an exit
  • 20:46 – Check StilettoCoffee.com and use the code BRADVIP on checkout to get a discount. Follow Brad on his website and podcast
  • 22:35 – Launch of Brad’s podcast
    • 22:55 – Total downloads
  • 23:50 - The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Listen and learn from the people that belong to your market.
  • You only get one shot in life—make sure your aim is true.
  • Keep things simple.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers.
  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
  • StilettoCoffee.com – Brad and his wife’s coffee business
  • Costanzomarketing.com – Brad’s website
  • BaconWrappedBusiness.com – Brad’s podcast channel
  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
Jul 11, 2016

Mike Wilner, the co-founder and CEO of Compass, a web design marketplace for small businesses. Mike’s a Venture For America fellow and has secured funding for his startup - a platform which handles marketing and project management for web designers and connects them to small business clients. Listen in to find out why you should forget the startup hype and focus on putting one foot in front of the other.

 

Famous 5:

 

  • Favorite Business Book? – The Servant
  • What CEO do you follow? — None. I prefer following athletes.
  • Favorite online tool? — Asana
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Close
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? —Don’t believe all the hype in the startup world. There are just as many falls as there are success stories.

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:18 – Nathan’s introduction
  • 01:50 – Compass works with network of freelance web designers - they connect small businesses to designers, manage projects, and take a cut
  • 03:23 – Compass takes a 40% cut of everything that comes through
  • 04:07 – People who need a project completed come to Compass - they take the details and then invite designers to the project
  • 05:15 – Designers make around $40-60 per hour, after the 40% cut
  • 06:24 – Started in late 2014 and have been launched full-time for just over 1 year
  • 06:46 – First-year revenue in 2014 was $4k
  • 07:40 – Total 2015 revenue was $40k
  • 08:00 –  4 people in the core team, plus 40 designers on contract
  • 08:30  – Around $250k worth of projects processed
  • 09:15 – Designers have a lot of flexibility on how many projects they take on
  • 09:43 – Growing 40% month over month
  • 10:30 – Compass manages standardized rounds of revision to prevent scope creep
  • 11:10 – “The technology is the easy part - the harder part is managing humans and expectations”
  • 12:08 – Raised a $300k angel round via convertible note last year
  • 13:20 – “There’s still a huge need in the marketplace for people who need a professional web designer”
  • 13:40 – Connect with Mike on Twitter or at Compass
  • 15:38 – The Famous Five

 

3 Key Points:

  • Don’t believe the startup hype
  • The hard part of startups is managing humans and expectations: work on having great soft skills
  • Leadership is about service

Resources Mentioned:

  • Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
  • Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
  • Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
  • Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

 

  • Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

 

Jun 13, 2016

Ilya Semin, creator of Datanyze - a sales intelligence platform that’s the only thing Hubspot and Marketo will use. Datanyze has reached an ARR of $6 million in just two years - and they’re growing incredibly fast. Listen in to hear why Ilya took his first round of funding, how to have the tough conversations about equity, and why emotional intelligence is crucial for tech entrepreneurs.

Famous 5:

Favorite Book? – The Alchemist
What CEO do you follow? — None
Favourite online tool? — Manny [link skyped to Nathan]
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? — I wish that I’d started working on my EQ skills and learned how to communicate with people

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:09 – Nathan’s introduction
01:58 – Welcoming Ilya to the show
02:12 – Datanyze is a sales intelligence platform that’s offered as a subscription service. Customers include Hubspot and Marketo
02:30 – 500 customers, with an average annual contract of $20k
02:55 – Founded the business in 2012 - launched officially in 2014
03:20 – First year revenue was around $50k
03:40 – Mostly serve B2B companies and enterprise companies
03:58 – Raised $1.8 million in July 2014
04:20 – “We were profitable even then...but enterprise customers don’t like dealing with small companies”
05:00 – VCs included Google investments and Mark Cuban
05:30 – Total revenue in 2015 was $4 million, and by December 2015 there was a monthly run rate of $500k
07:21 – Churn is less than 1% per month
07:44 – Customer Acquisition Cost is around $9k
08:20 – “Almost all our customers pay up front”
08:55 – Have about 60 people based in San Martel, California
09:18 – How does a typical customer use Datanyze?
09:30 – If a sales rep is making a call, they can use Datanyze to access information about a company
10:07 – Datanyze can also help to generate potential leads and their contact details
11:00 – Have an inside sales team who set up around 15 demos per month
12:57 – Current revenue growth is 7% month-over-month
13:30 – Team salary costs are close to $500k per month
14:16 – “We’re close to break-even all the time”
14:38 – One other co-founder. They had the difficult conversation and didn’t split equity evenly
15:01 – Connect with Ilya through Linkedin or his blog
17:12 – The Famous Five


3 Key Points:
Zero in on the market you want to serve - and find partners or investment to help you in that market
Learn to communicate. 85% of your success is down to emotional intelligence and ‘soft’ skills
Have the tough conversations about equity. All that an even split proves is that you aren’t communicating well enough
Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Leadpages – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

Jun 11, 2016

Rob Biederman, founder of HourlyNerd - a platform that bypasses traditional consultancies to help companies hire just the experts they need. HourlyNerd serves more than 4,500 companies, including GE, Microsoft and American Apparel. Listen as Rob and Nathan talk about spotting a market gap, dividing equity, and why you should have studied computer science.

Favorite Book? – Only the Paranoid Survive
What CEO do you follow? — Jeff Immelt
What is your favorite online tool?— Slack
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?— Take some computer science papers


Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:15 – Nathan’s introduction
01:40 – Welcoming Graham to the show
01:56 – “Companies use us when they have a pressing need for a solution that can’t be provided by their current workforce”
02:00 – HourlyNerd makes money by taking a small percentage of transactions
02:30 – Example: connected GE to a robotics professor who could educate them about commercial robotics
03:30 – Around 80-85% goes to the consultant, the rest goes to HourlyNerd
04:00 – Rob worked in private equity before starting his business
04:34 – Had the idea of bypassing traditional consulting to connect people to talent directly
04:58 – Rob started in private equity aged 21, and founded the company aged 26
05:40 – He gave up a $400-600k salary
06:40 – “I’d saved a tremendous amount...I could mitigate the risk”
07:20 – How did Rob and his founders divide equity?
07:30 – They used a vesting schedule to accommodate any changes
09:15 – Worked with 5,000 customers in 2015 and had 21,000 nerds
09:31 – Nerds actively making money would be “in the low single-digit thousands”
09:50 – “We work with clients from GE down to a woman called Jenny in Massachusetts”
10:40 – Founded in 2013
10:51 – Total revenue in the first year was $150k
11:00 – Total revenue in 2015 was above $5 million
11:20 – Have raised about $10 million in capital
11:25 – “Nobody on our founding team could code...we needed to pay a development firm”
12:40 – Gave up around 20% of equity via convertible note to fundraise
13:30 – Auditioned for Shark Tank: dropped out but ended up with Mark Cuban as an investor
14:40 – Connect with Rob at HourlyNerd or on Twitter

3 Key Points:
Be wary of how much equity you’re giving up in the early stages of your company. Make choices that minimise dead equity.
Don’t be afraid to give up a salary to follow your ideas
Learn some computer skills as soon as you can


Resources Mentioned:
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Leadpages – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

Jun 11, 2016

Preston Lee, the founder of Millo. He’s making $8,000 per month from a website and newsletter that started as a side project. Millo is a business resource and newsletter for creative entrepreneurs. Preston’s built an incredibly engaged community and a list that actually thanks him for sending out sponsored emails. Listen in to hear how to make sponsorship deals that your audience love, how to build revenue from a side project, and why it’s important to think like a business from the start.

Famous 5:

Favorite Book? – The $100 Startup
What CEO do you follow? — Ben Chestnut
Favourite online tool? — Trello
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? — How to think more like a business

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:07 – Nathan’s introduction
01:40 – Welcoming Preston to the show
01:43 – Millo is a blog and a newsletter for people who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs, freelancers, or creators
02:30 – Email list of about 30k, and a high level of engagement
03:10 – In 2009, Millo started as a graphic design blog, Graphic Design Blender
03:35 – In the first few years, made less than $500 per month
04:00 – In the last few years, pivoted to become a sponsor-based business that makes around $8k per month
04:50 – Highly tailored sponsorship packages
05:05 – Between 3 and 7 sponsors per month
05:24 – Design Cuts is a long-term sponsor
06:08 – Send out dedicated emails advertising Design Cuts bundles
06:33 – Millo is a side project for Preston and he’s happy with that
07:11 – “Right now it’s a very exciting side project”
07:35 – Lowest sponsorship package is $400 per month; highest is $1850
08:55 – If Nathan wanted to work with Preston, what could he do?
09:51 – The Freelance Report is a side project in the Millo newsletter
10:51 – Preston’s full-time job is content marketing for a magazine website
11:13 – Connect with Preston on Twitter
12:52 – The Famous Five


3 Key Points:
Start side projects and things that you love. You never know what opportunities content will lead to.
Once you’ve built an audience, you can build a business.
Think like a business. Focus will connect you to opportunities.
Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Leadpages – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

Jun 6, 2016

John Rampton: a startup guru who was ranked #3 among the world’s top online influencers by Entrepreneur magazine. John’s recently founded the online invoicing company Due, and is aiming to put Paypal out of business. Listen as John and Nathan break down online influence and how to dominate an incredibly competitive market.

Famous 5
Favorite Book? – Zero to One
What CEO do you follow? — Richard Branson
What is your favorite online tool? — Buffer
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? —To take a lot more risks


Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:20 – Nathan’s introduction
01:54 – Welcoming John to the show
02:00 – John’s spending the majority of his time working on Due
02:20 – Due is a platform designed to help businesses get paid faster
03:00 – ‘Every person in the world wants to get paid faster’
03:30 – Do makes money with a 0.5-1% fee on credit card transactions
04:10 – Launched 9 months ago; self-funded
04:30 – Transaction volume in February 2016 was about $4 million
05:10 – Made a little less than $40k that month
05:40 – ‘I like going into hard-to-enter spaces’
06:30 – John knows how to rapidly increase page rankings
07:25 – 20-30k people have used the site since it launched
07:40 – Goal is to become “Western Union for the modern world”
08:40 – So much competition: How do you beat Venmo, Paypal and Stripe?
09:30 – We’ve already had a multi-million dollar offer to buy
10:00 – We’re not interested in being bought at the moment
10:40 – John has invested close to $500k in this project
12:00 – John’s company Pixloo was acquired rapidly for over $10 million
12:40 – Patented the process of spinning a camera 360 degrees
15:20 – Sole founder of Pixloo; minor founder of Maplenorth
16:00 – Contact John on Twitter or via his blog
17:50 – Famous Five

3 Key Points:
If you know exactly what you’re doing, it’s possible to enter spaces with a lot of competition. If you don’t know exactly what you’re doing - don’t try.
Take risks when you’re young. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.
Try things that seem crazy. The worst people can do is say no.

Resources Mentioned:
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Leadpages – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

Jun 3, 2016

Omar Zenhom, co-founder of Webinar Ninja. Omar and his partner Nicole used their years of education experience to develop software and training resources for webinars. Omar also hosts the $100 MBA show, a top-ranked podcast with over 50,000 downloads per day. Listen as Nathan and Omar talk through the process of building up Webinar Ninja - as always, with an eye on the numbers.

Famous 5
Favorite Book? – Anyone Can Do It
What CEO do you follow? — Myself
What is your favorite online tool? — Slack
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? — You’ll do better if you rely on your own strengths and skills - don’t look for a path through other people.

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:10 – Nathan’s introduction
02:20 – Welcoming Omar to the show
02:30 – “Education is a performance”
03:00 – Of Omar’s projects, Webinar Ninja is currently generating the most revenue
03:30 – Over 500 episodes of the $100 MBA show since 2014
04:10 – What you really need to know about getting sponsorship for your podcast
05:05 – Currently use an agent, Midroll, to negotiate sponsorship deals
06:15 – Making around $15-16k in sponsorship per month
07:20 – Discussion of sponsorship models
08:10 – Webinar Ninja: “I was scratching my own itch”
08:50 – Omar and Nicole launched Webinar Ninja in April 2014
09:15 – From $65, $115, or $165 per month
09:40 – “We’re still testing prices and collecting data”
10:20 – Moved away from Google Hangouts to Web RTC
11:00 – Currently working with 2500 customers, 1900 of whom are monthly customers
11:30 – Average customer pays $115 per month
12:20 – MRR $200,000 from Webinar Ninja
12:30 – “We’re really into making everything we release completely stable”
13:15 – Churn rate of around 7% - that means 93% of customers stay on month-to-month
14:20 – Advertise through Facebook ads, public speaking, event sponsorship
15:00 – Paid $15,000 to sponsor Heroic Public Speaking
16:00 – Advertising spend of around $3.20 per customer
17:20 – 8 full-time team members on Webinar Ninja, all remote
18:00 – Total salary cost per month around $9500; all costs around $20,000 a month
19:15 – “I’m happy growing slow - I don’t really want to blow up”
19:30 – Omar says he wouldn’t sell Webinar Ninja right now
20:30 – Right now Omar’s investing profits back into his business
21:15 – How the affiliate program works
22:30 – Other major costs include security and server infrastructure

3 Key Points:
Forge your own path. Success comes from relying on your own strengths and skills, not by following other people.
It’s okay to grow slowly. You get to decide what you want from your business: stable, slow growth is no better or worse than being explosive.
Some of the best business ideas come from solving your own problems.


Resources Mentioned:
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Leadpages – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Mar 29, 2016

Scott Hansbury, CEO of YouStake, a company that gives poker fans the ability to stake their favorite players in real, fully-licensed tournaments. As a 53 year-old entrepreneur and former Sun Microsystems executive, Scott is a goldmine of business insight—listen as he shares those insights with us on today’s show.

 

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:18 – Nathan’s introduction
01:45 – Welcoming Scott to the show
02:00 – Giving up the corporate world
02:46 – Talking successful exits
03:32 – Mezzanine round of funding
04:00 – ARR was $15M when they sold to Sun Microsystems at $400M—during the silly days of the internet ‘99
05:31 – Staying motivated when you’re “Set for life”
07:15 – Staking in the poker industry
08:19 – Person to Person sponsorship—IRS approved!
08:44 – Bootstrapped to launch
10:25 – How the betting/staking works
11:08 – So far, YouStake has garnered $2.8M stakes and $1.4M pledges
12:30 – There are a shitload of poker fans worldwide
14:24 – The average stake is $340
15:13 -- %5 goes to YouStake and 2.9% goes to fee processors
15:53 – Registered and Active Users are the two metrics that matter most to YouStake
16:41 – User acquisition is done through social media
17:53 – Scott@YouStake.com


Famous 5
Favorite Book? – The Innovator’s Dilemma
What CEO do you follow?— Jeff Bezos
What is your favorite online tool?— Wunderlist
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?—Spend more time conducting 24-sponges, filter, and then apply.


3 Key Points:
Think about building a business overseas—America isn’t always the best place.
Resources Mentioned:
Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for.
Host Gator - Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable.
Wunderlist – The online tool Scott can’t live without
The Innovator’s Dilemma – Scott’s favorite business book
Jeff Bezos – The CEO Scott closely follows

 

Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

 

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Mar 7, 2016

Ep 192 Nathan speaks with Cathryn and Allen, the founders of The Best Self Co., a business dedicated to helping entrepreneurs think big, stay focused, and get more done. Listen as Nathan and the duo talk about using Shopify to grow their business and promoting on Kickstarter.

The BestSelf Co. started as a project between two entrepreneurs, Cathryn and Allen, who were on a journey to creating a life they loved, through building their respective businesses and being able to quit their day jobs.


Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show
01:28 – Cathryn and Allen join the show.
01:40 – Bestself.co is a company dedicated to people to help them become the best version of themselves.
03:40 – Cathryn and Allen got the idea for the company when they started applying the principles of successful time management in their work lives and started seeing results.
04:20 – They did a Kickstarter to fund their first big batch of products.
05:44 – BestSelf Co. makes about 70% profit margins per product.
07:04 – Go to Bestself.co and use code “NATHAN” to get a 10% discount.
08:06 – The business uses Shopify because they have experience using it along being entered in a competition.
09:59 – BestSelf Co. creates their products with a framework in mind – so users can reach milestones day-to-day.
12:00 – Dear Top Tribe, tweet to @NathanLatka on Twitter about how you organize your daily notes.
13:16 – In the first couple weeks, BestSelf Co.’s generated roughly 16K in revenue.
15:03 – BestSelf’s concept started in May – since then they’ve gotten 19K email subscribers.
17:15 – BestSelf’s products are designed with principles of psychology and aesthetics to create a pleasant user experience.
18:26 – Host Gator: Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable
19:07 – Famous Five
21:46 – What’s Nathan doing after selling his business Heyo? Find out at Nathanlatka.com/whatsnext.


Famous 5
Favorite Book? – The Four Hour Work Week
What CEO do you follow?— Tim Ferriss
What is your favorite online tool?— Slack
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?— Get started as soon as you can doing what you want to do.


3 Key Points:
You can use Shopify to help you sell things in your online store.
BestSelf’s products combine aesthetics, productivity psychology, and various useful tools to increase the value of their planners and other products.
Kickstarter is a great way to gauge interest in a business/product and to raise money. You can set milestones to further interact with your potential audience.
Resources Mentioned:
Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for.
Bestself.co – Cathryn and Allen’s business. Use promo code ‘NATHAN’ to get 10% off.


@bestselfco – Twitter
Host Gator - Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable.
Slack – Web tool used by Cathryn and Allen
The Four Hour Work Week – Favorite book by the duo.
Tim Ferriss – CEO the duo follows.

Credits
Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

 

 

 

Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

 

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Mar 4, 2016

Ep 182 Lila Zimmerman, the founder of Fresh Fit, and Fearless, dedicated to the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Listen as Nathan and Lila talk about

Bio
Lila Zimmerman is a 19 year old college student from Boston, MA and is currently a sophomore at the University of Maryland. Her passion for health and fitness moved her to create an Instagram account to share her lifestyle. 

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show
  • 01:46 – Kristi joins the show.
  • 02:13 – Kristi uses Instagram to market partner products and promote her e-book on healthy living.
  • 02:46 – Kristi launched her Instagram account summer 2014. She got to a thousand followers in a year. And now she has 15K followers.
  • 03:11 – Instagram pictures are popular through consistency, quality, good hashtags, and interacting/networking with other accounts.
  • 03:42 – Lila talks about using Share for Share to grow her Instagram account.
  • 04:54 – Traffic is directed from Lila’s Instagram bio to her website.
  • 05:15 – Nathan talks about a useful bitly tip to track clicks from url’s.
  • 06:31 – Writing her e-book took about 2 months and it costs 14.99$ to download. It’s sold 900$ worth of copies.
  • 07:40 – Lila talks about what’s next for her as an entrepreneur – creating a new e-book.
  • 09:00 – Lila would pursue her business full time if it generated 9K a month.
  • 10:56 – Famous Five

Famous 5

  • Favorite Book?- Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk
  • What CEO do you follow?— Suja Juice
  • What is your favorite online tool?—IconoSquare
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Yes
  • If you could let your 15 year old self know one thing, what would it be?— Eventually you’ll find something you’re passionate about.

3 Key Points:

  1. Popular Instagram posts possess consistency, high quality, good hashtags, and interact/network with other accounts.
  2. Share for share is a good way to grow your social media account. Accounts with a similar target audience can both grow their audiences by mutually sharing a post.
  3. You can track the number of clicks a bitly link has generated by adding a plus notation after the link.

Resources Mentioned:

  • Edgar – Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over – time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn’t have to work or pay for.
  • Instagram – Lila’s Instagram
  • Fresh Fit Fearless – Lila’s website
  • Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook – Lila’s favorite business book
  • Suja Juice – Business Lila follows
  • IconoSquare – Lila’s favorite online tool

Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

 

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Jan 30, 2016

Episode 156

Ep 156 features Jonathon Ende, the founder and CEO of Seamless Docs, a next generation e-signature platform that specializes in working with businesses and governments to digitize and automate their pdf and form processes. Listen as Nathan and Jonathon talk about how local governments are using Seamless Doc’s services to modernize cumbersome forms.

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Top Entrepreneurs join Nathan Latka daily inspired by, Art of Charm, Pat Flynn, John Dumas, Entrepreneur on Fire, Chalene Johnson, Lewis Howes, School of Greatness, HBR Podcast, the StartUp podcast, Mixergy, Andrew Warner, AskGaryVee, and the great hosts of BiggerPockets!

3 Key Points:

  • It’s important for new startups to find their “perfect customer” AKA a target consumer who is in consistent need of a particular service or product.
  • One of the hardest things for an entrepreneur to do is to change people’s existing routines.
  • Account management is an effective way to promote the growth of businesses.

Bio
Jonathon is an experienced CEO passionate about government innovation. He is dedicated to bringing his diverse skill set and applying all his resources to truly changing the way that government works.

He has been honored by the GREAT Tech Awards winning a grant from the British Government and even receiving the award from Prince William and Mayor DeBlasio of NYC. He has also been appointed a NYC Venture Fellow by the NYEDC and the 92Y and won the prestigious NextCity Vanguard Award, the Grand Prize Winner of $100K at TechWeek NYC and winner of Code for America Technology Award for Government Innovation.

He also was a member of the prestigious Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator and Code for America Accelerator Program and is a member of the Urban.Us, 1776, and Govtech Fund portfolio and networks.

Jonathon is excited to continue being a trailblazer within the Govtech community. He believes that interacting with your government can be a beautiful experience.

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show
  • 01:50 – Jonathon joins the show
  • 01:58 – Seamless Docs takes any existing PDF and turns it into an online ‘smart’ version.
  • 02:40 – The idea is to make cumbersome forms easier to access by converting it from a PDF to a format that can be filled through various digital means.
  • 03:34 – Government agencies and businesses are billed annually using Seamless Docs.
  • 04:14 – Jonathon’s company is gaining clients at a rate of about 1 per day, and over 300 clients use the service right now.
  • 04:39 – Most customers are local governments that pay between 5K to 100K a year for Seamless Doc’s services.
  • 05:56 – Before Seamless Docs, Jonathon found that PDF’s came with various inconveniences.
  • 06:03 – “One of the hardest things for an entrepreneur to do is to change people’s existing processes (routines).”
  • 06:58 – Finding the “perfect customer” is crucial for an entrepreneur.
  • 07:09 – The company struggled when it was first started in 2013.
  • 07:55 – Nathan and Jonathon talk about convertible notes for Seamless Docs.
  • 08:42 – Because Seamless Docs is primarily used by the government, it has a low churn rate. (less than 1%).
  • 09:28 – The average customer pays an average of 17K annually.
  • 10:05 – Seamless docs has been focusing on account management to foster growth.
  • 12:40 – Forms in government are clunky and inconvenient. Jonathon’s services ensure that they’ll be digitalized and a more modern experience.
  • 13:42 – Seamless Docs is predicting 10x growth by next year. 2 million -> 20 million.
  • 15:14 – Famous Five

Resources Mentioned:

  • Growth Geeks – The way Nathan hires growth hackers on a per project basis for things like info graphics, blog posts, and other growth projects
  • LinkedIn – Jonathon’s LinkedIn
  • CrunchBase – Jonathon’s Crunch Base
  • Seamless Docs – Jonathon’s company.
  • Elon Musk – CEO Jonathon is mildly obsessed with
  • Intercom – Jonathon’s favorite online tool
  • The Lean Startup – Book Jonathon stands by

Famous 5

  • Favorite Book?— The Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
  • What CEO do you follow?— Elon Musk
  • What is your favorite online tool?— Intercom
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No, he’d be lucky to get 6.
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?—Focus.

Credits

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

 

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Jan 23, 2016

Ep140 Ryan Moran of Freedom Fast Lane: Financial Freedom, Personal Growth, and Extraordinary Living

Ryan Daniel Moran is one of the most sought after and well respected leaders on entrepreneurship in the marketplace. He is best known for helping businesses develop their million-dollar plan, getting rapid results, and investing the profits for passive income. Ryan is recognized for cutting out the fluff and creating the “fast lane” to results without compromising your lifestyle or being a slave to your business.

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3 Key Points:

  1. ‘Real companies’ that have potential for growth offer products and services that are independently sought by customers. Not just from websites like Amazon.
  2. If you want to have an exit with a cash flow business, you need to build it like to acquire customers and influence the marketplace.
  3. For the younger viewers, you don’t have to do something the way everybody says you should, you can blaze your own path.

Episode Notes: 

  • 01:00 – Nathan’s introduction to today’s show
  • 01:30 – Ryan joins the show
  • 02:40 – To sell on Amazon, one should focus on ranking high on search keywords
  • 03:25 – ‘Real companies’ offer products and services that are independently sought out by consumers – not just on Amazon
  • 03:41 – Ryan’s team’s total topline revenue in October: 500K
  • 04:06 – Primary expense of being in a products business is usually cost of goods sold (COGS)
  • 04:45 – For Ryan and his team of 6, COGS is around 30% (in the ballpark)
  • 05:40 – Costs include salary, sales, and advertising
  • 07:08 – For publicity, Ryan’s team often sponsors athletes or bloggers
  • 07:54 – Ryan’s primary focus is to scale into new areas and to find new ways to capture customers once they purchase through Amazon
  • 08:42 – Ryan’s team will put things in their packaging in order to direct attention to some of their other products
  • 09:05 – Some examples of what are put in their product shipments
  • 10:18 – Ryan’s team nets just under 50% of their topline revenue of 500K  
  • 11:03 – Ryan and how he sold his yoga products business
  • 13:14 – Selling a cash flow business is possible but not easy   
  • 14:30 – If you want to have an exit with a cash flow business, you need to build it like to acquire customers and influence the marketplace.
  • 16:00 – Details on Ryan’s next conference
  • 17:55 – Famous Five

Related: Want to learn how to go from $0-$10k/mo in revenue fast? Join Nathan live on the Starter Tribe Beta free workshop.

Famous 5

  • Favorite Book?— Straight-Line Leadership by Dusan Djukich
  • What CEO do you follow?— Glen Beck and Tai Lopez
  • What is your favorite online tool?— Ryan prefers a physical journal (probably black moleskin)
  • Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— Most of the time (unless the baby’s having a particular night)
  • If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?— Realize that you don’t have to do something the way everybody says it should be done. Blaze your own path.

Resources Mentioned:

Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

 

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

Nov 19, 2015

Listen to The Top if you want to hear from the worlds TOP entrepreneurs on how much they sold last month, how they are selling it, and what they are selling - 7 days a week in 20 minute interviews! Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

Your host, Nathan Latka is a 25 year old software entrepreneur who has driven over $4.5 million in revenue and built a 25 person team as he dropped out of school, raised $2.5million from a Forbes Billionaire, and attracted over 10,000 paying customers from 160+ different countries.

 

Oprah gets 60 minutes or more to make her guests comfortable to then ask tough questions. Nathan does it all in less than 15 minutes in this daily podcast that's like an audio version of Pat Flynn's monthly income report. Join the Top Tribe at http://NathanLatka.com/TheTop

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