PodSaaS

PodSaaS

By Chris ShengBusinessEntrepreneurship
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PodSaaS episodes

  • S2E29: The One with Mike Weber of elteve

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Mike Weber, CEO of elteve - a platform that enables Shopify and e-commerce merchants to leverage the extra real estate on shipping labels. This allows them to create and place cost effective QR code ads and personalized offers. Ultimately, they can utilize packaging space as advertising space. We discuss his passion for travel and his dream to take a year to simply travel the world. During those tough moments, he is motivated by his love to build, create and solve problems. To decompress, he enjoys reading or doing yoga. Regarding his legacy, he wants to be known as someone who empowers merchants and retailers in the direct consumer space. On a personal note, he hopes to have a family someday and stay healthy. Looking into the future, elteve is hoping to continue growing the business. Mike’s ultimate goal is to sell the company or have it acquired.  

    To learn more about elteve, visit https://elteve.com/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    32 min
  • S2E28: The One with Pushpa Ithal of MarketBeam

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Pushpa Ithal, founder and CEO of MarketBeam - a social media publishing and amplification platform helping companies of all sizes increase their brand reach. She shares how her favorite entrepreneur has always been Steve Jobs. We also discuss how she has changed industries every five to seven years and how that comes with extreme discomfort. However, we talk about how it is rewarding because she is constantly learning. To decompress, she enjoys talking to her husband as he is also an entrepreneur. Looking into the future, Pushpa is hoping to take MarketBeam to the next level through institutional funding. 

    To learn more about MarketBeam, visit https://marketbeam.io/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    39 min
  • S2E27: The One with Anuj Bhalla of serviceMob

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Anuj Bhalla, founder and CEO of B2B SaaS company, serviceMob. They are a customer service analytics platform. Anuj holds a Bachelors in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA as a Sloan Fellow from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he concentrated on innovation and analytics. We discuss his time as an undergrad at UC Berkeley and the challenges that came along with it. He shares how it taught him how to come up with more creative solutions when faced with certain problems. During that 25th hour, he is motivated by his mentors and seeing where they’ve taken their businesses over time. Additionally, he is always reflecting about what would be best for his employees and customers. To escape reality, he enjoys spending time with family. Today, serviceMob has a team of 12 and they are now based in Irvine, California. 

    To learn more about serviceMob, visit www.servicemob.com

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    43 min
  • S2E26: The One with Sheila Talton of Gray Matter Analytics

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Sheila Talton, President and CEO of Gray Matter Analytics - a SaaS company focusing on health providers such as hospital systems and health plans, helping to manage risk through analytical solutions. Gray Matter is headquartered in Chicago, and also has offices in Atlanta and New York. During that 25th hour, she is motivated by her team. To decompress, she turns to religion and exercise. A valuable skill that she has picked up is to look at all angles before acting. Regarding her bucket list, she has a unique answer in saying that she believes when given power, it should be used for others rather than yourself. Her advice to other entrepreneurs and founders is to hire a team of highly motivated individuals because those are the people that will produce the greatest amount of success. 

    To learn more about Gray Matter Analytics, visit https://www.graymatteranalytics.com/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    32 min
  • S2E25: The One with Kathy Ford of Project Ronin

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Kathy Ford, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Project Ronin - a platform and solution that is in-place to reduce uncertainties in cancer care by delivering actionable data insights at the point of care. This software was built for clinicians by clinicians. The ultimate goal is to put this clinical tool in the hands of every clinician in oncology care in the United States. Kathy discusses how the field of oncology is shrinking and therefore, we need technology to extend the reach. We discuss one of her favorite startup stories - Uber. Growing up, she always wanted to be the CEO of a company as she always looked up to her dad. One of her most character defining moments was co-founding a healthcare company and making some personal sacrifices in order to fund the business. During that 25th hour, she is motivated by knowing that she is a part of delivering something that both patients and clinicians really need. 

    To learn more about Project Ronin, visit https://www.projectronin.com/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    32 min
  • S2E24: The One with Alyssa Marshall of Owwlish

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Alyssa Marshall, co-founder of Owwlish - a platform that helps non-technical course creators get online courses on their website without the need for a developer. Growing up in Korea, she would always write that she wanted to be a diplomat. The reason behind this being that she spoke good English. During that 25th hour, she is motivated by having autonomy and control over her own schedule. She used to be a dentist; however, has not practiced for over a decade and never really had a passion for dentistry. Alyssa is a mother of two daughters and wants to show them that she is always working for something. To decompress, she works out, goes to the sauna, and hikes. As an entrepreneur, she has learned the importance of delegation because you can’t do everything yourself.

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    To learn more about Owwlish, visit https://owwlish.com/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    43 min
  • S2E23: The One with Roi Ravhon of Finout

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Roi Ravhon, co-founder & CEO of Finout (based in Tel Aviv) - a solution to help companies correlate business metrics with the cloud cost. This helps businesses track usage and understand their profitability margins. We discuss one of his most painful experiences and how it taught him to be independent. In that 25th hour, he is motivated by the sense of accomplishment he gets from working for a company that he built. To decompress, he enjoys running as it helps him to process his thoughts and emotions. He also shares how he is constantly learning new skills and terminologies from all different industries being a CEO. Looking into the future, Finout is hoping to continue growing and planning on following their vision to expand their market. 

    To learn more about Finout, visit https://www.finout.io/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    28 min
  • S2E22: The One with Eric Westerkamp of CaliberMind

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Eric Westerkamp, CEO of CaliberMind - a B2B marketing analytic solution connecting directly to all of the data sources instead of plugging into a CRM. You may notice our new background, this is a preview for season 3 of PodSaas! Eric shares how he appreciates startups that disrupt the industry and offer a new perspective. He uses Zoom as an example and notes how they had to compete with well established players such as Google, Microsoft, etc. and were able to create a user-friendly platform. Growing up, he actually wanted to create special effects for movies. We discuss his first startup and how they went through some hardships where they had to make some cuts. He shares how many of his co-workers were his friends and that made the decision even more challenging. From this experience, he learned the importance of empathy when it comes to making decisions like this. Looking into the future, CaliberMind is building a system to make data easily understood and utilized. 

    To learn more about CaliberMind, visit https://www.calibermind.com/  

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    36 min
  • S2E21: The One with Gary Goldstein of Insynctive

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Gary Goldstein, CEO & Co-founder of Insynctive - an onboarding automation platform. They aim to improve business HR experience through automation tools. This is not his first startup and we discuss what motivates him during the tough moments. He shares how mindset is the most important thing and how it is about the journey rather than the end goal. As an entrepreneur, Gary has learned how to balance his personal and professional life. He gives some advice on prioritizing family while working long hours. He also discusses the importance of family. Ultimately, he simply wants his customers to be happy and satisfied. Additionally, he wants Insynctive to give back to the community.

    To learn more about Insynctive, visit https://www.insynctive.com/ 

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    33 min
  • S2E20: The One with Hubert Rachwalski of Nethone

    In this week’s episode, Chris sits down with Hubert Rachwalski, CEO of Nethone - a fraud detection software company. They primarily work with medium and larger enterprises, but still work with smaller businesses. Hubert is originally from Poland and Nethone is a Polish company. We discuss his favorite entrepreneur and he has a unique answer. He hopes that the version of himself in 10 to 15 years time will be his favorite entrepreneur. Growing up, he wanted to be a car dealership manager as he has always loved cars. Today, he still loves cars, but does not sell them for a living. He also shares some challenges that Nethone faced during the pandemic being a Polish company. As he is aware that his biggest critic is himself, he finds he is motivated by the philosophy of minimizing frustration. Essentially, when he looks back at his life, he does not want to have regrets and tries to look at multiple perspectives. Looking into the future, he hopes to bring Nethone around the world and continue making the internet a safer place. 

    To learn more about Nethone, visit https://nethone.com/

    To be a guest on PodSaas, please email [email protected]

    Sponsored by www.leadrpro.com 

    LeadrPro is the 1st online marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software and B2B solutions. Get paid to discover new solutions with LeadrPro.

     

    41 min

About PodSaaS

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PodSaaS aims to humanize the SaaS space and put a face to what has traditionally just been a product driven market. We cover founder stories - the good, the bad, the ugly - around idea, execution, fundraising, and scaling as well as dive into the personal implications of being an entrepreneur.