saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies.

In episode #49 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Mike, founder of Upvoty and CopyPaste Lab.

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0:00 — Introduction and Welcome

1:17 — From High School Dropout to Agency Owner

6:13 — Building Vindy: The First Million Dollar Product

13:32 — Validating Upvote: From Landing Page to Product

22:02 — The Role of AI in Solo Entrepreneurship

32:26 — Building and Scaling with a Lean Team

40:56 — The Solopreneur Mindset and Community

49:50 — Copy Paste Lab: The Product Studio Strategy

55:32 — Biggest Wins and Failures: Narrowing Your Audience

1:01:34 — Growth Hacks: Slack Communities and Keyword Monitoring

Mike - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikestrives/

Upvoty - https://upvoty.com/

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In episode #48 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Bernard, co-founder of Clearscope, an AI-driven SEO content optimization tool.

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0:00 — Introduction and Welcome

0:17 — Bernard's SEO Journey: From Growth Hacker to Clearscope Founder

1:09 — The AI Revolution: How ChatGPT Changed Everything

1:56 — AI-Generated Content: Should You Use It?

3:32 — Reddit Manipulation and Modern SEO Tactics

4:27 — Content Health: Why Fresh Content Matters for AI

6:02 — Understanding AI Web Searches and Entity Analysis

7:42 — Content Chunks: Optimizing for AI Understanding

8:42 — Clear Scope's Rebrand: Becoming a Discoverability Platform

10:03 — Actionable Framework: How to Rank in AI Search

11:02 — Biggest Wins, Lessons Learned, and Future of SEO

Bernard - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardjhuang/

Clearscope - https://www.clearscope.io/

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In episode #47 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Vova, founder of Freemius, an all-in-one platform for payments, subscriptions, and taxes, helping you sell software globally while focusing on building great products.

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0:00 — Introduction to Freemium and Vova

1:47 — Origin Story: From Side Project to Business

4:40 — Early Customer Acquisition Challenges

9:36 — Evolution of Pricing Strategy

14:08 — Recent Pricing Changes and Growth Model

22:12 — Building and Nurturing the Community

31:01 — Hiring Strategy and Team Building

39:29 — Expanding Beyond WordPress

46:05 — Implementing AI in Business Operations

57:27 — Biggest Wins and Lessons Learned

Vova Feldman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vovafeldman/

Freemius - https://freemius.com

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In episode #45 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Todd, founder of Prerender, one of the first brands we acquired at saas.group and now also a founder of LandingSite.ai, AI-Generated Websites For Every Industry.

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0:00 — Welcome to Sauce and Bound Podcast

0:46 — Todd's Background and Early Career

2:52 — The Birth of Pre-Render

5:24 — Growing Pre-Render as a Solo Founder

7:33 — The SaaS Group Acquisition

9:56 — Transitioning to Landing Site.ai

21:35 — Working with AI and Code Generation

41:24 — Landing Site's Growth and Success

44:45 — Bootstrapping an AI Company

49:20 — Startup Psychology and Growth Hacks

Todd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tohooper/

Langing Site - https://www.landingsite.ai/

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In episode #46 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Alex, CEO and Founder of Competera, a pricing platform helping retailers increase their revenue.

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00:00 - Meet Alex: From Medical Engineering to AI

02:33 - The Birth of Compra: Early Challenges and Innovations

07:47 - Navigating Enterprise Sales and AI Integration

10:13 - Overcoming API Roadblocks and Pivoting Strategies

15:18 - AI in Enterprise: Adoption and Challenges

30:02 - Discussing Pricing Strategies for Enterprise Customers

31:25 - Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs

32:51 - The Importance of Customer Feedback and Pricing Adjustments

37:26 - Challenges and Learnings in Enterprise Sales

39:40 - The Role of M&A Advisors and Strategic Partnerships

43:54 - Balancing Work and Life as a Founder

Alex - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhalkin/

Competera - https://competera.ai/

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In episode #44 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Adam, founder of UXpilot, Building New Era of Product Design.

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0:00—Introduction & Welcome

1:08—Adam's Background in Product Design

1:54—Origins of UX Pilot

4:00—Early Development Challenges

5:20—Current Features & Product Focus

8:37—AI's Impact on Design Jobs

12:01—Competition & Market Differentiation

14:58—Marketing Strategy & Brand Awareness

19:49—Team Structure & Growth

23:16—Working with AI Technology

26:50—Biggest Wins & Lessons Learned

Adam - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamfard/

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In episode #43 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Juan Ignacio, the founder of L40, M&A advisory for founders, and Pavel, Head of M&A from saas.group, covering both buyer and seller sides of the deal.

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0:00—Introductions & Backgrounds

5:37—Journey to M&A and SaaS Group

13:29—Common Founder Questions

21:05—Valuation and Buyer Types

32:49—Approaching Buyers & Offers

43:59—Deal Structures & Exit Planning

56:17—Preparation for Sale

1:03:18—Red Flags & Buyer/Seller Fit

1:14:09—Due Diligence Deep Dive

1:29:56—AI, Valuations, and Market Trends

1:41:57—Final Advice & How to Connect

Juan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarciab/

Pavel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavelprokofiev/

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In episode #42 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Matt, CEO of Qwist, a full-stack Open Finance platform, connecting third-party providers with financial data and services.

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0:00—Introduction to Bound Podcast

1:14—Background and Journey to Quest

2:34—Initial Skepticism of Open Banking

3:46—Merging Two Businesses: The Car Analogy

4:36—Technical Complexity in Banking Integration

5:48—Transforming the Business Model

7:01—Simplifying Customer Solutions

8:19—Moving Beyond Technical Excellence

10:00—Managing Post-Merger Integration

50:42—The Importance of Commercial Teams

Matt - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcolebourne/

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In episode #41 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Mike Hill, bootstrapper and serial entrepreneur, co-founder of products like Curator.io, Frill.co, Juuno.co, Flook.co, and Anycamp.

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0:00—Introduction and background

1:59—Building stuff and starting micro startups

4:01—Limitations of managing multiple businesses

5:27—Discussion on AI and its limitations

7:04—The future of SaaS and bootstrapping

8:33—Team composition and hiring approach

10:26—Product strategy and market selection

45:16—Biggest wins and failures

51:37—Growth hacks and final advice

Mike - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mymatemike/

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In episode #40 of season 5, Anna Nadeina talks with Joran, founder of Reditus, affiliate management software tailored for SaaS businesses.

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0:05 — Introduction and welcome

0:53 — Benjamin's background in engineering

2:37 — Competing with larger AI companies

4:12 — Marketing strategy and challenges

6:16 — Product positioning and customer segments

9:07 — Growth channels and Microsoft store

17:59 — Small team operations and AI automation 2

7:52 — Managing AI hallucinations

34:55 — Company wins and failures

40:43 — Final advice for founders

Benjamin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-spinola-691250a8/

SlidesGPT - https://slidesgpt.com

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