Episodes

July 13, 2023

SaaS Origin Stories: Season Finale

In this special episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil brings you the season finale of the season. Dan Martell, Mark Stouse, Dani Grant, Brandon Metcalf, Ajay Goel, Geoff Roberts, Chris Frantz, Rand Fishkin, Jason Radisson, and...

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July 6, 2023

The Question of Acceleration, Advice from a SaaS Founder with Jane Po…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Jane Portman, Co-Founder of Userlist, an email marketing platform built with B2B Saas in mind. Together, they discuss Jane’s history of creating successful products and...

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June 29, 2023

Why You Need to Approach Your SaaS Business Like a Game of Chess with…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Artem Koren, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Sembly AI, an SaaS platform that uses proprietary AI algorithms to transcribe and analyze meetings. Together, they ...

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June 22, 2023

Exploring the SaaS Impact of AI & ChatGPT with Jason Radisson from Mo…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Jason Radisson, CEO of Movo, a platform that helps businesses build, run, and upskill their workforces. On top of that, he is also an Investor & Growth Advisor at Rappi...

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June 15, 2023

Jumping Straight Into a SaaS Startup: Brave or Stupid? With Daniel Ba…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Daniel Bakh, CEO of Fullview, a platform that enables SaaS companies to deliver delightful support that is fast, personable, and scalable. He is also the Host of the Co...

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June 8, 2023

How This SaaS Founder Fixed an Outdated Business Model with Rex Kurzi…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Rex Kurzius , Founder of Asset Panda ,a powerful cloud-based asset relationship management platform that helps you keep track of your devices and create interdependenci...

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June 1, 2023

How to Find the Best Engineers for Your SaaS Product with Alex Levin …

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Alex Levin , Co-Founder and CEO of Regal.io , an outbound phone and SMS sales solution built to drive more conversations with customers and encourage growth. He is also...

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May 25, 2023

Unleashing Your Business's Unique Advantage using SaaS with Andrew Bu…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Andrew Butt , Founder and CEO of Enable , a software development company that helps manufacturers, distributors, and retailers take control of their rebate programs and...

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May 18, 2023

From Startup to Success: Learn the Essential Strategies for SaaS Grow…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Steve Benson , CEO of Badger Maps , a San Francisco based software company that enables field sales teams to manage their territory by combining Google Maps, data from ...

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May 11, 2023

How Was Poker Integral to This SaaS Business? With Dan Fernandez of S…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Dan Fernandez , Co-Founder of SoStocked , the first and only customizable inventory management and forecasting software built for Amazon sellers by Amazon sellers. Not ...

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May 4, 2023

Feedback, Timing, and SaaS Success with Indus Khaitan of Quolom

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Indus Khaitan , CEO of Quolom , the best way to buy SaaS through the use of a simple card. Prior to this, he was the Chief of Growth at …

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April 27, 2023

Discover the Power of Personalization in SaaS with Scott Hurff of Chu…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Scott Hurff, Founder and Chief Product Officer at Churnkey, a SaaS product that fixes every type of churn for you, supercharges all aspects of customer retention, and o...

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April 20, 2023

How Much Are You Limiting Your SaaS Product? With Daniel Fayle of Che…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Daniel Fayle, Co-Founder of Chekkit, an all-in-one customer interaction software helping companies get more reviews, more social proof, message your website leads, and ...

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April 13, 2023

Friends vs Strangers: Whose Feedback Is More Valuable? With Derek Osg…

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Derek Osgood , Founder and CEO of Ignition , a collaborative hub to help launch teams dynamically plan, execute, and measure GTM processes. Derek is al...

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April 6, 2023

Can Door to Door Sales Work in SaaS? With Arsen Stepanyan of Orders.co

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Arsen Stepanyan , Co-Founder and CEO of Orders.co , an online ordering suite which allows restaurants to offer food on every platform, or just the ones...

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March 30, 2023

4 Strategies to Prioritize User-Centricity with Richard White of Fath…

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Richard White , CEO of Fathom , a free Zoom app that records, transcribes, and highlights the key moments from your Zoom calls so you can focus on …

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March 23, 2023

Why This SaaS Founder Doesn’t Use Paid Marketing with Jon Darbyshire …

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Jon Darbyshire , CEO of SmartSuite , a platform that helps coordinate workflow across all levels of an organization to ensure that team members have th...

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March 16, 2023

A Sales-Driven SaaS Business Model with Kaumana Rindlisbacher, Co-Fou…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Kaumana Rindlisbacher , Co-Founder and COO of Pickle , a platform designed to help companies of any size understand their customer conversations and strengthen their re...

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March 9, 2023

Is Passion Enough To Land Your First Investor with Ran Aroussi of Tra…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil is joined by Ran Aroussi, Founder of Tradologics, a cloud based platform which helps traders, investors, and firms across the world develop, test, run, and scale their programmatic trading strategies. Previousl

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March 2, 2023

Keeping A Close Eye On Your Saas Product’s Core Vision With Niclas Li…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Niclas Lilja, CEO of Younium, joins host Phil Alves to discuss a wide range of topics, from keeping your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) simple to early growth strategies and scaling outwards from a …

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Feb. 23, 2023

The SaaS Journey: Is it All Blood, Sweat and Tears? With Carl Carell …

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil is joined by Carl Carell , Co-Founder of GetAccept , a digital sales room empowering revenue teams to increase their win rates by engaging and understanding buyers...

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Feb. 16, 2023

5 Things Every SaaS Founder Should Know About Navigating The World Of…

In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Brendon Metcalf , CEO of Place , joins host Phil Alves to discuss a wide range of topics ranging from funding strategies, creating a product-market fit, and how to run a SaaS startup …

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Feb. 9, 2023

What SaaS Companies Need To Know About Content Marketing with Geoff R…

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Phil speaks with Geoff Roberts , Co-Founder of Outseta , the only all-in-one platform that integrates subscription billing, email marketing, support, CRM, and reporting...

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Feb. 2, 2023

Why You Need To Get Face-to-Face with Your SaaS Customers with Amit M…

Episode Summary: In this episode of SaaS Origin Stories, Amit Mishra, Founder and CEO of iMocha, joins host Phil Alves. iMocha (formerly Interview Mocha) is the world's largest skills assessment solution API platform, helping...

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