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Build, launch, and scale your SaaS with real strategies from founders who’ve actually done it.
Honest conversations about what’s working in SaaS growth, recurring revenue, and building products people want.
The SaaS Podcast shares in-depth interviews with proven SaaS founders and entrepreneurs, where we unpack the real stories behind the wins, failures, pivots, and lessons learned along the way.
You’ll discover practical insights you can use to get traction, reach product-market fit, grow your MRR, and scale your SaaS — including how to leverage AI without the hype.
Hosted by Omer Khan — SaaS founder, advisor, and creator of SaaS Club — helping thousands of founders build and grow successful software businesses.
New episodes weekly. Follow the show and start leveling up your SaaS.
Bootstrapped SaaS: From $50M Exit to $30M ARR with Zero Funding | Everflow
The SaaS Podcast: Build, Launch & Scale Your SaaS
45 minutes
2 months ago
Bootstrapped SaaS: From $50M Exit to $30M ARR with Zero Funding | Everflow
Sam Darawish sold his first company for $50M and then bootstrapped Everflow to $30M ARR with zero outside funding. Discover his rare playbook for Bootstrapped SaaS growth.
In this episode, Sam Darawish (CEO of Everflow) breaks down the philosophy of SaaS Capital Efficiency. Learn how six months of rigorous prospect validation allowed him to sell screenshots before building the product, leading to rapid Product Market Fit. He details why focusing on a tiny TAM first helped them hit $1M ARR quickly, and the major product challenges that arise when executing a Niche to Mainstream Strategy by expanding from affiliate networks to serving major brands.
🔑 Key Lessons
💡 Validation Strategy: Selling screenshots for 6 months—how to confirm PMF before writing code.
💰 Capital Efficiency: The financial discipline needed to hit $30M ARR without taking a single dollar of funding.
📈 Niche to Mainstream: The specific product differences (payments, resources) needed to expand TAM.
🎯 Targeted TAM: Why focusing on a small niche market first accelerated their time to $1M ARR.
🧠 Persistence vs Perfection: The core founder mindset required to live with uncertainty and achieve an exit.
📖 Chapters
Bootstrapping & The Opera Acquisition
Idea Validation: Six Months Before Building
Early Product Development & Selling Screenshots
The Philosophy of Bootstrapping & Capital Scarcity
Defining the First Tiny ICP (Mobile Affiliate Networks)
Customer Feedback & Iteration (Why Engineers Hate Janky Products)
Reaching $1M ARR with Niche Customers
The Challenge of Expanding from Niche to Mainstream
Product Challenges: Why Brands Need Different Features
Capital Efficiency Philosophy & ARR per Employee
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The SaaS Podcast: Build, Launch & Scale Your SaaS
Build, launch, and scale your SaaS with real strategies from founders who’ve actually done it.
Honest conversations about what’s working in SaaS growth, recurring revenue, and building products people want.
The SaaS Podcast shares in-depth interviews with proven SaaS founders and entrepreneurs, where we unpack the real stories behind the wins, failures, pivots, and lessons learned along the way.
You’ll discover practical insights you can use to get traction, reach product-market fit, grow your MRR, and scale your SaaS — including how to leverage AI without the hype.
Hosted by Omer Khan — SaaS founder, advisor, and creator of SaaS Club — helping thousands of founders build and grow successful software businesses.
New episodes weekly. Follow the show and start leveling up your SaaS.
