Practical Founders
Greg Head
Greg is a paid advisor to 40 early-stage B2B SaaS founders and CEOs in his Practical Founders Peer Groups and 1-1 CEO advisory. He hosts the weekly Practical Founders Podcast, interviewing successful founders who have grown valuable software companies without VC funding.
Meet Greg Head, Your Practical Founder in Chief
Greg leads a growing community of practical SaaS founders who are winning the startup game with successful exits of $20 million to $100 million for founders, if they ever choose to sell.
His useful and popular LinkedIn posts generate over 5 million impressions every year. There is an active discussion about important topics from founders on every post.
In his successful 30-year career in the software business, he was fortunate to be part of the startup and growth stages of three great companies that have since created over $2 billion in total revenue in the CRM software industry, including one IPO.
Greg lives in the Dallas area with his wife and is active in the tech communities of Phoenix, Dallas, and Salt Lake City.
- As an early employee and product manager at ACT!, the best-selling Windows contact manager in the 1990s, used by 4 million salespeople and entrepreneurs.
- As a co-founder and executive of SalesLogix, the first mid-market CRM software,which went public with an IPO in 1999 and was bought by Sage plc (LON: SGE) in 2001 for $300 million.
- As the President and General Manager of the ACT! business that was bought back from Symantec in 2000 and grown from $20M to $50M, with 200+ employees.
- As Chief Marketing Officer at Infusionsoft (now called Keap) in 2011-2015, grew from $15 million to $100 million revenue.
Greg Head has worked with founders of these successful SaaS companies
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I started Practical Founders to help serious B2B SaaS founders who are building valuable software companies without big funding.
Speaking & Interviews
Greg is an active speaker, sharing useful insights and success stories with practical software founders. He speaks at SaaS conferences, CEO events, universities, local tech community events, and online programs all over North America.
He is a regular expert guest on podcasts for SaaS founders and CEOs. He sharing his unique point of view with recent perspectives, compelling founder stories, and useful insights for modern SaaS founders.
Contact Greg for speaking and podcast interview opportunities.