#125: Created the World’s Largest Subscription Service for Creative Design – Russ Perry

by shawn | Jan 2, 2025

 Russ Perry is the CEO and founder of Design Pickle, the largest subscription-based business for creative design services. It’s a SaaS-like tech-enabled services business that employs over 700 professional designers worldwide who can deliver design projects in...

#124: From Services to SaaS Products to a Successful Acquisition in India – Sunando Bhattacharya

by shawn | Dec 26, 2024

 Sunando Bhattacharya spent 13 years as a business leader in managed IT services companies in India before starting his own cloud tech services business. This company grew slowly and an opportunity arose to create a software product for one of their clients. Two...

#122: Going Long With Profitable Embedded Accounting Software After 13 Years – Raj Bhaskar

by shawn | Dec 12, 2024

Raj Bhaskar is a successful two-time practical software founder with one exit. In 2000, he started his first software company, VisualHOMES, to provide comprehensive financial management software to public housing agencies. With no outside funding, the business grew to...

#120: Practical Founder Exits for $300 Million Cash with Identity Verification Platform – Bill Spruill

by shawn | Nov 28, 2024

Bill Spruill had a successful sales and executive career with two exits before he and his cofounder struck out on their own in the location verification market serving financial and e-commerce companies. Sales grew slowly for several years as they scraped by and kept...

#119: Growing His Third Side Gig SaaS Venture After Selling His First Two – Troy Munson

by shawn | Nov 21, 2024

Troy Munson has been a successful enterprise SaaS sales rep for several years, but he wanted more control over his life—and eventual financial independence. So he launched his own small startup on the side. He learned a lot and sold it before launching his second side...