#123: How Practical Founders Are Winning Big with Growth Equity Funding – Growth Street Partners

Nate Grossman and Steve Wolfe are co-founders at Growth Street Partners, a growth equity firm focused on investing in early-stage B2B SaaS companies between $2M-$6M in ARR. They discuss how … Listen to this episode

#121: Avoided a VC Round Using Royalty-Based Funding With No Equity Dilution – Vince Hsieh

Vince Hsieh is a two-time entrepreneur who has grown and sold two industrial tech companies that included software and either an RFID or GPS device in the solutions. His second … Listen to this episode

#104: Turning VC-Funded Startups Into Profitable, Thriving SaaS Companies – Krista Morgan

Krista Morgan started her first tech company by raising funding and trying to grow very fast. When the company faced a big issue and failed, she learned that big funding … Listen to this episode

#102: Practical VC Shares Advice for SaaS Founders From Over 2000 Investments – Dave Lambert

Dave Lambert and his team at Right Side Capital Management are the most active venture capital investors, having invested in over 2,000 startups since 2012. Right Side Capital is a "pre-VC" … Listen to this episode

#91: How AI Is Changing the Game for Practical SaaS Founders – David Evans

David Evans, the managing partner of Sentiero Ventures, a seed fund focused on AI-focused software startups. David discusses the role of AI in software development and the opportunities it presents … Listen to this episode

#90: Growth Equity Can Be Practical Funding for Founders Who Are Scaling Up Efficiently – Phil Dur

Phil Dur is cofounder and managing partner of PeakSpan Capital, a growth equity investment firm that works with bootstrapped SaaS founders who are scaling up to become sizable market leaders. … Listen to this episode

#82: Former SaaS Founder Launches Seed Fund for Capital-Efficient Growers in Phoenix – Gregg Scoresby

Gregg Scoresby founded CampusLogic in Phoenix in 2021 to provide software for colleges and universities in the US to make it easier for students to apply for college loans and … Listen to this episode

#60: Created a Practical Venture Studio After Selling His SaaS Company – Oliver Low

Oliver Low worked for Microsoft and then MySpace in London before creating a successful digital agency in 2010 with two friends. Their agency grew fast and was profitable, so they … Listen to this episode

#59: Using Royalty-Based Financing for Non-Dilutive SaaS Funding – Vik Thapar

In this expert interview, Vik Thapar of Cypress Growth Capital explains revenue-based financing (RBF) and how it can be very useful for practical SaaS founders. In the last 10 years, Vik … Listen to this episode

#49: Practical Investor Explains the Growth Equity Funding Game – Deepak Sindwani

Deepak Sindwani is a former software entrepreneur who has been a professional investor in software companies for over 20 years. Deepak is the co-founder and managing partner of Wavecrest Growth … Listen to this episode

#19: Practical VC Seed Investor Explains the Institutional Funding Game – John Francis

John Francis is a general partner at Stout Street Capital, a  venture capital fund based in Denver, Colorado. Stout Street has made 70 small seed and pre-seed investments in software … Listen to this episode

#12: Practical Investor Provides Savvy Help for Vertical SaaS founders – Dougal Cameron of Golden Section

Dougal Cameron created Golden Section to provide support and practical funding to SaaS founders with deep experience in select vertical markets. Their founder-first approach is different than the traditional VC … Listen to this episode