
Hosted by Anna Nadeina · EN
saas.unbound is a podcast where inspiring founders and experts share their stories of founding and scaling their businesses all the way to success and eternal love from their customers.
At saas.unbound we have casual chats with entrepreneurs who have already walked from 0 to 1, to 10, and sometimes to a life-changing exit.
They share their experiences, actionable insights, and mistakes to avoid.
Your host is Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth at saas.group, passionate Growth Marketer, and a big believer in sustainable growth and the power of networking.
saas.unbound is brought to you by saas.group

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #5 of season 6, Anna Nadeina talks with Iliya Valchanov, founder of Juma, an AI workspace platform built for marketing teams to collaborate and create on-brand content.----------- Episode's Chapters -----------0:00 — Introduction & Background2:44 — The OpenAI Letter & Rebrand Trigger5:35 — The Power of Product Communities8:03 — Finding Product-Market Fit at $1M ARR9:22 — Choosing the Name: Just Marketing10:14 — The Vision: AI Marketing Super Agent13:46 — Data Analysis: The Killer Use Case27:19 — Impact on Growth & SEO32:02 — AI in Operations: Where to Draw the Line39:20 — Wins, Failures & Team Changes42:00 — Growth Hack: Analyzing Customer CallsIliya - https://www.linkedin.com/in/iliya-valchanov/ Juma - https://juma.ai/ Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_groupLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #4 of season 6, Anna nadeina talks with Edward Barrow, Co-Founder & CEO @ Cloud Capital, a Cloud Cost Management platform helping finance (CFOs) and engineering teams control, forecast, and optimize cloud spending, especially on AWS, by bridging financial and technical visibility.----------- Episode's Chapters -----------1:37 — Ed's Journey: From Bootstrap to VC-Backed SaaS6:48 — Post-Acquisition Life: M&A and Private Equity9:16 — Cloud Spend Benchmarks: 10-20% of Revenue12:10 — The Commitment Trap: Saving Money vs Taking Risk15:39 — AI's Impact on Cloud Economics20:11 — How Cloud Capital Works: Financial Risk Transfer29:28 — Building AI-Native: Wisdom Plus Automation34:01 — Partnership Strategy: Bottom-Up vs Top-Down41:49 — 20 Years of Lessons: Running at Brick Walls43:55 — Founder Hack: Walking MeetingsEd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebarrow/ Cloud Capital - https://www.cloudcapital.co/ Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-groupStay up to date:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_groupLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #35, Anna Nadeina talks with Daniel and Thomas, famous founders of SaaSiest, the largest community-driven B2B SaaS event in the Nordics! ----------Episode's Chapters-------------- 00:00 - Introduction to SaaSiest 03:46 - Backgrounds and Personal Stories 08:50 - The Birth of SaaSiest Community 12:19 - Niche Focus and Community Dynamics 17:20 - Building a Thriving Community 20:12 - Monetization Strategies and Community Value 26:05 - The Importance of Events in Community Building 26:12 - The Challenge of Hosting Events 28:05 - Understanding Your Audience 30:29 - Designing Engaging Events 32:42 - Creating a Sense of Community 33:58 -Shifts in B2B SaaS Trends 37:44 - The Importance of Quality Content 39:46 - Building a Strong Community 44:06 - Finding Your Community 49:01 - The Power of Bootstrapping 53:52 -Effective Event Management Hacks Daniel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-nackovski/ Thomas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassjoberg/ SaaSiest - https://saasiest.com/ SaaSiest London - https://saasiestlondon.com/ Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796