SaaS District Akeel Jabber | Horizen Capital

Vlad Hu is the CEO of TensionX, a software development company that specializes in Web Apps and Google Chrome extensions development. The company helps common people find technical solutions, get away from routine and save time for the really important stuff.
Vlad is known for his expertise in building SaaS, Optimizing Business Processes, and Automation. In addition to being a co-founder of a handful of cloud SaaS apps, he helps entrepreneurs on their SaaS Business Journey.
In this episode we cover:
00:00 - https://flyingcatmarketing.com (Flying Cat Marketing - Content-Led B2B SEO Agency)
01:08 - Intro
02:31 - Building A High-Performance Work Team From Scratch
03:51 - Measuring The Level Of The Performer
06:48 - Different Stages Of The Building Process
10:16 - Common Problems Faced By High-Performance Workers
12:30 - Keeping Track Of The Team Performance Improvements
14:54 - Top Secrets To Build And Coach A High-Performance Team
17:02 - The Team Coaching Process
19:47 - Celebrating and Giving Recognition
25:56 - Vlad's Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State
26:52 - Vlad's Piece Of Advice For His Younger Self
27:50 - Vlad's Biggest Challenges at TensionX
29:01 - Instrumental Resources For Vlad's Success
31:25 - What Does Success Means for Vlad Today
33:00 - Get In Touch With Vlad



Get In Touch With Vlad:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/volodymyrhlukhovskyi/ (Vlad's LinkedIn)
https://www.youtube.com/c/VolodymyrHlukhovskyi (Vlad's YouTube Channel)


Mentions:
https://danlok.com/about/ (Dan Lok)


Books:
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About-ebook/dp/B000RO9VJK (E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber)
https://www.amazon.com.br/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/1501124021 (Principles by Ray Dalio)


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https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram)


More About Akeel:
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter)
https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ (More SaaS Podcast Episodes)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-consulting-services/ (SaaS Consulting Services)
https://horizencapital.com/how-to-value-saas-business/ (Learn How to Value a SaaS Company)

W. Curtis Preston aka “Mr. Backup” is the Chief Technical Evangelist at Druva, a data protection as a service company. He's an expert in backup and recovery systems, a space he has been working in since 1993, designing data protection systems for some of the largest organizations in the world.
He is also the host of the Restore it All podcast, founder and webmaster of backupcentral.com, a website dedicated to backup and recovery and has written four books about backup and recovery.


In this episode we cover:
00:00 - https://flyingcatmarketing.com/ (Flying Cat Marketing - Content-Led B2B SEO Agency)
01:08 - Intro
02:20 - SaaS Applications And Higher Risks Of Data Loss
07:59 - The Basic Features That SaaS Data Protection Companies Includes
11:05 - Difference Between Protecting Privacy and Data Security
12:57 - Challenges and Risks Of Backing Up Data Using A Traditional System
18:27 - What You Should Be Aware Of When Choosing A Backup Service Team
25:20 - Does Migrating A Company's Backup To A Cloud Provider Mitigate Risks?
30:53 - How Often A B2B SaaS Should Be Backing Up
33:20 - Curtis' Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State
34:08 - Curtis' Piece Of Advice For His 25 Years Old Self
34:52 - Curtis' Biggest Challenges at Druva
37:10 - Intrumental Resources For Curtis' Success
38:38 - What Does Success Means for Curtis Today
40:08 - Get In Touch With Curtis

Get In Touch With Curtis:
https://twitter.com/wcpreston (Curtis' Twitter)
https://www.druva.com (Druva Website)


https://go.druva.com/WS-Hybrid-CW-eBook-Curtis-Book-Modern-Data-Protection.html (W. Curtis Preston's Book "Modern Data Protection" Free Copy On Druva's Website)


Mentions:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ (Stephen Foskett)
https://www.backupcentral.com/ (Backup Central's Restore It All Podcast)


Books:
https://www.amazon.com.br/First-Break-All-Rules-Differently/dp/0684852861 (First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman)
https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034 (How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie)


Tag Us and Follow:
https://www.facebook.com/SaaSDistrictPodcast/ (Facebook)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital (LinkedIn)
https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram)


More About Akeel:
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter)
https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ (Best Rated SaaS Podcasts)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-consulting-services/ (Learn About Our SaaS Consulting )
https://horizencapital.com/how-to-value-saas-business/ (Learn How to Value a SaaS Company)

Shaurya is the founder of Samurai Marketers, a link-building agency for brands in the SaaS industry. He loves to help B2B brands implement their organic marketing and link-building strategies. Among Samurai Marketers' clients, you will find some famous SaaS brands like Zoom, Udemy and Waybook.
When he is not working, you can find him reading some business or personal development books.


In this episode we cover:
00:00 - https://flyingcatmarketing.com (Flying Cat Marketing - Content-Led B2B SEO Agency)
01:08 - Intro
03:02 - The Importance Of Link-Building In 2022
05:29 - Should We Pay For Back-Links?
07:04 - High Quality Back-Links
10:06 - Link-Building Value Vs Other SEO Marketing Strategies
11:55 - Campaigns With Great Results
18:29 - Tests and Metrics To Understand Results From A Link
20:29 - https://dofollow.io/ (Dofollow.io - Premium Link Building)
21:44 - Ranking and Driving Links To The Right Pages
25:41 - Tips To Start Link-Building With Little Or No Budget
27:40 - The Story Behind The Name Samurai Marketers
29:34 - Shaurya's Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State
30:09 - Shaurya's Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self
31:18 - Shaurya's Biggest Challenges at Samurai Marketers
32:11 - Instrumental Resources for Shaurya's Success
34:30 - Get In Touch With Shaurya

Get In Touch With Shaurya:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaurya-jain-a39099232/ (Shaurya's LinkedIn)
https://samuraimarketers.com (Samurai Marketers Website)


Discount:
10% discount on Samurai Marketers services, just mention that you came from the SaaS District Podcast.


Books:
https://www.amazon.com.br/Built-Sell-Creating-Business-Without/dp/1591845823 (Built To Sell by John Warrillow)
https://www.amazon.com.br/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577311523 (The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle)


Tag Us and Follow:
https://www.facebook.com/SaaSDistrictPodcast/ (Facebook)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital (LinkedIn)
https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram)


More About Akeel:
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter)
https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ (More SaaS Podcast Episodes)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-consulting-services/ (SaaS Consultants)
https://horizencapital.com/how-to-value-saas-business/ (How To Value Your SaaS Company)

Charles is the founder and CEO of Legislate, an early-stage legal tech startup which allows large landlords, letting agents, and small businesses to easily create, sign and manage contracts that are prudent and fair. Legislate’s platform is built on its patented knowledge graph which streamlines the contracting process and aggregates contract statistics to quickly unlock valuable insights.
Charles was also one of the first employees of Mind Foundry, an Oxford University spin out specializing in automated data science and AI.
In this episode we cover:
00:00 - https://byldd.com/ (Byldd - MVP Development Agency Based in New York)
01:12 - Intro
02:22 - How and Who Legislate Works Helping Settle Agreements
05:25 - How The Contract Templates Are Built
09:36 - Preventing Legal Risks Signing Through Legislate Vs Lawyer
14:01 - Using AI In The Contract Creating Process
17:11 - https://dofollow.io/ (Dofollow.io - Premium Link Building)
18:44 - Are e-Signatures As Legally Binding As Wet Signatures?
21:00 - Security Processes For Digital Signatures
21:49 - Overview Of The Legal Tech Market
23:39 - How Legal Leaders Can Help Improve The Process and Technology
24:53 - Legislate in Terms of Size Today
25:11 - Charles' Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State
25:36 - Charles' Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self
26:45 - Charles' Biggest Challenges at Legislate
27:29 - Instrumental Resources for Charles' Success
28:57 - What Does Success Means for Charles Today
30:38 - Get In Touch With Charles



Get In Touch With Charles:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-brecque/ (Charles' LinkedIn)
https://www.legislate.tech (Legislate Website)


Books:
https://www.amazon.com.br/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805 (Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss)
https://www.amazon.com.br/How-Become-Rainmaker-Getting-Customers/dp/0786865954 (How To Become A Rain Maker by Jeffrey J. Fox)


Tag Us and Follow:
https://www.facebook.com/SaaSDistrictPodcast/ (Facebook)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital (LinkedIn)
https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram)


More About Akeel:
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter)
https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ (SaaS Podcasts)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-consulting-services/ (SaaS Consulting Services)
https://horizencapital.com/how-to-value-saas-business/ (Learn How to Value SaaS Companies)

Maeva is the CEO of Flying Cat Marketing, an SEO agency for companies in martech, salestech and proptech. They help fast-growing B2B SaaS companies turn their website into one of their greatest inbound revenue channels through both SEO and content.
They can help your SaaS by creating high quality content, convert visitors, and achieve 5-20% monthly growth.
Maeva has been a translator since 2009, speaks 5 languages and in her spare time she does improv theater and works on getting fluent in Italian.
In this episode we cover:
00:00 - https://byldd.com/ (Byldd - MVP Development Agency Based in New York)
01:12 - Intro
02:50 - The Ideal Time For SaaS Companies Investing In SEO and Content Marketing
08:28 - Results When Creating Content and Building Links To The Website
12:04 - Analyzing Competitors' Content Process
15:58 - Tracking KPI's When Starting A Marketing Strategy
19:45 - Ranking, Topic Clusters and Value Keywords
22:21 - Allocate SEO Budget Between Link Building, New Or Old Content
24:17 - https://dofollow.io/ (Dofollow.io - Premium Link Building)
25:12 - Strategy For Optimizing The Content
26:41 - What Constitutes A Good Backlink + Paying Backlinks For Fast Results
29:27 - SEO Free and Low Cost Tips For SaaS Founders
32:48 - The History Behind The Flying Cat Marketing Name
34:15 - Maeva’s Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State
35:10 - Maeva's Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self
35:45 - Maeva's Biggest Challenges at Flying Cat Marketing
36:44 - Instrumental Resources for Maeva's Success
38:48 - What Does Success Means for Maeva Today
39:51 - Get In Touch With Maeva



Get In Touch With Maeva:
Maeva's LinkedIn
https://flyingcatmarketing.com (Flying Cat Marketing Website)


Mentions:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillehansentrent/ (Camille Trent)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinbalsa/ (Erin Balsa)


Books:
https://www.amazon.com.br/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692 (Deep Work by Carl Newport)
https://www.amazon.com.br/One-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1885167776 (The One Thing by Gary Keller)


Tag Us and Follow:
https://www.facebook.com/SaaSDistrictPodcast/ (Facebook)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital (LinkedIn)
https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram)


More About Akeel:
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter)
https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ (More SaaS Podcast Episodes)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-consulting-services/ (SaaS Consultants)
https://horizencapital.com/how-to-value-saas-business/ (Learn How to Value a SaaS Company)

Dan is the Founder and Chief Pricing Officer at Product Tranquility, a consulting firm that accelerates product growth and increases customer loyalty. They bring world-class product management and strategy practices to B2B SaaS and Marketplace companies in the small-to-mid market.
Dan has managed multiple products throughout the product life-cycle from new concept incubation, product launch, product maintenance, platform transitions, and end of life over the last 15 years.
In this episode we cover:
00:00 - https://byldd.com/ (Byldd - MVP Development Agency Based in New York)
01:12 - Intro
03:00 - What Is Product Value?
09:18 - Perceived Value Vs Cheap Price
13:00 - Strategy For Getting An Effective Price
16:31 - What Some SaaS Founders Get Wrong About Pricing
17:59 - How Often The Price Should Be Changed
20:34 - Adjusting The Price When Adding New Features
23:14 - Advantages Of Using Free Trials Or Freemium
32:02 - https://dofollow.io (Dofollow.io - Premium Link Building)
33:20 - Should Companies Show Pricing On Their Websites?
39:34 - When To Bring A Pricing Expert To Your Product Marketing Team
42:26 - Dan’s Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State
43:27 - Dan's Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self
43:45 - Dan's Biggest Challenges at Product Tranquility
44:38 - Instrumental Resources for Dan's Success
46:17 - What Does Success Means for Dan Today
47:24 - Get In Touch With Dan



Get in Touch With Dan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/balcauski/ (Dan's LinkedIn)
https://www.producttranquility.com/home-extended/blog/ (Product Tranquility Blog)


Mentions:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickccampbell/ (Patrick Campbell)


Books:
https://www.amazon.com.br/Strategy-Tactics-Pricing-growing-profitably-dp-1138737518/dp/1138737518 (The Strategy And Tactics Of Pricing by Thomas T Nagle)
https://www.amazon.com.br/Monetizing-Innovation-Companies-Design-Product/dp/1119240867 (Monetizing Innovation by Madhavan Ramanujam and Georg Tacke)


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Tag Us and Follow:
https://www.facebook.com/SaaSDistrictPodcast/ (Facebook)
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More About Akeel:
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter)
https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast/ (SaaS Podcasts)
https://horizencapital.com/saas-consulting-services/ (SaaS Consultants)
https://horizencapital.com/how-to-value-saas-business/ (Learn How to Value a SaaS Company)