30 episodes

Starting a career in SaaS can be intimidating, but we're here to make it easier. From the basics to the latest trends, we'll help you build a foundation and stay ahead of the curve. 
This is the ultimate resource for beginners. With interviews and advice from top professionals, you'll get a firsthand look at what it takes to succeed.Whether you're in product, marketing, sales, or customer success, we'll help you get insight into your role, and the broader industry.

Starting SaaS Micaela Richmond

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

Starting a career in SaaS can be intimidating, but we're here to make it easier. From the basics to the latest trends, we'll help you build a foundation and stay ahead of the curve. 
This is the ultimate resource for beginners. With interviews and advice from top professionals, you'll get a firsthand look at what it takes to succeed.Whether you're in product, marketing, sales, or customer success, we'll help you get insight into your role, and the broader industry.

    Mark Donnigan

    Mark Donnigan

    • 1 hr 1 min
    #30 - Shanif Dhanani - AI Expert On Everything You Should Know About A.I. Today

    #30 - Shanif Dhanani - AI Expert On Everything You Should Know About A.I. Today

    Shanif Dhanani is a ChatGPT consultant with a background in software development and data science. He helps businesses understand and build systems that connect their internal and proprietary systems to ChatGPT, enabling internal employees, customers, and other stakeholders to reap the benefits of using large language models on their own data. 

    Shanif has built machine learning, analytics, and software systems at large companies like Twitter and Booz Allen, smaller startups like Apteo, where he was the founder, and TapCommerce, which was one of the world's first mobile advertising platforms.

    • 55 min
    #29 - Jason Shen - Shatterproof your Success: How Building Resilience Now Helps You in the Future

    #29 - Jason Shen - Shatterproof your Success: How Building Resilience Now Helps You in the Future

    Jason Shen is a resilience expert and executive coach, renowned for guiding entrepreneurs through crucial transitions. Through his experience as a 3x
    founder and product leader, Jason intimately understands the challenges that creative and tech leaders face around fear, burnout, identity, and sense of purpose. 

    Find his website: https://www.jasonshen.com/

    • 53 min
    #28 - Bohdan Paladiychuk - Time to Fire Your Customer?! Advice from A Creative Brand Strategist

    #28 - Bohdan Paladiychuk - Time to Fire Your Customer?! Advice from A Creative Brand Strategist

    Bohdan Paladiychuk is a creative brand strategist from Kyiv, Ukraine.

    Coming from a background in music and art, he always had a deep appreciation for creative vision. His branding approach combines tried and true practices in user interface and user experience design with a mastery in sound production, videography, copywriting, marketing, and human behavior. 

    Find more: https://theqream.com/

    • 56 min
    #27 - Kate Dileo - Why The Best Entrepreneurs Have a Story (and how to tell it)

    #27 - Kate Dileo - Why The Best Entrepreneurs Have a Story (and how to tell it)

    On today's episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Kate Dileo about brand, storytelling, the state of marketing, and more.

    Kate DiLeo is a brand architect, #1 international bestselling author, and the founder of The Brand Trifecta, the top branding SaaS product that has helped thousands of organizations craft brands that bring more prospects to the table, more users who click, and more customers who buy. 

    Check Kate out: www.katedileo.com. 

    • 50 min
    #26 - Daniel Elizalde - Risk, Innovation, and What It Takes to Build a Great Product

    #26 - Daniel Elizalde - Risk, Innovation, and What It Takes to Build a Great Product

    In today's episode, Daniel Elizalde, a seasoned Product Executive and Advisor, comes onto the podcast to talk about innovation and building products. 
    Daniel is the bestselling author of The B2B Innovator’s Map and a startup mentor at Greentown Labs and Third Derivative, two of the US’s most prominent Climate Tech accelerators.
    Daniel has over 20 years of Technology experience, including former roles as VP, Head of IoT at Ericsson, Head of Products at Stem (AI-powered, high-growth energy storage startup in Silicon Valley), and Instructor at Stanford University Continuing Studies.

    Find out how you can upgrade your team’s innovation skill set at https://danielelizalde.com
    Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielelizalde/

    Download a free chapter of his book: https://daniel-elizalde.ck.page/e56876ea10

    • 1 hr 6 min

Customer Reviews

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4 Ratings

4 Ratings

Dan Balcauski ,

Must listen!

"Starting a Career in SaaS" is an essential resource for anyone entering the SaaS industry. It offers a comprehensive overview of the sector, along with deep-dives into specialized roles, all delivered through interviews with top professionals. It’s the perfect tool to not just kickstart, but also excel in your SaaS journey.

ASobering ,

Amazing SaaS Insights! 🔥

This show is perfect for anyone wanting to get their feet wet in the ever-evolving word of SaaS! There is truly an episode that will benefit everyone, and I love how all of Micaela’s great content is delivered in such an easy to consume format. Keep up the amazing work!

ChicCEO ,

Loved the interview with Keith Perhac!

Really loved the in depth interview with Keith Perhac, he’s quite fascinating!

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