Jan 18 2024 29 mins 3
Leadferno is my 2nd time around the block in SaaS. While I wasn’t a founder the 1st time, I came on as a partner to lead sales and marketing a year in. I ultimately became CEO and then led GatherUp to an 8 figure acquisition 6 years later. So I think that qualifies as a first trip combined with cofounding and leading multiple digital agencies for over 15 years. I saw the early decisions, made some of them, and had ones I wish I could “re do”.
This episode, part one of two, is a look at core decisions I made solo, or with my cofounder, that we didn’t get right for Leadferno. My experience makes me feel like I should have gotten more of these right. They are all costly in different ways. Some will still work themselves out or have had additional moves made to lessen their impact, while others led to additional bad decisions. That's just how it works.
This wasn’t my first rodeo, but I still got bucked a few different ways. Hopefully sharing these might help you lower your list of "wrongs" … first time, second time, or whatever time founding your SaaS company you're on.
