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Podcast: The SaaS Podcast - AI, Growth & Product-Market Fit for SaaS Founders
Episode: Starting a SaaS: 7 Years From Consulting to $20M ARR
Description: Omer Artun saw a massive opportunity in machine learning for B2C marketing, but he had no money and no product. So he chose starting a SaaS through the services route - launching a consulting practice and reinvesting every dollar into building his vision. In this episode, Omer reveals how it took seven years to transition from services to a real self-funded SaaS product, why he had to rebuild the platform twice, and the painful lesson of scaling sales before the product was ready.
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