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Practical Founders Podcast

Greg Head
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Venture Capital
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Tune into the Practical Founders Podcast with host Greg Head for weekly in-depth interviews with founders who have built valuable software companies--without big funding.

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Josh Ho is the Founder and CEO of Referral Rock, a bootstrapped referral marketing platform serving SMBs that rely on multi-step, relationship-driven sales. Starting in 2015 as a solo developer consulting on the side, Josh built the first version him... more

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Shailesh Hegde is the CEO of Hubilo, a Bangalore-based webinar software company that initially started during COVID as virtual events tech and raised $150M in VC funding before the market shifted. Originally joining as head of product, he stepped int... more

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Raju Patel founded eShow over 25 years ago after building a speaker portal for a magazine company and realizing he had a repeatable software product. What began as a one-man shop in suburban Chicago evolved into a robust event-management platform ser... more

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Dharshan Rangegowda, founder of ScaleGrid, left a decade-long engineering career at Microsoft to solve a painful database operations problem he had lived firsthand. After early missteps selling to enterprises, he shifted to helping developers manage ... more

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Raju Patel
CEO and founder of eShow, a long-established event management software platform.
eShow
Episode: #172: Why Long-Term Bootstrapping Still Works in Event Mgt. SaaS - Raju Patel
Gaurav Bhasin
Founder and Managing Partner of Allied Advisers, investment banker and M&A advisor for software and tech companies
Allied Advisers
Episode: #170: Why Most SaaS Acquirers Still Want Profitable Growth in 2025 - Gaurav Bhasin
Natalie Barbu
CEO and co-founder of Rella, a social media content collaboration tool.
Rella
Episode: #169: Practical Pivot and Relaunch Created Profitable 200% Growth - Natalie Barbu
Brett Gilliland
Co-founder and CEO of Elite Entrepreneurs, a coaching community for small business owners
Elite Entrepreneurs
Episode: #165: How to Enjoy Being the CEO as Your SaaS Business Grows Bigger - Brett Gilliland
Praveen Ghanta
Founder of Fraction and former founder of HiddenLevers, a successful SaaS business sold for over $100 million
Fraction
Episode: #164: SaaS Founders Save Millions With Fractional Senior Engineers - Praveen Ghanta
Dave Yuan
Founder of Tidemark Capital, a growth equity investor focusing on vertical SaaS companies
Tidemark Capital
Episode: #162: Practical Investor - What's Working Now in AI-Driven SaaS Growth - Dave Yuan
Dr. Matthew Jones
A trained clinical psychologist who works exclusively with startup co-founders.
Cofounder Clarity
Episode: #161: When Co-Founders Need Relationship Therapy - Dr. Matthew Jones
Yuval Selik
Co-founder and CEO of Promomash
Promomash
Episode: #160: CPG Founder Turned Failure Into a Profitable SaaS Business - Yuval Selik
Vince Mayfield
Co-founder and CEO of TalkingParents, a communication platform for co-parents.
TalkingParents
Episode: #159: Co-Parenting App Reaches $10M ARR Through Pure Bootstrap Growth - Vince Mayfield

Host

Greg Head
Host of insightful conversations with successful founders, focusing on practical strategies for bootstrapping and growing software companies without relying on traditional funding.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 68 ratings
  • Refreshing & Inspiring!

    Love hearing the stories and practical advice!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    The Faj
    United Statesa year ago
  • Top Notch Show!

    Greg is an amazing host and he brings on some incredible guests. Each episode is non-stop with action items helping you achieve your goals. Listen to this and be ready to take notes, you’ll be glad you did.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ricola22
    United States2 years ago
  • Great insights for bootstrapped founders

    Really enjoying all of the episodes I’ve heard so far, and Greg does a great job of finding interesting founders to share their stories. I just wish he wouldn’t talk over the guests; it can make it hard to hear what is being said.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    badalbumpolice
    United States2 years ago
  • Tremendous resource

    Greg is one of the best connected, founder-focused individuals in the industry. He’s accumulated across thousands of hours spent with founders one of the best cross cuts of software founder experience sets available. I find the Practical Founders Podcast to be as informative as it is entertaining. Greg truly helps cut through all the noise and focus on important, relevant, salient topics for scaling successful bootstrapped software businesses.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TylerD7.
    United States2 years ago
  • Great Perspectives on Growing

    Greg’s perspective of “been there, done that” brings a fresh take on ways to grow a company that are not VC backed. He and his guests have fresh takes on scaling modern software companies - keeping the Practical Founder at the forefront of all of his conversations.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AntonePresley
    United States2 years ago

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Many express admiration for the focus on bootstrapping and non-venture capital approaches to entrepreneurship.
Listeners appreciate the practical advice and insights gained from founders' journeys.
There is a consensus that the host conducts meaningful interviews, which provide valuable takeaways for listeners.
Some feedback points to occasional issues with the host's speaking pace, though overall, listeners find the discussions engaging and informative.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

#171: Lessons from a 9-Year Bootstrap Journey to a Private Equity Exit - Dharshan Rangegowda
Q: What did you see as a developer inside of Microsoft that was a problem you thought you could go solve?
Dharshan recognized a pervasive database problem that was inefficient and believed it could be automated with the right skills.
#172: Why Long-Term Bootstrapping Still Works in Event Mgt. SaaS - Raju Patel
Q: What is your most typical advice you share with a software entrepreneur?
They have to be driven by love and passion for it.
#165: How to Enjoy Being the CEO as Your SaaS Business Grows Bigger - Brett Gilliland
Q: Can you share some of the books you love and the people in your group love that would be just a good recommendation for people?
Brett recommends Jim Collins' 'Beyond Entrepreneurship', Patrick Lencioni's books on team dynamics, and insights from the Arbinger Institute on leadership and self-deception.
#165: How to Enjoy Being the CEO as Your SaaS Business Grows Bigger - Brett Gilliland
Q: Can you talk about just like on that particular thing, the difference between a million-dollar company, software companies, and a $10 million business?
The mindset shifts from being marketing-focused to leadership-focused, emphasizing the need for a strategic plan that everyone understands.
#164: SaaS Founders Save Millions With Fractional Senior Engineers - Praveen Ghanta
Q: What would you say is your ideal customer profile (ICP) for Fraction?
The pattern we've seen is that successful clients are often in vertical SaaS, generally post-revenue and growing from 1 to 10 million in ARR.

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1. Raju Patel
2. Gaurav Bhasin
3. Natalie Barbu
4. Brett Gilliland
5. Praveen Ghanta
6. Dave Yuan
7. Dr. Matthew Jones
8. Yuval Selik

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