Episodes

  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 33 - The Secret to Scaling to $1B Without a Sales Team | Wes Bush
    Mar 4 2025

    💰 How Wes Bush Scaled PLG to $1B+ in Self-Serve Revenue 💰

    If you’re still thinking Product-Led Growth (PLG) = "just add a free trial", you’re already behind. We’re sitting down with Wes Bush, the guy who literally wrote the book on PLG, to break down how to scale to $1B+ without a massive sales team.

    🔥 Here’s what we cover:
    ✅ What PLG actually means (and why most people get it dead wrong)
    ✅ The 5 key questions to decide if PLG is right for your startup
    ✅ Why 97% of B2B buyers prefer self-service—and how to adapt fast
    ✅ The secret to designing a free offer that actually converts
    Founder-led sales vs. PLG—when to use which strategy

    If you’re serious about scaling efficiently, this might be the most valuable conversation you’ll ever hear.

    🎧 Listen now and UnF*ck Your Startup.

    🔹 Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔹














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    49 mins
  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 32 - Personalized AI Generated Videos - Bethany Stachenfeld
    Feb 11 2025

    🔥 Unf*ck My Startup: The Outreach Workflow That CRUSHES It! 🚀

    Want to supercharge your outreach and convert more leads? Bethany Stachenfeld, CEO of Sendspark, is revealing a simple but POWERFUL
    workflow that has been a game-changer for tons of businesses. 💥

    Here’s the 3-step formula to skyrocket your conversions:
    ✅ Use RB2B to track who's on your site (hot leads!) 🔥
    ✅ Create Personalized AI Videos with Sendspark to make an impact 🎥
    ✅ Automate Outreach with a killer 3-step email + video sequence in Smartlead 📩

    Bethany will walk you through everything, including her exact email & video scripts that drive results. Don’t miss this chance to level up your outreach and close more deals!

    💡 Listen now & start converting your website visitors into paying customers!

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    59 mins
  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 31 - Why Your Startup is Failing (And How to Fix It) w/ Sam Jacobs
    Feb 5 2025

    💡 The Game Has Changed—Are You Keeping Up? (feat. Sam Jacobs) 💡

    Most founders are playing yesterday’s game with last year’s playbook—and wondering why they’re stuck.

    In this episode, we bring on Sam Jacobs, a guy who’s seen it all in SaaS, sales, and startup growth. We’re diving deep into:
    What’s actually working in 2025 (and what’s dead)
    ✅ Why your network is more important than your product
    ✅ The real reason most founders stall out—and how to fix it

    Oh, and Sam’s calling in from Barcelona while waiting for his first baby to arrive. Talk about high stakes.

    🎧 Listen now and make sure your startup isn’t running an outdated playbook.

    🔹 Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔹

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    56 mins
  • The Tech Founders Podcast #7 - Adam Robinson of Retention.com and RB2B.com
    Jan 29 2025

    🚀 How I Bootstrapped to $25M ARR (Without VC Money) 🚀

    Most startup founders think they need VC funding to scale. They don’t. I took Retention.com and RB2B from zero to $25M+ ARR, all bootstrapped, and in this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how I did it.

    If you’ve ever wondered:
    🔥 How do you scale a SaaS business without outside funding?
    🔥 What’s the secret to getting cold email + outbound to actually work?
    🔥 How can you use LinkedIn to dominate your industry?

    Then you’re in the right place.

    🚨 Here’s what I cover:
    ✅ The wild journey from Wall Street trader → SaaS founder
    ✅ Why most cold email & outreach is trash (and how to fix it)
    ✅ How I turned website visitors into LinkedIn profiles—and $4M ARR in 9 months
    ✅ The real reason most startups stall out (it’s not what you think)
    ✅ Why great marketing is useless without a great product

    No fluff. No BS. Just straight insights on how to build a wildly profitable SaaS company without selling your soul to VCs.

    🎧 Listen now and let’s unf*ck your growth strategy.

    🔹 Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔹

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    43 mins
  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 30 - Clay's Scary High Valuation with Varun Anand
    Jan 29 2025

    🔥 Every Startup is F*cked (Here’s How to Fix Yours) 🔥

    You’re here because you know the truth: startups are a mess. Doesn’t matter if you’ve raised money, built a killer product, or landed your first big client—there’s always something on fire.

    In this episode, we’re going all-in on what it really takes to unf*ck your startup before it’s too late. From scaling problems to leadership nightmares, we break down:
    ✅ The biggest mistakes founders make (and how to avoid them)
    ✅ Why your growth problems are not what you think they are
    ✅ The one move that could change everything for your business

    Oh, and we officially broke Zoom with this episode—record registrations, a new name, and more energy than ever. Let’s go.

    🎧 Listen now before your startup becomes just another “what could’ve been” story.

    🔹 Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔹

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    56 mins
  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 29 - Bootstrapping to $5M with Richard Hollingsworth from Fyxer.ai
    Jan 22 2025

    Here’s the deal: Richard Hollingsworth didn’t just build one 7-figure business—he’s done it twice.

    First, he bootstrapped an agency to $5M ARR. No outside funding. Just grit, strategy, and execution.

    Now, he’s back at it with Fyxer.ai, an AI-powered productivity tool—and he’s taking it to the same level.

    What’s the secret to hitting 7-figure ARR?

    Ask the guy who’s done it with two businesses... and two completely different models.

    Archie’s breaking it all down: the lessons, the challenges, and the exact playbook he uses to hit those coveted revenue numbers—no VC checks required.

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    58 mins
  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 27 - Hermetic.Ai and RB2B with Jesse Stein
    Jan 15 2025

    Jet Fuel for Your Startup (and Your Brain)

    Ever feel like your startup needs a shot of jet fuel to break through the plateau? In this episode, we’re cutting through the noise and diving into the real hacks for scaling without burning out.

    We’ve got Jesse Stein on deck, a guy who knows what it takes to go from zero to unstoppable. We’re talking:
    🔥 The actual mental frameworks that separate winners from wannabes
    🔥 The dumb mistakes keeping your startup stuck
    🔥 Why your morning coffee isn’t enough—you need a full mindset overhaul

    Oh, and we’re kicking things off with some international vibes—shoutout to our listeners from Greece, Serbia, and Paris.

    🎧 Listen now and inject some jet fuel into your growth strategy before you stall out.

    🔹 Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔹

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    59 mins
  • UnF*ck My Startup Ep. 27 - List Based Marketing - With Jeremy Horowitz
    Jan 8 2025

    🎯 ABM is a Waste of Time (For 99% of Startups) 🎯

    Everyone and their mother on LinkedIn is preaching ABM (Account-Based Marketing). But here’s the truth: 99% of startups screw it up—and most shouldn’t even be doing it in the first place.

    In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy Horowitz, a guy who’s scaled some of the fastest-growing Shopify apps, to break down why ABM is a massive time suck for most early-stage startups. If you're following playbooks from companies with 100+ employees and an unlimited budget, you’re already off track.

    We’re cutting through the noise and telling you exactly when and how ABM actually works—and when it’s just a vanity project that’ll burn your runway.

    🎧 Listen now before you waste another dollar on a strategy that isn’t built for your startup.

    🔹 Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🔹

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    58 mins