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Database of SaaS company revenue and growth metrics sourced from founder interviews.
How Nathan acquired customers
Tools used to build Getlatka
Nathan turned his podcast interview data into Getlatka, reaching $20K/month in 100 days and $150K MRR within a year.
After selling his previous company Heyo, Nathan Latka started a podcast interviewing SaaS founders and entrepreneurs. After thousands of interviews, he compiled an Excel file of data directly from founders.
Nathan had something no one else had: real revenue numbers, growth metrics, and strategies straight from the founders themselves. This data sat in spreadsheets.
He turned this spreadsheet MVP into Getlatka, a database of SaaS company data. The product gave investors, founders, and researchers access to verified SaaS metrics.
Within 100 days, the business reached $20,000 per month in revenue. The key was "founder market fit" - getting Nathan front-and-center through books, magazines, and even billboards.
Getlatka grew to $150K MRR without a team, becoming one of the largest databases of SaaS founder data in the world.
Turn content (podcast interviews) into data products (SaaS database)
Founder market fit is more important than product market fit initially
MVP can be an Excel spreadsheet - validate before building complex software
Personal brand (books, billboards) drives enterprise sales
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Nathan achieved 3 milestones on the path to $100K ARR
$20,000
$150,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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