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Smart Bear Live

Jason Cohen
Artificial Intelligence
Agencies
Customer Churn
Nusii
MRR
Marketing
Pricing
Appointmed
Postplanify
Postbridge
Saas Pricing
Podsqueeze
Ymir
Userlist
Proposal Software
Churn
Saas
Local Businesses
Niche Down
Wordpress

The show where a startup founder takes the hot seat, opens up their business, and explains their biggest challenge. Then we dig in: a few other founders who have already solved that challenge in their own businesses. This is not an interview. There's no script. This is the messy, uncomfortable process of solving a real puzzle faced by a real company. No ads, no affiliate links, no heavy editing, n... more

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Latest Episodes

Michael Koper says Nusii, his proposal software, is simpler than its rivals, but every one of those rivals say that too. Revenue has been flat for a few years now at around $10k per month.

How does he stand out? Buyers do indeed want “simple,” but wh... more

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20% of Post Bridge's customers leave every month -- massive churn that puts a hard ceiling on growth. Jack Friks’s tool sends posts to many social platforms from one dashboard, and he built it in public on X, where his personality attracted other bui... more

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About half of Userlist’s paying customers never fully set up the email automation they paid for. Jane Portman and Benedikt Deicke built Userlist over nine years for sophisticated SaaS marketers, but its onboarding is free and optional.How do they get... more

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Brett Lindenberg’s startup Mindstamp puts six figures of profit in his pocket every year, helping businesses create interactive videos for training and sales. But growth has leveled off, and he’s having trouble changing that.Does he niche down to one... more

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Recent Guests

Michael Koper
Founder of Nusii, a proposal software company
Nusii
Episode: E13 w/ Ruben Gamez: How to Restart Growth in a Stagnant SaaS Business
Ruben Gamez
Founder of e-signature software SignWell and proposal app Bidsketch
SignWell
Episode: E13 w/ Ruben Gamez: How to Restart Growth in a Stagnant SaaS Business
Jack Friks
Founder of PostBridge, a social media cross-posting tool who builds in public on X
PostBridge
Episode: E12 w/ Tibo Maker: How can a $40K MRR SaaS be losing 20% of Its Customers
Tibo Louis-Lucas
Bootstrapped SaaS founder who sold Tweet Hunter and Taplio and now builds a portfolio of products
T Maker
Episode: E12 w/ Tibo Maker: How can a $40K MRR SaaS be losing 20% of Its Customers
Jane Portman
Userlist co-founder building email automation for SaaS companies
Userlist
Episode: E11 w/ Mariya Delano: How to Fix a SaaS Trial-to-Paid Conversion Problem
Benedikt Deicke
Userlist co-founder building email automation for SaaS companies
Userlist
Episode: E11 w/ Mariya Delano: How to Fix a SaaS Trial-to-Paid Conversion Problem
Brett Lindenberg
Bootstrap founder of Mindstamp, user of the platform
Mindstamp
Episode: E10 w/ Jessica Malnik: Plateaued at six figures, but still hungry
Mario Peshev
Founder of DevriX, PE-backed optimization of finances and data workflows
DevriX
Episode: E09 w/ Jon Sturgeon: AI changed his agency's model. Should he grow or sell?
Rison Simon
Founder of PainPointy, solo bootstrap founder
PainPointy
Episode: E08: Creating customer interview questions before you have customers

Host

Jason Cohen
Host of the show; founder/entrepreneur; key figure behind the workshop-style format.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 32 ratings
  • I have been really enjoying this podcast

    I learn so much! I always leave each episode with more ideas on how to improve my SaaS

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AmeerHaio
    Canada3 months ago
  • Thank you for sharing

    Best advice thanks

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    widget102
    Poland3 months ago

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Listeners appreciate the blunt, no-fluff coaching style and concrete, metric-driven insights.
The conversations mix mentorship with real-world business challenges, making episodes feel like live problem-solving sessions.
Guests value practical frameworks that translate into clear actions.

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E13 w/ Ruben Gamez: How to Restart Growth in a Stagnant SaaS Business
Q: How much, Michael, do you actually personally care that your clients' businesses grow thanks to their proposals?
Koper initially struggles to identify a personal reason, then says he wants customers to succeed. The group discusses what it would mean to make helping customers win deals a genuine company mission.
E13 w/ Ruben Gamez: How to Restart Growth in a Stagnant SaaS Business
Q: What does your app do that is different from the others?
Koper says Nusii focuses on smaller, simpler proposals, with an easy interface, templates, and reusable sections that help customers build proposals quickly.
E12 w/ Tibo Maker: How can a $40K MRR SaaS be losing 20% of Its Customers
Q: What is the customer that the Jack of social media would be excited to go after that actually exists?
Jack describes a business already succeeding on TikTok or Instagram that wants to repost its content across other platforms with little extra effort. The group discusses focusing on businesses and channels such as LinkedIn, while validating the profile against actual customers and retention data.
E12 w/ Tibo Maker: How can a $40K MRR SaaS be losing 20% of Its Customers
Q: Why did you want to buy PostBridge? What did you see in it that you loved so much that you wanted to own it?
Tibo says he admired Jack's approach to social media and the care he put into his products, and wanted to get involved with social media again.
E11 w/ Mariya Delano: How to Fix a SaaS Trial-to-Paid Conversion Problem
Q: Do you believe that there are thousands of marketers out there who would be super stoked to have array based field data in their events?
Jane believes there are thousands of potential customers for Userlist's advanced capabilities, though not necessarily because of that specific data-model feature. She says the company needs to find and understand those customers.

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A workshop-style show where seasoned founders and bootstrapped operators dissect real SaaS businesses in candid, numbers-driven conversations. Episodes center on diagnosing growth plateaus, pricing psychology, churn, go-to-market strategies, and strategic pivots, all with practical frameworks and personal storytelling. Guests range from product and marketing leaders to medical software founders, with an emphasis on disciplined experimentation, clear target audiences, and sustainable, low-drama growth. Noteworthy is the emphasis on actionable coaching, founder resilience, and a focus on niche positioning, agency partnerships, and GTM playbooks rather than hype or generic theory.

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Recent guests on Smart Bear Live include:

1. Michael Koper
2. Ruben Gamez
3. Jack Friks
4. Tibo Louis-Lucas
5. Jane Portman
6. Benedikt Deicke
7. Brett Lindenberg
8. Mario Peshev

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