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Practical founders build valuable SaaS companies without big VC funding. There is a growing tribe of serious practical founders who are building valuable SaaS companies without big funding.
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Steve Wolfe, Growth Street Partners - Investing in SaaS in 2026 (opens the original)
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Steve Wolfe of Growth Street Partners explains going high through AI uncertainty and returning to first principles for founders building durable SaaS companies. Practical Founders Podcast with Greg Head Every week, host Greg Head interviews a successful software founder who started, grew, and sometimes sold a valuable software company—without big funding. Over $11 billion in founder equity value has been created by over 140 SaaS founders interviewed on this podcast so far. That’s an average of $
How This Early-Stage Growth Equity Partner Is Investing in SaaS in 2026 (opens the original)
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Steve Wolfe, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Growth Street Partners, returns to the Practical Founders Podcast to discuss how practical SaaS founders can navigate the AI shift without getting distracted by the hype. Steve explains Growth Street’s minority growth-equity approach, what they look for in founders and markets, and how their portfolio companies are adapting to a rapidly changing software landscape. Key Takeaways - Go High — Drive above the wreck instead of through it, and return t
Heath Adams, TCM Security - He Stopped Being the Face of the Company (opens the original)
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Heath Adams of TCM Security explains how he removed founder dependency and sold his bootstrapped cybersecurity training company to a PE-backed strategic buyer. Practical Founders Podcast with Greg Head Every week, host Greg Head interviews a successful software founder who started, grew, and sometimes sold a valuable software company—without big funding. Over $11 billion in founder equity value has been created by over 140 SaaS founders interviewed on this podcast so far. That’s an average of $7
He Stopped Being the Face of the Company Before He Sold It (opens the original)
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Heath Adams built TCM Security from practical cybersecurity content into a bootstrapped eight figure business with more than 10,000 paying customers, then sold the company to Educate 360. Now he’s applying those lessons to his next company, Breach Point. In this episode, Heath joins Greg Head to break down what it actually took to scale without outside funding, reduce founder dependency, prepare the business for acquisition, and start again with a much stronger operating playbook. Key Takeaways
Lynn Burghardt, Chipply - Took on a Growth Equity Partner for the Advice (opens the original)
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Lynn Burghardt of Chipply explains taking growth equity for advice not money and building vertical software for founders scaling a bootstrapped company. Practical Founders Podcast with Greg Head Every week, host Greg Head interviews a successful software founder who started, grew, and sometimes sold a valuable software company—without big funding. Over $11 billion in founder equity value has been created by over 140 SaaS founders interviewed on this podcast so far. That’s an average of $75 milli
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