Messy Growth
Welcome to Messy Growth, the podcast where SaaS founders hear the unfiltered truth about scaling. I’m Syed — I’ve spent over a decade in the trenches, growing SaaS companies from zero to tens of millions in revenue. On this show, I break down the wins, the mistakes, and the messy middle that nobody talks about. Let’s get into it
Podcasting since 2021 • 6 episodes
Messy Growth
Latest Episodes
Why Most Sales Training is Expensive Theater
$98 billion spent on sales training annually. 85-90% fails within 120 days. I scaled Hubstaff $4M→$31M with almost zero external training. In this episode, I break down why most sales training is expensive theater and what actually ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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17:39
Building Success: Mick Griffin on the Importance of Culture and Adaptability
Mick Griffin is Chief Growth Officer at Traffit, former CRO at Brand24, and founder of Pipeline Summit. He started as a professional rugby player in the UK before transitioning to sales and building some of Poland's most successful tech compani...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:14:15
Building Community, Leadership, and Growth with Barbara Derkowska and Wiktor Sobolak
Barbara Derkowska (Fractional CMO) and Wiktor Sobolak (Head of Product at Text) join me to talk about building Warsaw's best growth meetup from a small group of friends to a must-attend tech event.We cover:How they created a ...
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Episode 4
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58:40
Block out the noise - Basics FTW
LinkedIn will have you believe sales has been reinvented every other week, new frameworks, AI hacks, hustle porn at 4 a.m. But here’s the truth: sales hasn’t changed.In this episode, I cut through the noise and share why the basics still...
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Episode 3
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12:40
AI Products Don't Sell Themselves - And Founders Are Learning This the Hard Way
Everyone's rushing to build AI products. The logic seems simple: add GPT, ship fast, watch the money roll in. Except it's not rolling in.In this episode, I break down why AI products still need to be sold and marketed - and why founders ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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15:45