# #396 – Why Hewitt Tomlin reversed course at $10M

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Podcast: [The Remarkable SaaS Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955)
Published: 2026-03-11T10:09:48+00:00
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A story about admitting your own strategy pulled you away from what matters. This episode is for sales-led SaaS founders wondering whether their expansion strategy is building strength—or spreading them thin. Most SaaS founders treat $10M as proof the playbook works. Hewitt Tomlin, CEO of TeamBuildr, treated it as a reason to question everything. He and his college teammate James Peters built TeamBuildr from a frustration with paper workout programs into a $10M strength and conditioning platform—with fewer than 50 employees and zero outside capital. But at $10M, Hewitt made a choice most founders wouldn't. He stopped building new products—and started rebuilding the one that got him there. And this inspired me to invite Hewitt to my podcast. We explore why a bootstrapped founder at $10M chose restraint over expansion—and what that decision reveals about building real competitive advantage. Hewitt shares hard-won lessons about a pricing mistake he calls his biggest error, an acquisition that taught him the cost of scarcity thinking, and why he now hires from the profession he serves. You'll discover what happens when a founder stops chasing more and starts going deeper. We also zoom in on two of the 10 traits that define remarkable software companies: – Focus on the essence – Master the art of curiosity Hewitt's story proves that remarkable companies don't keep adding—they challenge everything that doesn't move the needle, even when it's their own strategy. Here's one of Hewitt's quotes that captures his long-term conviction: "Our existing application is responsible for 10 million in revenue. It's not bad. There's a good argument there for not changing anything, and continuing to tack on 2 million in revenue a year. But no, we're convinced it's the right thing to do, bec…

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