{"podcast":{"title":"The Remarkable SaaS Podcast","slug":"the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955","podcast_index_feed_id":611955,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-remarkable-saas-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://valueinspiration.com/category/podcast/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-remarkable-saas-podcast/20250709_090749_304435107b52892bba81bcb864a8590b.jpg","author":"Ton Dobbe","episode_count":411,"summary":"For B2B SaaS founders who are done blending in. The Remarkable SaaS Podcast features unfiltered conversations with SaaS founders navigating the real challenges of building software that matters. Hosted by Ton Dobbe, author of The Remarkable Effect, each episode zooms in on one of the 10 traits that define remarkable software companies—like offering something truly valuable and desirable, and aiming to be different, not just better. Some guests are scaling fast. Others are still in the trenches—but all share hard-won lessons about what it really takes to create pull, shorten sales cycles, and become the only logical choice in their market. Expect: Honest conversations—no hype, no theory Tactical insights from sales-led SaaS founders Practical ideas you can apply to sharpen your product and your positioning If you're building a SaaS business that deserves attention—not just more noise—this podcast is for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T20:20:13.198464+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955"},"episode":{"title":"#407 – How Martin Gourdeau refused the commodity race and added $1M ARR in 9 months","slug":"407-how-martin-gourdeau-refused-the-commodity-race-and-added-1m-arr-in-9-months","published_at":"2026-06-10T09:18:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955/407-how-martin-gourdeau-refused-the-commodity-race-and-added-1m-arr-in-9-months","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-remarkable-saas-podcast/2903160","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/336633/2903160/the-remarkable-saas-podcast/2026_06_10_09_46_56_cdddd8cd-78f5-4182-9396-c5bd94be0ef5.mp3","summary":"A story about choosing the harder fight on purpose. This episode is for SaaS founders wondering why adding more features to their niche product isn't creating the edge it used to. Most niche SaaS races to add features—and wonders why margins shrink. Martin Gourdeau, CEO of Vacation Tracker, took a different path. After running Workleap as President and GM, he took a year off to study what's actually changing in software—then chose a 22-person bootstrapped company over another large stage. And he didn't pick Vacation Tracker by accident. He picked it because he believes the next wave of software will be won by a very different kind of company. And this inspired me to invite Martin to my podcast. We explore what he saw in that year off—and why it shaped a very different bet on what wins next. Martin shares why a small bootstrapped company now has an edge most large companies will never get back, why he changed the one number that decides when his whole team gets a raise, and what kind of SaaS he thinks AI will quietly destroy. We also zoom in on two of the 10 traits that define remarkable software companies: – Aim to be different, not just better – Create NEW value possibilities Martin's journey proves that the next wave of remarkable software companies won't look like the last. Here's something Martin observed that explains where he thinks the real opportunity sits: \"High performers are notoriously bad at managing their energy levels because of this obsession to perform.\" By listening to this episode, you'll learn: Why most SaaS companies are competing in the wrong layer Why ARR-per-head changes the behavior of every employee What high performers get wrong about their own energy Why delegation to agents is the skill most leaders lack For more information about the guest…","meta_description":"A story about choosing the harder fight on purpose. This episode is for SaaS founders wondering why adding more features to their niche product isn't crea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3121,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955/episodes/407-how-martin-gourdeau-refused-the-commodity-race-and-added-1m-arr-in-9-months/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-remarkable-saas-podcast-611955/407-how-martin-gourdeau-refused-the-commodity-race-and-added-1m-arr-in-9-months.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}