Ep. 14 - TK Kader - Lessons from Growing to $7M ARR and What it Takes to Become a Successful SaaS Founder

Bio

TK Kader (@tkkader) is an Entrepreneur and SaaS founder who started his journey at the age of 13 creating a piece of software for his father He then went on to build HipCal which was acquired Plexo, Spent 3 years at Bridgewater Capital working for Ray Dalio, Founded ToutApp and grew it to $7 Million ARR before being acquired by Marketo, Stayed on as the SVP of Strategy at Marketo to help the company get acquired by Adobe for $4.75 Billion TK is now the founder of Unstoppable Strategies focusing on creating high achievers and teaching them to create an unstoppable life and business Show Highlights The Key to Building a Successful Business - 7:00 Coaches Walk the Path to Heal Past Trauma - 9:00 One More Feature Trap - 14:00 Listen to Your Customer - 19:00 The Defintion of An Entrepreneur - 23:00 Iron Man Suits For Humans - 29:00 The Best Thing About Startups is the People - 32:00 Lessons from Working With Ray Dalio - 36:00 2 Questions to Change Your Life - 43:00 Building out ToutApp - 47:00 Treat Yourself Like a Pro Athlete - 52:00 The Importance of Celebrating + Culture - 56:00 Building Great Teams - 1:02:00 The Master Plan - 1:05:00 Purpose - 1:09:00 Living a Proactive Life - 1:14:00 Closing Thoughts - 1:16:00

Top 3 Takeaways

Listen to Your Customer Treat Yourself Like a Pro Athlete Embrace the Journey

Resources

Follow Zach @zachmobius Start Growing Your Business - Online Biz Quiz Follow TK - @tawheed Check Out TK's YouTube Channel Punch the Sunday Scaries in the Face with Unstoppable Sundays