From Broke to Boostrapped to an $18M SaaS (with Matt Prados) | Ep 46

The SaaS Academy Podcast

“I didn’t have a Stanford degree. I had a garage, a beanbag, and a dream.”

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Join Matt Verlaque as he sits down with Matt Prados, founder and CEO of Review Wave (now Aloha), to unpack his bootstrapped journey, lessons from venture debt, and how AI is reshaping the future of healthcare practices.

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Timestamps

00:00 – Meet Matt Prados: CEO of Aloha

02:37 – The Pain and Power of Being an Entrepreneur

05:55 – Core Values or Bust

10:04 – Selling the Vision (Without Selling It)

13:42 – Who You Become > What You Build

17:58 – Learning in Public

22:11 – Dan Martell and the $500K Education

25:39 – Building the Business Beyond Reviews

29:43 – The Aloha Era Begins

34:48 – When AI Proves You Wrong

39:21 – Why He’s Launching a Fund

43:47 – A Legacy He Can Be Proud Of

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