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Napkin Math(Pilot) AI pets, growth for free and why you should start a saunaHello and welcome to the pilot episode of The MRR Show, with Charlie Ward and Sabba Keynejad. Charlie is the founder of Ramen Club and Sabba is the co-founder of VEED.io. The duo are coming together for this pilot episode, to share their thoughts on SaaS, tech and startups, from the perspective of two successful founders with Charlie being the heart of the london indie community and Sabba running an 8 figure VC backed SaaS. AI is a prominent feature in this first episode, talking about meetups, fine tuning LLMs and being able to talk to your dog.2025-02-2558 minNapkin Math(Pilot) AI pets, growth for free and why you should start a saunaHello and welcome to the pilot episode of The MRR Show, with Charlie Ward and Sabba Keynejad. Charlie is the founder of Ramen Club and Sabba is the co-founder of VEED.io. The duo are coming together for this pilot episode, to share their thoughts on SaaS, tech and startups, from the perspective of two successful founders with Charlie being the heart of the london indie community and Sabba running an 8 figure VC backed SaaS. AI is a prominent feature in this first episode, talking about meetups, fine tuning LLMs and being able to talk to your dog.2025-02-2558 min
Tech TalksHow an art student went on to build VEED.IO, a video editing platform with 100,000 paid users.Sabba Keynejad is the cofounder and CEO of VEED.IO. A few months back I turned up at his office (he thought the interview was remote) and stuck a microphone on him. Over a tea we discussed his background, how art school and dyslexia shaped his work, and why he build VEED. We also talked about his views on the way video and AI are changing the way we communicate.
Also in the show today we bring you a bit of technology chatter from Düsseldorf. Markus Nimtz and Karsten Mostersteg let me put a...2024-05-0838 minTech TalksHow an art student went on to build VEED.IO, a video editing platform with 100,000 paid users.Sabba Keynejad is the cofounder and CEO of VEED.IO. A few months back I turned up at his office (he thought the interview was remote) and stuck a microphone on him. Over a tea we discussed his background, how art school and dyslexia shaped his work, and why he build VEED. We also talked about his views on the way video and AI are changing the way we communicate.
Also in the show today we bring you a bit of technology chatter from Düsseldorf. Markus Nimtz and Karsten Mostersteg let me put a...2024-05-0838 min
Indie BitesHow VEED bootstrapped to $7m ARR - Sabba Keynejad, VEED.io (2020)Today I'm revisiting one of my favourite episodes, from 2020, with Sabba Keynejad, co-founder and CEO of VEED.io, an online video editing platform. When I interviewed Sabba, VEED were at around $2m ARR, fully bootstrapped. Since this interview, they’ve gone on to bootstrap to about $7m ARR before raising a whopping $35m series A from Sequoia. And when I first met Sabba, years before this interview, VEED was just a small product that wasn't generating any revenue. This episode is special to me because I’ve followed VEED’s journey from the start and it’s been inspiring to see...2023-12-2714 min
MicroConf On AirMicroConf Refresh Episode 52: Bootstrapping VEED.io to $5M ARR in 2 YearsIn this talk from MicroConf Growth EU 2021, Sabba Keynejad walks through his journey of building Veed from 0 to $5M ARR in 2 years.
While the growth was quick, Sabba says that this was a "overnight success, ten years in the making".
Listen along to follow his incredible startup story and to hear his 6 tactics to help you grow your own SaaS.
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Sabba Keynejad I Twitter...2022-08-2433 min
The Quit Work PodcastNo more Mondays: going freelance, going indie with James McKinvenJames McKinven quit his marketing job to set up as a freelance podcast editor at PodPanda as well as bootstrap several other indie businesses.He puts out two podcasts of his own, Indie Bites & No More Mondays, and he has a podcasting course called 2 Hour Podcast, and he hand-crafts leather wallets at the Whitstable Craft Co.James talks openly about what happens when you take on too much work and too much debt, as well as the joys of working independently.You can connect with James on Twitter @jmckinven and through his web...2022-03-2323 min
Builders' Studio: a Founder School by Slush#13 Bootstrapping - Sabba Keynejad (VEED) | Builders' Studio: a Founder School by SlushWhile it has seemingly never been a better time to raise capital, it has also never been a better time to bootstrap - the cost of developing products has dramatically reduced. Bootstrapping is driven by the idea of not reaching for external capital in the early phases of growth, but instead relying on savings and your startup’s cash flows to sustain growth. Joining us for an inside look into the bootstrapping process is Sabba Keynejad, Co-founder and CEO of VEED.Bootstrapping has the benefit of avoiding dilution, but is not without its hardships. In this talk Sa...2022-01-1322 minMicroConf On AirBootstrapping VEED to $5M ARR with Sabba KeynejadWhen Sabba Keynejad started VEED, he knew that he wanted to build the company as a bootstrapped business. Founded in 2018, the business has been growing steadily over the past 3 years, and with the boom in video content over the past year and a half, the impact was palpable.
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Indie Hackers#195 – Bootstrapping to $3.3M/Year in a Competitive Space with Sabba Keynejad of VEEDSabba Keynejad (@sab8a) is the founder of one of the fastest growing companies that I've ever featured on the show. In this episode we get into exactly how he used YouTube, side project marketing, Reddit and even getting banned from Qoura to grow Veed.io.Edit videos using Veed: https://www.veed.io/Follow Sabba on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sab8a2021-03-1051 min
The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship274: Veed.io - Lessons on Bootstrapping a SaaS to $2M ARR - with Sabba KeynejadSabba Keynejad is the co-founder of Veed.io, a UK based SaaS startup that provides a simple online video editing platform.The SaaS Podcast is sponsored by:Gusto, an easy, online payroll, and benefits service built for modern small businesses. In other words, a people platform - one place to pay and take care of your hardworking team.Exclusive Offer - Get 3 Months Free!Show Notes:https://saasclub.io/274Learn More About SaaS Clubhttps://saasclub.ioBecome a Premium Member:http://thesaaspodcast.com2021-01-2045 min
The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship274: Veed.io – Lessons on Bootstrapping a SaaS to $2M ARR – with Sabba KeynejadSabba Keynejad is the co-founder of Veed.io, a UK based SaaS startup that provides a simple online video editing platform.The SaaS Podcast is sponsored by:Gusto, an easy, online payroll, and benefits service built for modern small businesses. In other words, a people platform — one place to pay and take care of your hardworking team.Exclusive Offer - Get 3 Months Free!Show Notes:https://saasclub.io/274Learn More About SaaS Clubhttps://saasclub.io...2021-01-2049 min
The Nomadic Executive | Discussions With Digital Nomads and Online EntrepreneursHow to Start and Scale a Tech Company From 0 to Over 1.7 Million ARR in Two Years With Veed Co-Founder Sabba Keynejad | TNE038 In today’s episode, I sit down with the co-founder of a tech company aiming to enhance the way you edit video. Introducing Sabba, co founder of Veed.io. After being rejected from Y-combinator and having only 3 months of runway left in the bank, Sabba and his co founder Tim took Veed from 0 to over 1.7 million dollars of annual recurring revenue in 2 years, while completely bootstrapping the entire idea. Today, Veed continues to exponentially grow and attract users from all over the world. I personally found Sabba as a Veed user myself, which I use to make cover...2020-11-0438 min
Indie HackersIndie Bites: How VEED grew to $1.7m ARR in less than 2 years with Sabba Keynejad of Veed.ioBONUS EPISODE from the Indie Bites podcast: "I first met Sabba at a pub in London when Veed was just an early beta product making $0. Fast forward a few years, Veed is now making over $100,000 a month and growing rapidly. It's well-executed product in a growing market, but that hasn't stopped Sabba and the team firing on all cylinders to grow the business. I talk with Sabba for 15 minutes about how they came up with the idea, how they've managed to grow so quickly and advice for indie hackers that are looking to go full-time on their business."2020-10-0715 minIndie BitesHow VEED grew to $1.7m ARR in less than 2 years - Sabba Keynejad, Veed.ioSabba Keynejad is the co-founder and CEO of VEED - an online video editing platform. VEED is a fully-fledged collaborative video editing product used by many influencers, coaches and businesses for adding subtitles, captions, text, merging videos, making meme videos, turning podcasts to videos and much more.What we covered in this episode:On VeedWhat is Veed?Where did you come up with the idea?What is your current revenue?Had you started and failed with anything before?What made Veed work out?Many indie hackers are solo. You have a co-founder split 50/50...2020-09-2415 minThe SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship241: A SaaS Founder Shares His Lessons On Overcoming Failures - With Sabba KeynejadSabba Keynejad is the co-founder of Veed.io, a UK-based SaaS startup that provides a simple online video editor.The Show Notes
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