In this video, I'll go over the steps I took to grow my software business from $0 to over $300k in just 12 months. This business was a two-sided B2B services marketplace for a niche-specific service. It's not a SaaS (software as a service) but it was still a software business, so the lessons were invaluable to growing my other SaaS businesses. I'll help you grow your SaaS 👉 https://cal.com/vasco-monteiro/coaching Get my SaaS course (it's free btw) 👉 https://subscribepage.io/my-course Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfC7J_mhM08 Time Stamps: 0:00 - Growing a software business to $300K in the first year. 0:31 - Key actions and principles behind the growth. 1:10 - Product Overview: B2B SEO Services Marketplace 2:03 - Transition from seller to marketplace owner. 3:01 - Initial challenges and overbuilding features. 4:01 - Market Validation: Learning from early mistakes. 5:01 - Marketing with YouTube: Using videos to drive traffic and sales. 6:01 - Successful Video Example: Impact of educational content on sales. 7:01 - The Strategy (important) 8:01 - Marketing Success: Reflecting on effective strategies and growth. 9:01 - Encouragement to Innovate: Exploring new marketing techniques. 10:01 - Final Thoughts: Key takeaways on marketing software products. 11:01 - The need for constant marketing innovation. 12:01 - Recap and the success of the discussed strategies. 13:01 - Sales Results: Highlighting the financial success of the first year.