Dan Martell - How to Buy Back Your Time as a CEO

The Casey Adams Show

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Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Dan Martell is the founder of SaaS Academy, where he coaches entrepreneurs on scaling B2B SaaS businesses to achieve growth and success. With over a decade of experience, Dan has built and exited three technology companies, earning a reputation for his expertise in the tech and startup world. He has invested in more than 50 startups, including well-known companies like Intercom, Udemy, and Unbounce, and was recognized as Canada’s top angel investor in 2012. Dan’s entrepreneurial ventures include founding Clarity.fm, Spheric Technologies, and Flowtown, all of which had successful exits. His leadership extends to High Speed Ventures, where since 2021 he has focused on acquiring and operating world-class SaaS companies, further demonstrating his impact in the SaaS industry. Learn more about Dan Martell: https://www.danmartell.com/ Follow Dan Martell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danmartell Learn more about Casey Adams: https://www.caseyadams.com Follow Casey Adams on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casey

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Casey Adams Show. Today I am joined by Dan Martel, the author of Buyback Your
0:06.9	Time and founder of SAS Academy. Dan, thank you so much coming on today. It's an honor, man. I'm
0:11.7	really excited to be here. Obviously, it's always fun to connect with somebody. I've been following
0:17.4	online for a while, so I appreciate the opportunity. I appreciate it, man. You know, and vice versa, I know we've been trying to make this happen.
0:23.5	So I'm very grateful to have you on today.
0:25.3	And even more so, like one thing that's very top of mind for me that I wanted to bring up right
0:30.6	when we jump in is, you know, your book, buyback your time.
0:33.5	I'm not just saying this to say this, but I read it this year, top of the year. And I got to say, it was one of the most transformative, like, tactical pieces of content
0:42.4	and a material that I've read in a while because I feel that as a founder, that has the show,
0:46.7	that has companies that's trying to manage all these things.
0:49.3	I find myself wasting a lot of time if I'm like really reflecting throughout the years. So I want to say,
0:55.0	thank you for doing what you do and for putting out great content. But for those that aren't
0:59.5	too familiar with like where you spend time today, your book, I'd love for you to just give
1:03.8	a quick high level overview before we dive in. Yeah, I mean, my my quick story is gotten a lot of
1:10.6	trouble as a kid,
1:11.8	ended up almost taking my life in a high-speed chase.
1:14.4	That's the story I opened the book with.
1:16.2	Ended up in a rehab center where, you know,
1:19.4	literally this place rebuilt me.
1:22.3	I mean, there's no other way to explain it.
1:23.6	And it was towards the end of this program
1:25.6	that I discovered programming and software. And this is
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