In this video, I'm going to share with you the simple seven steps to build a SaaS business,

even if you're just starting out. For those that are new here, I've personally built and

sold three software companies, spent tens of millions of dollars on developers, and invested in

over 60 plus software companies. I fell in love with SaaS because of the recurring nature of

the business model. Every month, people keep paying you as long as they're getting value

over and over and over. It's a beautiful way to build a business. But if I lost all my money,

followers, and network, this is how I would build a SaaS company from scratch in seven steps.

Welcome to the Martel method. I went from rehab at 17 to building a $100 million empire and being

a Wall Street Journal

bestselling author. In this podcast, I'll show you exactly how to build a life and business

you don't grow to hate. My bestselling book, Buy Back Your Time is out now. Grab a copy at

buybackyourtime.com or at any of your preferred online retailers. The first step is kind of obvious, but it's to start with

the problem. You know, back in the day, I was trying to figure out the idea. What do I build?

You know, I want to make money in this software world, but I don't want to build something that

nobody's going to use. And what happened is I just started consulting. It's actually a really

cool strategy. The more I was helping people build things for

their businesses, I would learn what was broken and where there was a gap in the software world.

So in many ways, learning how to build custom software for other people showed me where the

opportunities are. So this is the big hack. Many of the biggest companies out there, like Shopify,

like fresh books, like 37 signals,

they all started by being consultants first, building a tool either for themselves or for their

clients and then productize that for other people. See, the biggest challenge in building a software

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