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Patrick Campbell shares how he bootstrapped and sold ProfitWell, a SaaS metrics and revenue automation company, for $200 million in 2022. He talks about his pricing strategy, product-led growth, and the acquisition by Paddle.
Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (6 June 1913 – 10 November 1980) was an Irish journalist, humorist and television personality. Life and career. Campbell was born in Dublin, the first son of Charles Campbell, 2nd Baron Glenavy and Beatrice, Lady Glenavy (the artist Beatrice Elvery).
- The Decision to Sell
- Behind The Acquisition
- Going Back to First Principles
- Investing on Audience-Based Content
- Looking Ahead
Liam Geraghty:Patrick, welcome back to the show. I think you were first on back in 2018. Patrick Campbell:My, has the world not changed at all since then. Yeah, happy to be here. I mean, nothing’s changed. Liam:Nothing’s changed. Yeah. Patrick:Everything is amazing. Liam:Not even slightly. To start off, for people who may have missed your first app...
Liam:How did you find integrating? I think that’s something we don’t really hear that often about. Patrick:The reason you don’t hear a lot about it is that it’s not fun. It’s terrible. And the reason you don’t hear about it is because I don’t think anyone wants to admit that publicly. And there’s no horror story. There is no “this person’s clearly ...
Liam:I know one of the things you’re fascinated by is solving problems and going after bigger problems. As a community, what are we getting wrong in our thinking in this area? Patrick:Problem-solving in general or? Liam:Yeah, I suppose. For example, how we think about a subscription business’s growth. Patrick:That’s a really interesting way to ask ...
Liam:Yeah, no, absolutely. Something I would selfishly love to hear you talk about is your approach to content and how you married software and content to very scalable things. What was your approach to setting up shows, and why? Patrick:Yeah, I can take you through that thinking. For folks who don’t know ProfitWell, we went really deep on content ...
Liam:What are you excited about working on at the moment or in the future? Patrick:Yeah, right now, my chief strategy officer role is… Someone called it the Amex black card of roles, which is a very positive delineation, and another person called it purgatory of roles, and the reason is because it’s so flexible. I have Paddle excitement and then my...
Jan 4, 2023 · Patrick Campbell, founder of ProfitWell, shares his journey from working for the government and Google to selling his bootstrap business for nine figures and joining Paddle. He also talks about his passion for solving puzzles, his public teaching style, and his mental health challenges.
Listen to Patrick Campbell share his journey from Starbucks to ProfitWell, a software company that helps subscription businesses grow. Learn about his management style, culture, feedback, and pricing insights.
Patrick Campbell, CEO of ProfitWell, shares how his company doubled down on subscription businesses and used a freemium model to lower customer acquisition costs. He also reveals the challenges and benefits of product-led growth and the importance of accuracy in financial metrics.
Nov 29, 2018 · Patrick Campbell, CEO of ProfitWell, on why he left his job as an economist at the NSA to start building software, the density of marketing channels today (and how to break through the noise) and the biggest pitfalls to avoid when pricing your product.
