How I Built a SaaS Startup (From Idea to Revenue)

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:12:28 +0000

Starting a SaaS business is challenging, but I did it! In this video, I break down my journey from idea to launch. We are now generating revenue with customers and improving our back end infrastructure to scale. If you’re thinking of launching your own SaaS startup, this video is for you.

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📖 Chapters
0:00 - Starting my freight logistics company
0:42 - Talking to my co-founder about my app idea
1:06 - Noticing the gap in the market
1:39 - Describing the problem (drivers, trucks, routes)
2:38 - How to write good software (ft. Moses)
3:01 - Building the Minimal Viable Product
4:09 - Building the Team (ft. Jeremy)
5:35 - Measuring risk vs success

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👨🏻‍💻 About Operations Kevin:
I’m that odd person that's passionate about operations. I have the privilege of working on high-impact products and leading large-scale operations.

📍 How I Got Here:

- Graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering and started my career in aerospace manufacturing.

- Worked on sweet products such as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 engine and Boeing’s LEAP engine.

- Transitioned into tech, joining Amazon as an operations manager. Led teams of 600+ at a last-mile delivery station.

- Pivoted to program management and worked on Amazon’s machine learning-based hiring and recruitment efforts. Led a team of 5 program managers building software tools for large-scale hiring.

- Joined Apple as an iPhone ops program manager. Managed capacity & volume planning for iPhone SE, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

- Drove strategic roadmap planning for future iPhone products, working with engineering, manufacturing, business ops, and finance teams.

Today:
Left it all behind to pursue entrepreneurship. Currently scaling two businesses and consulting small businesses in industries that I’m passionate about.

Join me for the ride.

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