How to Grow your Startup Fast in 2025
9 days ago
- #Revenue Tactics
- #SaaS Growth
- #Startup Scaling
- Software founders should focus on the right growth levers for their current stage rather than doing everything.
- Founderpath has worked with over 550 SaaS founders, studying scaling from $0 to $10M ARR.
- Different tactics work at different revenue stages (e.g., $300K vs. $3M ARR).
- 33 proven growth tactics are categorized by revenue stage and owner (CEO, Head of Paid, etc.).
- Stage 1 (Bootstrap to $1M Revenue in 90 Days): Focus on cheap, fast, cash-flow-tied tactics like virality, webinars, and cold outreach.
- Stage 2 ($1M+ ARR): Implement scalable systems like free tools, newsletters, and co-marketing.
- Stage 3 ($5M+ ARR): Test paid acquisition (retargeting, lookalike ads) and focus on ROI-positive spend.
- Stage 4 (Scale): Build durable revenue moats like value-added resellers, app exchanges, and organic SEO.
- The fastest-growing SaaS founders sequenced their growth tactics smartly, not harder.
- Key takeaway: Pick 3-5 tactics suited to your current stage for optimal growth.