About Dan Martell
Dan Martell - Biography
Dan Martell is a Canadian entrepreneur who transformed from a troubled youth into a successful SaaS founder, exiting three tech companies between 2005 and 2013. He now coaches over 1,000 founders through SaaS Academy and authors books like 'Buy Back Your Time'.
Dan Martell was born on December 28, 1979, in Eastern Canada. He faced a chaotic childhood marked by foster care, family addiction, ADHD, and poor decisions, leading to his arrest at 17. Sent to Portage, a rehab facility, he discovered programming and shifted his focus to software development. Post-release, Martell launched Spheric Technologies, which he scaled and sold in 2008. He followed with Flowtown and Clarity.fm, exiting both by 2013. In 2015, Martell founded SaaS Academy, helping over 1,000 scale businesses. He authored bestsellers and became a speaker, podcaster, and investor in over 40 SaaS companies.
Learn from Dan when you're...
- Scaling a SaaS business to achieve rapid revenue growth
- Managing time as a busy founder to prevent burnout
- Launching a tech startup after early failures
- Implementing growth hacking for customer acquisition
- Securing venture capital or bootstrapping
- Preparing for a business exit or acquisition
- Overcoming entrepreneurial setbacks
- Applying lean startup principles for product development
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