Product Growth Stories

$400M raised across 200,000 projects ā€” and it started with a lacrosse team's fee collection. Featuring Daryl Hatton, CEO of Connection Point, the company behind FundRazr, Crowdfunder, and CocoPay. Daryl shares how he went from a Nasdaq IPO in '99 to building a crowdfunding platform that processes hundreds of millions ā€” and why most campaign creators fail because they expect the platform to bring the crowd. He breaks down the "build, buy, or borrow your crowd" framework for launching successful campaigns, how AI is changing storytelling for fundraisers, and why SaaS founders need to manage costs aggressively heading into a rough 2026 economy. šŸš€ Why platforms won't bring you a crowd ā€” you must bring your own šŸ’” Build, buy, or borrow: three paths to campaign traffic šŸ¤– AI for storytelling, not replacement ā€” plus the moral hazard nobody talks about šŸ’ø How optional tipping saves 8-9% vs. traditional platform fees šŸ›”ļø Survival advice for SaaS founders: react early, conserve cash ā±ļø Timestamps: 00:00 What is Connection Point and its brands 01:50 From Nasdaq IPO to crowdfunding 03:00 Following customers into personal charity 04:00 Facebook API shutdown nearly killed the business 05:00 PayPal partnership and the pivotal rebuild 06:00 The Christmas card that changed everything 07:00 Revenue model and growth without a big budget 09:30 Why you can't rely on platform traffic 13:00 CocoPay and the future of collaborative payments 14:00 How AI improves crowdfunding storytelling 16:00 The moral hazard of AI that platforms ignore 17:30 Build, buy, or borrow your crowd 20:30 Advice for SaaS founders heading into 2026 šŸ”„ Want to build qualified pipeline through conversations, not cold outreach? šŸ‘‰ https://www.rapidproductgrowth.com šŸ”— Website: https://www.rapidproductgrowth.com šŸ”— Jean-Michel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanmichelthink/ #SaaS #Crowdfunding #B2BMarketing #ProductGrowthStories #RapidProductGrowth

What is Product Growth Stories?

Want to scale your SaaS to the next level? Here's the exact playbook from founders who've done it.

Product Scale Stories helps B2B SaaS founders and CEOs break through growth plateaus and scale past $5M ARR. Each episode features real conversations with founders who've successfully scaled their companies, sharing the exact strategies, pivots, and lessons that drove their growth.

Hosted by Jean-Michel Moreau, CEO of Rapid Product Growth, a growth expert with 20+ years of experience in tech and SaaS companies. He helps founders scale using the Massive Feedback Method - a scientific approach to sustainable growth without burning cash on failed hires or ineffective agency relationships.

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