The SaaS Operator Podcast

In this episode of The Venture-Scale SaaS Operator, Bob Miles talks about Salad, a decentralized cloud computing platform that harnesses the idle computing resources of gamers and everyday internet users to power various computing workloads. He also talks about Salad's strategic entry into the competitive cloud computing market, initially focusing on supply acquisition and now capitalizing on the high demand for GPU resources in AI computations.


Tune in to learn more about:
~ The Intriguing Journey of Acquiring the Salad.com domain
~ How Salad's Supply-Side Growth Strategy Worked
~ Bob's Perspective on Finding the Right Focus in a Startup


Timestamps:
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:28) - Getting the Domain Name
  • (01:11) - Problem Salad Solves
  • (02:00) - Entering the Competitive Cloud Computing Space
  • (04:20) - Focus on GPUs and AI Inference
  • (05:52) - Pricing and Cost Advantage
  • (08:17) - Customer Trust and Security
  • (09:58) - Company Growth and Funding
  • (10:43) - Team Structure and Engineering Focus
  • (16:40) - Brand Awareness and Market Entry
  • (19:01) - Balancing Focus and Market Obligations
  • (25:01) - Big Vision for Salad
  • (25:38) - Outro
 


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Mentioned In The Episode
Salad.com - A Compute Sharing Application
ReactSquad.io - React.js Agency for Startups


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Creators & Guests

Host
Nikolas Chapoupis
Founder of EarlyNode & ReactSquad.io (React Agency for SaaS Startups)

What is The SaaS Operator Podcast?

Get real stories about the birth and growth of SaaS Startups with our Host Nikolas Chapoupis (CEO @EarlyNode). Each episode gets into the trenches alongside those who were *actually* there when it happened. To reveal the full story of what's working in SaaS right now, from hiring to fundraising, marketing, and product strategy.

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