Accelerating Growth for SaaS Founders

Shahab Kaviani

If you’re a first-time founder, you’re probably paying too much in rookie-taxes, but the good news is, you don’t have to!

Having gained 20 years of experience launching and scaling three startups, my mission has become helping fellow entrepreneurs achieve their perfect exit while living healthy balanced lives.

I serve as an Executive Coach to founders and CEOs of SaaS companies to accelerate growth by prioritizing and implementing growth sprints aimed at doubling your monthly-recurring-revenue.

Founder Experience

Hyperoffice - SMB SaaS collaboration software. Cofounded and served as EVP Product & Marketing. Still in operation since founding in 2003. Acquired in 2015 by - IP Dream, Tokyo. Currently over 1 million users.

CoFoundersLab - One of the largest online communities for entrepreneurs where founders build their leadership teams using a proprietary matching algorithm. Cofounded and served as CEO. Still in operation since 2011. Acquired by BusinessRockstars, LA in 2018. Currently over 650,000 members.

Breezio - SaaS community engagement platform for associations and communities of practice. Cofounded and served as founding CEO, now serving as an adviser & board member. Still in operation since 2015, and focused on scaling.

Coaching Experience

At SaaS Academy I serve as an Executive Coach for the #1 B2B SaaS Coaching program. Through one-on-one coaching, I’ve worked with more than 75 CEOs to develop strategic initiatives to accelerate growth and ultimately setup the business up for “The Perfect Exit.”

FounderWell helps Founders scale their companies responsibly without sacrificing what matters most. Through Coaching, Peer Support, and Therapeutic Support, Founders accelerate growth while maintaining healthy lives and positive relationships with their loved ones.

Over the last three years I’ve also been serving as a Capstone Adviser for the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Each year I work closely with about 10 entrepreneurs enrolled in UPenn’s Executive Education Entrepreneurship masters program which is designed in cooperation with the Graduate School of Education and the Wharton Business School.

By applying UPenn’s entrepreneurship framework, I deliver half-day workshops and support world class entrepreneurs though 1:1 coaching and mentoring to help students design their business which culminates in a pitch competition to help launch their EdTech or social impact business.

GSE is ranked #1 in the world and delivers a unique program experience designed to help executive masters students create, test, and build innovative solutions to critical problems in a rapidly changing global landscape. Coursework provides a strong foundation in business, design, and entrepreneurship with a focus on bringing new products to market.

Credentials

  • Strengths Finder - certified coach

  • Entrepreneur Operating System - practitioner

  • University of Maryland - Bachelors Degree in Economics

  • Mentor to over 25 entrepreneurs enrolled in Founder Institute’s NYC Chapter and MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service in Montgomery County, MD.

Mentoring

Checkout my TED talk to learn more about why working with entrepreneurs is so meaningful to me.