Surviving the SaaS Hunger Games: A Founder’s Story of Building Without VC

Nov 18, 2025
39 mins

Episode Description

What happens when you’re one signature away from a major VC deal… and you walk away? You build a better company.

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In this episode, Nick Rybak talks with Davidson Wicker, the bootstrapped founder of Ravetree, a project management tool competing in one of the most brutal SaaS markets. He chose product over sales targets and customer obsession over investor updates.

This conversation is a must-listen for any founder who wants to win on their own terms. Davidson breaks down the strategies that actually work when you can’t rely on a massive budget, from leveraging your competitor’s bad support to building an SEO moat from scratch.

Enjoy the flight!

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