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173 case studies found

WP-OK.it

WP-OK.it is a WordPress services agency founded by an Italy-based entrepreneur operating from The Netherlands. The company helps small businesses manage and maintain their WordPress sites.

Agencyothervia Nathan Latka Podcast

Attivo Group

by Len Reo

Attivo Group is an agency founded by Len Reo that specializes in ERP implementations and business process automation for manufacturing and distribution companies. The firm focuses on SAP Business One expertise and cloud hosting solutions as a national operation.

Agencyothervia Nathan Latka Podcast

Coditas

Coditas is a software development agency founded by a computer scientist from IIT Bombay with over 16 years of experience delivering quality software solutions. The founder views coding as an art form and positions the company around delivering high-quality code.

Agencyvia Nathan Latka Podcast

One Shoe

One Shoe is a creative and digital agency led by a founder and CEO with over 20 years of global leadership experience across pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, and FMCG sectors. The company focuses on brand strategy and creative services for multi-site, multi-cultural organizations.

Agencyvia Nathan Latka Podcast

Jimmy Leads / MEGALEADS.COM

by Jimmy Alamia

Jimmy Alamia is an experienced digital marketer with 20+ years in internet marketing who created MEGALEADS.COM to help businesses grow. He has worked with hundreds of clients and both SMB and enterprise companies including NASDAQ, Citibank, and Bank of New York, applying a proven methodology focused on goal-setting, strategy, asset creation, and measurement.

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HyperProspect

by Neeraj Negi

HyperProspect is a done-for-you growth hacking agency launched in August 2020 that helps founders and companies leverage LinkedIn automation tools for client acquisition. The solo founder grew the business from $0 to $4k MRR bootstrapped with no external funding by positioning himself as an expert in LinkedIn automation and working with billion-dollar revenue companies.

Agencyword-of-mouthsubscriptionvia Nathan Latka Podcast
$4k/mo

HyperGrowth Partners

by Guillaume Cabane

HyperGrowth Partners is a marketing advisory firm co-founded by Guillaume Cabane, an experienced marketing leader who has held head-of-marketing roles at Drift, Gorgias, and Segment. The content discusses how modern AI tools have improved in quality and cost-efficiency compared to previous years, enabling more effective marketing across outbound, SEO, and paid channels.

Agencyvia SaaStr Podcast

Hang

by Aaron Anderson

Aaron Anderson runs an 8-year-old link building agency that was experiencing negative growth. After paying a failed AI consulting agency nearly $40,000 with nothing to show for it, he started tinkering with Claude Code and built his own AI-powered automation tools, realizing he was building better solutions than the agency he'd hired.

Agencyothervia Tropical MBA

ZenOutreach

by Laura van den Herrewegen

ZenOutreach is a lead generation agency offering handcrafted lead lists and cold email services, founded by Laura van den Herrewegen. Starting with a broad offering, Laura pivoted to focus exclusively on agencies, which clarified messaging and positioning. The company reached $6k MRR in less than a year with 75% margins using primarily email outreach and Facebook networking, employing only 2 part-time staff.

Agencycold-emailsubscriptionvia Failory
$6k/mo

Uptrend

by Maverick Lim

Uptrend was a B2B lead generation agency founded by Maverick Lim that sourced deals for M&A firms in the US. The business generated $15k+ in revenue with 3 clients at $2k retainer, but ultimately failed after 10 months due to poor timing (pre-COVID economic boom), weak branding, and inability to build the necessary databases of business owners. The failure taught Maverick critical lessons about domain naming, niche selection, and the importance of proof-of-concept validation.

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Tuff

by Ellen Jantsch

Tuff is a growth marketing agency founded by Ellen Jantsch that provides on-demand growth marketing teams to startups. Over three years, they've worked with 35+ startups using a 5-step growth marketing framework focused on rapid experimentation. The company has grown to five full-time employees with plans to double the team, prioritizing intentional growth and creating a strong company culture.

Agencyword-of-mouthvia Failory

NoGood

by Mostafa ElBermawy

NoGood is a growth and performance marketing agency founded by Mostafa ElBermawy in 2017 that has doubled in size every year by focusing on word-of-mouth referrals and content marketing. The agency works primarily with early-stage SaaS and DTC brands, delivering exceptional results that drive client retention and organic growth through SEO and the NoGood blog (630% YoY organic traffic growth). Rather than traditional sales tactics, NoGood works directly with clients through experienced growth marketers to define success metrics and deliver measurable outcomes.

Agencyword-of-mouthothervia Failory

Mastermind Group Facilitation Business

by Jay Clouse

Jay Clouse left his tech startup job to start a mastermind group facilitation business to help early-stage entrepreneurs solve common business problems. The business was discovered through Tropical MBA's listener community and featured in a consulting corner episode. No specific traction metrics were disclosed in this early-stage profile.

Agencyword-of-mouthvia Tropical MBA

Ben White's Software Development Team

by Ben White

Ben White's UK-based software development team is seeking a US partner to help them enter the American market and overcome timezone/regional challenges. The team is offering revenue-sharing partnership models to find local collaborators who can facilitate client relationships and market penetration.

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NerdPilots

by Kevin Pereira

NerdPilots is a design and development agency founded by serial entrepreneur Kevin Pereira that grew to $25,000/month by pivoting from a subscription model to project-based work with larger clients. The agency found its best customer acquisition channel through Craigslist daily postings and focuses on bigger projects rather than small subscriptions. Kevin plans to launch TaskJoyy, a SaaS product based on the agency's backend, to help other agencies manage clients and projects more efficiently.

Agencyword-of-mouthothervia Failory
$25k/mo

Hawthorne Strategies LLC

by Michael Hawthorne Jr.

Hawthorne Strategies LLC was a consulting agency founded in 2013 that worked with NFL players to develop philanthropic foundations and awareness campaigns. The business reached $3,500/month in revenue but shut down due to founder overwhelm, lack of scalability, and inability to manage client scope. The failure was driven by insufficient business planning, lack of boundaries with clients, and inadequate financial resources to hire additional staff.

Agencyword-of-mouthsubscriptionvia Failory
$4k/mo

Growth Cave

by Lucas Lee-Tyson

Lucas Lee-Tyson, a 20-year-old college student, bootstrapped Growth Cave, a Facebook ads management agency, starting with just $400 in month one through Upwork. By month two he earned $3,000, and leveraged portfolio case studies and word-of-mouth referrals to become selective with clients. His growth strategy pivoted to inbound marketing through guest posts, podcasts, and webinars to build authority and email subscribers.

Agencyword-of-mouthsubscriptionvia Failory

Flexy Global

by Garik Avetisyan

Flexy Global is a UI/UX design agency co-founded by Garik Avetisyan in June 2021, offering both project-based and subscription-based design services. Within one year, the team grew to 15 people including 7 full-time designers, generating between $25k-$100k monthly with a goal to reach $2M ARR. Growth came primarily through word-of-mouth from the founders' networks, supplemented by Dribbble and Clutch portfolio visibility, and cold outreach via email and LinkedIn.

Agencyword-of-mouthsubscriptionvia Failory

Embarque

by Julian

Julian founded Embarque, a productized agency for premium SEO content, after discovering the indie maker community in 2018 and realizing the value of his writing and community engagement skills. Starting with zero orders, he grew the business to $12K MRR within a year through community engagement, word-of-mouth referrals, and authentic sharing, eventually realizing that clients preferred recurring monthly packages ($1,250+) over one-off articles.

Agencyword-of-mouthsubscriptionvia Failory
$12k/mo

Dream Client Academy

by Alex Albarran

Dream Client Academy is a marketing consulting firm founded by Alex Albarran at age 21, grown from $0 to $31,000/month in monthly revenue as of February 2020. The business started as a side project helping local business owners with social media advertising while running a food delivery company, eventually becoming the primary focus due to better margins and alignment with Alex's strengths. The firm achieved rapid growth through paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram, generating a 7:1 return on ad spend with a scalable and predictable customer acquisition model.

Agencypaid-adssubscriptionvia Failory
$31k/mo