A Founder's Life
Join me as I explore the powerful intersection of entrepreneurship, health & wellness, and parenthood. In each episode, I’ll be interviewing inspiring individuals who excel in one or more of these areas, sharing their stories, insights, and lessons. My goal is to provide valuable takeaways that can help you thrive both personally and professionally.
A Founder's Life
Why Conviction Beats Everything in Entrepreneurship - Daniel Saks - S4 - E3
This episode of A Founder’s Life is brought to you by Thankz — helping founders scale with reliable remote talent. Get $1,000 off your first month by emailing founders@thankz.com with the subject line Founder’s Life.
🌐 Follow A Founder’s Life
•YouTube: @AFoundersLife
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-founder-s-life-podcast/
•Instagram: @afounderslife
•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70mfiPVuefpTnQHskflEqc?si=d8f658731c9248ba
•Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-founders-life/id1780849489
👤 Connect with Today’s Guest – Daniel Saks
•Website: https://www.landbase.com/
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsaks/
•Company's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landbase/
⸻
What do you do when your 100-year-old family business shuts down at the height of the Great Recession? For Daniel Saks, it was the spark to build a new generation of digital entrepreneurship.
Daniel is the co-founder of AppDirect, a global SaaS platform now approaching a $1B revenue run rate, and the founder of Landbase, an AI-driven go-to-market company recently backed by Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures in a $30M Series A.
🔥 In this episode, you’ll learn:
•How Daniel went from Niagara Falls furniture store to Silicon Valley tech leader
•Lessons from scaling AppDirect to 1,200+ employees serving millions worldwide
•Why he started Landbase to tackle the biggest founder pain point: growth
•How family remains central while raising two young kids
•The balance frameworks that keep him healthy and grounded
•Why conviction in your vision is the ultimate founder advantage
👉 Subscribe now for more raw founder stories, lessons, and inspiration.
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 – Intro & sponsor (Thankz)
0:34 – From family furniture store to founding AppDirect
1:44 – Scaling AppDirect to a billion-dollar run rate
2:00 – Founding Landbase: AI-driven go-to-market
2:56 – Family life and raising young kids
3:27 – Health: from burnout to balance frameworks
6:31 – Fun through travel, nature, and music
7:39 – Pivotal decision: taking the leap into entrepreneurship
9:36 – Advice: conviction in your vision above all else
10:46 – How to connect with Daniel
👉 Don’t miss an episode — subscribe & join our community of founders redefining success.
Website
Subscribe Now!