#412 – How Martin Payne turned a flatlined company from $7M to $20M

A story about what he kept, and what he cut. For SaaS founders whose growth has stalled and who can't tell whether the problem is the company or the plan. Most new CEOs tear down what they inherit. Martin Payne, CEO of TextUs, took a different path. He replaced the founder CEO in April 2020. Growth had flatlined, cash was burning, and he laid off a third of the company in his first year. The…