The Startup Playbook Podcast cover artwork

Podcast episode guide

Ep197 – Paul Stovell (Founder & CEO – Octopus Deploy) on turning a weekend project to a $100M ARR business

This episode highlights the journey of a founder who transformed a side project into a successful SaaS business, providing valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs.

SaaS & Cloud Software

Series: The Startup Playbook Podcast
Published: September 12, 2024
Duration: 47 min
Format: Full

Listen at official destination View podcast series

Overview

Ep197 – Paul Stovell (Founder & CEO – Octopus Deploy) on turning a weekend project to a $100M ARR business episode overview

What this episode covers

This episode highlights the journey of a founder who transformed a side project into a successful SaaS business, providing valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Startup context

Upseed's structured assessment connects this episode to SaaS & Cloud Software.

Who may find it useful

The episode may be useful to Founders, Investors, and Builders. This is a machine-assisted relevance assessment rather than a publisher claim.

Episode profile

Publication and format

These compact facts come from public podcast distribution metadata. Upseed does not host or reproduce the audio.

Publication date: September 12, 2024
Duration: 47 min
Episode type: Full
Series position: Episode 197
Explicit-content flag: Not marked explicit
Last assessed: July 29, 2026

Published: September 12, 2024; publisher-supplied date
Duration: 47 min; publisher-supplied runtime
Startup signals: 1; structured sectors, stages, and topics
Last assessed: July 29, 2026; Upseed relevance review

Public podcast distribution metadata and Upseed's independent startup-relevance assessment · July 29, 2026

Startup sectors

Structured sector context

These links come from validated Sector codes in Upseed's Episode assessment. They describe subject matter, not endorsement or investment fit.

SaaS & Cloud SoftwareStructured startup sector

Series context

Podcast Series and connected producer

Continue to the Series guide for its broader focus, latest public destinations, and other startup Episodes.

The Startup Playbook PodcastPodcast Series · By Rohit Bhargava - Entrepreneur | Blogger | Podcaster. I help launch, grow and fund startups and online businesses

Common questions

Using this Episode guide

Is Upseed affiliated with The Startup Playbook Podcast?

No. Upseed independently organizes public startup information. The episode title, publication facts, artwork, and official destination originate from public podcast distribution metadata.

Why does this episode have an Upseed page?

Does Upseed host the audio or transcript?

Where does the episode summary come from?

Where can I verify the current Episode information?

Next step

Keep exploring the conversation

Listen at the publisher's destination, then continue through the Series, Sectors, Organizations, and other Episodes connected to this startup context.

Explore Ep220 – Adam Ewart (Co-founder & CEO – Send My Bag) on bootstrapping Send My Bag from a uni side project to global service Explore Upseed

Source and update disclosure

Know what this page is based on

Source basis

Public podcast distribution metadata and structured Upseed relevance assessment.

Last reviewed

July 29, 2026

Known limits

Episode identity, publication date, duration, Series artwork, and listening destination come from public podcast distribution metadata. The visible summary, Sectors, stages, topics, audiences, personas, and inclusion are Upseed's machine-assisted assessment. Upseed does not publish the source description, show notes, audio or video URL, transcript, raw guest data, or unresolved mentions.

Official Episode destination Suggest a correction

Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organization described on this page.