The Predictable Revenue Podcast

Hosted by Collin Stewart

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Jun 2026

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We interview outbound sales leaders so that you can learn directly from the people on the front lines. Our goal is to help our audience learn sales development, coaching, and prospecting best practices from people that are currently building or have built SDR teams.

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June 11, 202624 min

431: Product-Market Fit, Teach to Sell, and Building Predictable Income with Dan Rochon

Dan Rochon and Collin Stewart discuss the origins of the CPI community, his approach to teaching sales and business growth, and his journey in writing and promoting his new book "Teach to Sell". Learn about building predictable income, the importance of systems, and how to leverage AI in business. Highlights include: The Idea Behind the CPI Community (10:19), Mission to Help a Million People (14:26), The Value of Instructions and Systems (18:42), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

June 4, 202636 min

430: The Secret to Scaling AI in Financial Services with Ankur Patel

People can be interested without being ready to buy, they can agree to a proof of concept without having a clear path to production, they can praise the product without becoming the kind of customer who helps the company grow. That distinction was at the center of Collin Stewart's conversation with Ankur Patel, founder and CEO of Multimodal, on the Predictable Revenue Podcast. Multimodal builds AI for document-heavy, decision-heavy workflows in financial services, and Ankur's story is useful because it shows how easy it is to mistake activity for traction. Highlights include: Identifying the Niche (02:01), Customer Development and Validation (04:36), Pricing Strategy and First Customer (10:23), Evolving Market Strategies (17:46), Recognizing Product-Market Fit (22:50), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

May 28, 202626 min

429: The Founder Pivot Playbook with Sam Eitzen

On this episode of the Predictable Revenue Podcast, Collin Stewart sat down once again with SnapBar founder Sam Eitzen, this time to talk about the kind of founder journey that rarely unfolds in a straight line. SnapBar didn’t move from one clear business model to the next. It went from physical photo booths to a pandemic-era corporate-gifting business to virtual experiences, and then to the software platform the company is building today. Along the way, the conversation touched on survival, customer demand, timing, founder instinct, and the uncomfortable reality that most pivots only make sense once you’re already through them. It’s a familiar story for a lot of founders: the market changes, the original plan starts to crack, and the next version of the business has to be figured out in motion. Highlights include: Navigating Business Challenges During the Pandemic (04:25), Innovative Solutions for Small Businesses (08:00), The Shift to Virtual Events (09:58), The Evolution of Snap Bar (13:20), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

May 21, 202633 min

428: Pivoting During COVID with Thomas Alflen

Product-market fit is often treated like a switch: either you have it, or you do not. But in reality, it tends to behave more like a spectrum. A company can have early traction, real customer interest, and even paying users, and still not be in the market where the fit is strongest. That was one of the most useful ideas in Collin Stewart’s conversation with Thomas Alflen, co-founder of Oddity.ai, on the Predictable Revenue Podcast. As Thomas put it, product-market fit did not feel binary in practice. It felt stronger in some markets than in others. And that is the real lesson for founders: early signs of demand matter, but they are not the finish line. The job is to keep testing where the problem is clearest, where customers feel it most urgently, and where your solution becomes easier to repeat and scale. Highlights include: Early Market Exploration (13:30), Impact of COVID-19 on Business and Market Shift (17:24), Market Selection Criteria and Variables (21:54), Recognizing Product-Market Fit and Its Spectrum (24:56), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

May 14, 202636 min

427: What Founders Need to Get Right Before Scaling with Lou Shipley

In this Predictable Revenue Podcast episode, Harvard senior lecturer and Unlikely Entrepreneurs author Lou Shipley puts language to that mistake with a simple idea: “the problem with the problem.” His point is straightforward: A company does not become real because it raised money, built a product, or hired a team. It becomes real when it solves a problem people care enough about to act on. Before founders think about scaling sales, they need to answer a harder question first: Is this problem actually worth building a company around? Highlights include: Transitioning from Side Hustle to Business (05:16), Transitioning to a Tech Company (10:52), Navigating Stress as a Founder (15:15), Redefining Ambition and Work-Life Balance (27:56), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

May 7, 202634 min

426: Startup Origins and Evolution with Sam Eitzen

On this episode of the Predictable Revenue Podcast, Collin Stewart sat down with Sam Eitzen, co-founder of Snapbar, to unpack a startup story that did not begin with a polished strategy or a deliberate plan to build a company. It began with a signal from the market. That is what makes Snapbar’s story so useful for startup founders, bootstrapped operators, and B2B growth leaders. Highlights include: Transitioning from Side Hustle to Business (05:16), Transitioning to a Tech Company (10:52), Navigating Stress as a Founder (15:15), Redefining Ambition and Work-Life Balance (27:56), And more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

April 30, 202632 min

425: Revolutionizing Talent Assessments with Video Games featuring Gianluca Ferremi

On the Predictable Revenue Podcast, Collin Stewart sat down with Gianluca Ferremi, CEO and Co-founder of WisePath, to unpack a deceptively simple question: why do so many hires fail? Gianluca’s answer challenges the default narrative. Nearly half of new hires don’t work out, and most failures have nothing to do with technical ability. This points to a deeper issue: It’s not a talent problem, it’s a measurement problem. Because if you can’t measure how people actually behave, you can’t predict how they’ll perform. Highlights include: The Origin of WisePath (13:55), Market Validation and Customer Adoption (25:53), First Customers and Market Entry Strategy (27:53), And more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

April 23, 202631 min

424: Validating Your Business Idea with Punit Mehra

This Predictable Revenue Podcast episode, featuring our host Collin Stewart, explores biotech innovation, product-market fit, and navigating the complexities of drug development with co-founder Punit from ALP AI. Discover how machine learning and immune system testing are transforming pharmaceutical research. Highlights include: Transitioning from Academia to Industry (07:38), Validating the Business Idea (11:27), Pricing Strategies and Customer Acquisition (20:26), Leveraging Technology for Market Entry (26:29), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

April 16, 202627 min

423: How Passion and Validation drive SaaS Success with Olga Voigt

Most conversations about product-market fit stay abstract. This one didn’t. In this episode of the Predictable Revenue podcast, host Collin Stewart sat down with Olga Voigt, co-founder of Zibble AI, to break down what it actually takes to build and sell a product in today’s market, especially in AI. What emerged was an entirely different lens: focus on value first, and let the product catch up. Highlights include: Building a Team of Experts (06:51), Understanding Value Market Fit (08:41), Transitioning from Services to Product (13:00), Gathering Feedback and Iteration (16:37), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!

April 9, 202619 min

422: Find the Pain or Build Forever with Sridhar Uyyala

On this episode of the Predictable Revenue Podcast, Collin Stewart sits down with Sridhar Uyyala from TensorLinks to walk through what finding product-market fit actually looks like in the wild: messy, slow, and full of false starts. This conversation breaks down that journey, not to retell it, but to show where founders actually go wrong, and why most “good ideas” fail long before the market is ready for them. Highlights include: Origin and AI Inspiration (08:18), Initial Ideas and Challenges Faced (10:15), Finding the First Customer and Validation (13:02), Next Customers and Growth Strategies (18:10), and more... Stay updated with our podcast and the latest insights on Outbound Sales and Go-to-Market Strategies!