
Funnel Empire
Senior Product Operations Manager · Aug 2019 – Oct 2020
Scaled a SaaS marketing platform from $50K to $100K MRR and supported the successful acquisition of the business.
Context
Funnel Empire is a SaaS marketing platform helping businesses build and optimize sales funnels. The product operations team owned platform growth, feature prioritization, and the operational processes that supported scaling revenue.
Challenge
The platform needed to double its MRR while maintaining product quality and customer satisfaction. Growth was stalling due to operational inefficiencies and a lack of structured product processes. The team also needed to prepare the business for a potential acquisition.
Approach
- 1.Implemented structured product operations processes to accelerate feature delivery and reduce time-to-value for customers.
- 2.Led data-driven prioritization of platform improvements focused on conversion and retention metrics.
- 3.Optimized onboarding flows and customer success workflows to reduce churn and increase expansion revenue.
- 4.Prepared product documentation and operational playbooks that supported the due diligence process for acquisition.
Results
2x
MRR growth ($50K → $100K)
$100K
Monthly recurring revenue at peak
1
Successful business acquisition
Takeaways
- •Doubling MRR in a SaaS business is as much about retention and expansion as it is about new acquisition.
- •Operational maturity is a prerequisite for acquisition — buyers want predictable, documented processes.
- •Product operations at a SaaS company means being the connective tissue between growth, engineering, and customer success.
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