How to rebrand a SaaS after hitting $1M ARR and not kill it with Iliya Valchanov @Juma
Mon Feb 02 2026
saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies.
In episode #5 of season 6, Anna Nadeina talks with Iliya Valchanov, founder of Juma, an AI workspace platform built for marketing teams to collaborate and create on-brand content.
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0:00 — Introduction & Background
2:44 — The OpenAI Letter & Rebrand Trigger
5:35 — The Power of Product Communities
8:03 — Finding Product-Market Fit at $1M ARR
9:22 — Choosing the Name: Just Marketing
10:14 — The Vision: AI Marketing Super Agent
13:46 — Data Analysis: The Killer Use Case
27:19 — Impact on Growth & SEO
32:02 — AI in Operations: Where to Draw the Line
39:20 — Wins, Failures & Team Changes
42:00 — Growth Hack: Analyzing Customer Calls
Iliya - https://www.linkedin.com/in/iliya-valchanov/
Juma - https://juma.ai/
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saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love, brought to you by https://saas.group/, a serial acquirer of B2B SaaS companies. In episode #5 of season 6, Anna Nadeina talks with Iliya Valchanov, founder of Juma, an AI workspace platform built for marketing teams to collaborate and create on-brand content. ----------- Episode's Chapters ----------- 0:00 — Introduction & Background 2:44 — The OpenAI Letter & Rebrand Trigger 5:35 — The Power of Product Communities 8:03 — Finding Product-Market Fit at $1M ARR 9:22 — Choosing the Name: Just Marketing 10:14 — The Vision: AI Marketing Super Agent 13:46 — Data Analysis: The Killer Use Case 27:19 — Impact on Growth & SEO 32:02 — AI in Operations: Where to Draw the Line 39:20 — Wins, Failures & Team Changes 42:00 — Growth Hack: Analyzing Customer Calls Iliya - https://www.linkedin.com/in/iliya-valchanov/ Juma - https://juma.ai/ Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaaS_group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796