Charlie Ward
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Founder: Ramen Club, Ramen Space & CosyAppears in 19 Episodes
B2B SaaS lessons from breaking your leg, VEED's new CTO and AI launch
After spending weeks in hospital with a broken leg, Charlie has had plenty of time to think about B2B SaaS lessons for the pod, and he delivers. The chaps also chat ab...
Crazy Figma IPO, why VPNs have become VERY popular and is DeepMind the best acquisition of all time?
Today Sabba and Charlie break down the Figma IPO and speculate on which company will be the next Figma. They question whether the chat interface for AI is outdated, an...
How VEED founder uses ChatGPT, Duolingo's $1billion freemium masterstroke and more AI chat
Sabba talks about how he uses ChatGPT, Charlie talks use cases for Claude Code and the duo debate whether the UK is an impossible place to bootstrap. Sabba also share...
Loveable's insane raise, how to make $1m with eSIMs and breaking down the most effective growth channels
The boys are back talking about Loveable's insane growth and $200m raise, the dangers of founder liquidity, plus more AI chat (of course). Charlie turns Sabba into Bus...
Make £26k profit with fans, Ahrefs for LLMs and print money with an AI automation consultancy
Sabba and Charlie kick things off with some napkin math on how to make £26k per year in pure profit selling fans, then dive into a the real money maker; an AI automati...
Figma going public, SaaS lessons from 50 Cent and the business of Glastonbury (and will Ramen Club become a nation state?)
After a hiatus that included a weekend at Glastonbury and a failed recording, the boys are back, and they are on fire. They break down the business of the Glastonbury ...
Small bets are a terrible idea and how VEED ranked for "AI Video Generator" (SEO Playbook)
On this episode of Napkin Math, Sabba and Charlie explain why “small bets” are a terrible idea for most founders. They unpack how VEED ranks #1 for “AI video generator...
SaaS lessons from Trump & Musk falling out, TikTok shop business opportunities and why you need to reinvent yourself
There’s been a major catfight on the internet this week: Trump vs. Elon. So, Charlie did what any good podcast host would do and distilled the best lessons SaaS founde...
The cost of VEED's video AI model, did Slack just kill Charlie's SaaS? and LLM business ideas
Fresh off the launch of VEEDs new AI, Sabba is excited about the company having built their own fully fledged AI model, so breaks down how much it cost to build it. Ch...
Google's impressive AI launch, Jony Ive's $6b Open AI deal and Sabba's breakfast at the PMs house
The boys have made it to 10 episodes, somehow. They are still talking about AI, this time after the impressive Google Gemini launch they discuss the possibilities (inc...
Opportunities in the running space, how to stick to ideas and Dracula's castle
Charlie is back from Dracula's castle and Sabba is back from running a marathon. They are both arriving inspired. They do some Napkin Math on the economics of the runn...
Why you aren't working hard enough, big podcast update and a hack for creating luck
After 7 beautiful episodes, the MRR show is dead. But fear not, Napkin Math is born from its ashes. Sabba and Charlie discuss the performance of the show, dig into whe...
AI image generation opportunities, how to make an entertaining video and are trade shows worth it for VEED?
Sabba is tired after being at a trade show all week for VEED, but was it worth it? Sabba and Charlie discuss the cost and results. But there's nothing better than a pi...
Making money from tariffs, bullish on the UK and the evolution of "make something people search for"
Sabba went to Sri Lanka and came back with fire in his belly. He's ready to make money from the tariffs and so he discusses with Charlie how he'd do it. This got them ...
The $100m ARR future of VEED, 11x drama and do you need an audience?
B2B SaaS drama has got spicy recently, with both 11x and Deel making headlines. Sabba and Charlie give their take on why the companies got in hot water and if it's jus...
UK vs US for startups, Charlie's new coworking space and VEED's NYC subway advertising breakdown
This week Sabba and Charlie still struggle to get their audio recorded properly* but the content is top notch. Dubbed the UK's answer to My First Million, the two kick...
ADHD product opportunity, Third Space for martial arts and Project Europe
Charlie and Sabba are back three weeks later for their weekly podcast, bringing you some banger business ideas. The chaps dive into Exploding Topics and discuss opport...