You're Shipping Constantly - So Why Aren't You Growing? With Daniel Layfield

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Most SaaS companies don’t stall because they stop building. They stall because they keep building the wrong things. Daniel Layfield has seen that pattern up close across product, growth, and monetization, from scaling at Codecademy to leading product teams at Uber and Diligent. He joins Aaron Marchbanks and Justin Edwards on SaaS That App to break down why more features rarely solve growth problems, where pricing and packaging decisions go wrong, and what product leaders need to understand about retention, monetization, and velocity if they want to build software businesses that actually scale. What You’ll Learn: How to diagnose the growth ceiling strangling your business Why building more features won't fix a broken monetization system When to A/B test and when to move fast How to navigate the "complexity tax" in pricing and product design Why metrics reviews must happen daily or weekly Daniel Layfield is a seasoned product management leader with experience at SaaS companies like Codecademy, Uber, and currently Diligent. He has progressed from early operational roles to directing product teams, focusing on growth, scaling, and relevant features.