
SaaSy Talk Unfiltered · 2024-06-10 · 49 min
About The Guest(s): Nick Houldsworth is Co-founder of Prosaic , which uses open banking and generative AI to automatically find tax deductions for sole traders and small business owners from personal bank, card and loan accounts, to share with their accountant or post to Xero or HNRY. He is also a beachheads advisor with NZTE. Previously he was Exec GM of Product at Xero, leading the developer API and app store, and before that CMO of retail software startup Vend. In the early 2000s he briefly played mandolin in Scotland's second most popular country band. Episode Summary: Join us in this episode as we sit down with Nick Houldsworth, he shares valuable insights into his tech journey, from his unconventional entry into the industry to his experiences at Vend and Xero. He discusses the importance of being scrappy in the early stages of a startup, highlighting the necessity of understanding customer needs and staying adaptable. Nick elaborates on the lessons learned at Vend that remain relevant as he navigates the challenges of scaling his new startup, Prosaic.