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How Guillaume Moubeche Built a $150M SaaS Empire from $1K

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Tom Morkes
Head of Growth, OptimizeCX
2 min read |

Introduction

Guillaume Moubeche launched lempire in 2018 with $1K. Four years later, he sold 20% of the company for $30 million. Today, lempire’s products, including lemlist, lemwarm, lemcal, Taplio, and Tweet Hunter, serve over 125,000 businesses worldwide.

In this conversation, we unpack how he built a hypergrowth SaaS company in a crowded market with zero outside funding, using a product-led approach, bold branding, and smart timing.

We cover:

  • How he started with $1,000 and landed his first customer
  • What moved the needle from $0 to $1M ARR in two years
  • The strategy shift that took lempire from $1M to $10M ARR in 18 months
  • The growth tactics he’d double down on—and what he’d cut
  • Why he used lemlist to sell lemlist, and how founders with non-sales tools can apply the same logic
  • The thinking behind his Sales = Trust × Timing formula
  • How he launched multiple complementary products under the lempire umbrella
  • Why he sold 20% of the company and what it unlocked
  • How he balances scaling, writing, and training for Ironman competitions

Guillaume’s story is proof that you don’t need a massive team or millions in funding to build something big. You need leverage, focus, and conviction.

Listen now to hear the playbook.

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