𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐒 𝐀𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨! 

I build products for bootstrapped founders, fast-growing startups, and big enterprises at DevSquad. 

My own SaaS company, DevStats, helps product and engineering leaders measure what matters. 

And with the SaaS Origin Stories Podcast, I uncover those pivotal moments and decisions that turned SaaS companies into major successes.


𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐃:

I’m the CEO and Principal Consultant at DevSquad a boutique consulting firm that specializes in strategizing, designing, and developing digital products. (most SaaS Products). I’ve led the build of 100+ software products. This includes SaaS products for bootstrapper founders, VC-funded fast-growing startups, and big enterprises like ADP, Box, and the US ski team.

𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝑺𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅: 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅.𝒄𝒐𝒎/ 


𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒: 

The success of my consulting firm (DevSquad), is allowing me to bootstrap my second SaaS product. (I sold my first SaaS years ago).

I’m building DevStats to help Product and Engineer leaders measure what matters.

Currently, we are a private beta and I’m super excited with the feedback we are getting from our early users. 

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐚: 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦/ 


𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓: 

I recently started a Podcast. my goal with this podcast is to learn from SaaS founders so that I can become better at building SaaS products for myself, and my clients, and hopefully have the podcast listeners learn along with me.

𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘: 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒔://𝒘𝒘𝒘.𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔.𝒄𝒐𝒎/𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆

Phil Alves

I lead growth by turning marketing from a cost center into a scalable, data-driven revenue engine. As a growth marketing director, I specialize in building systems that connect paid media, analytics, and team alignment to drive measurable business outcomes.

Over the past decade, I have managed more than $100M in ad spend and led teams that have grown audiences to millions while improving efficiency and margins. My approach is simple: identify the 20% of actions that drive 80% of results, then build the frameworks and teams that deliver them at scale.

At Radiant Digital, I lead the Growth team responsible for the majority of company revenue. By uniting media, creative, and data within one system, we increased revenue by 67% and margin by 63%. I focus on connecting the right levers: people, data, and process—so growth becomes predictable, repeatable, and profitable.

As an immigrant and U.S. Army veteran, I have learned that grit, ownership, and trust are non-negotiable. Those lessons shape how I lead: with discipline, transparency, and a deep sense of responsibility for outcomes.

I believe growth is never an accident. It is the product of disciplined testing, aligned teams, and leaders who take responsibility for both results and people. 

- Legacy Over Currency.

Arthur Torres

Most careers make sense in reverse.

When you’re in the middle of them, they often feel messy and uncertain. 

You take a job that wasn’t the plan. 
A reorg hits and you start over. 
You pivot more than once.

At the time it can feel like you’re drifting. But years later you start to see something different. Every experience gave you a lens that other people don’t have.

For me, parts of that path include:

🇧🇷 Growing up in Brazil.
🇺🇸 Immigrating to the United States.
⭐ Serving in the Army to earn citizenship.
📣 Building a career in marketing and growth.

At the time none of those things felt like they were part of the “plan.” But looking back, each one shaped how I see leadership, risk, and opportunity. 

Careers rarely move in straight lines.

And sometimes the things that feel like detours end up becoming the biggest advantages.

#CutThroughTheNoise
#FocusOnImpact

Head of Growth | Building Scalable Revenue Systems Through Paid Media & Data

Performance marketing carries a lot of responsibility.
... And it should.

Marketing is expected to drive growth, improve efficiency, and bring in customers at a sustainable cost.

But doing that well requires understanding the entire funnel, not just the ad account.

Between a click and a customer there are a lot of things happening:

🔹 Landing pages
🔹 Forms
🔹 Qualification
🔹 Follow-up speed
🔹 Sales conversations
🔹 Trust building

Every one of those steps affects whether a lead becomes revenue.

Great performance marketers don’t just optimize ads.
They figure out where the funnel is strongest and push traffic toward that strength.

If you have an exceptional sales team, marketing’s job might be to get more qualified calls scheduled.

If the product converts incredibly well after a trial, marketing should focus on getting more people into the trial.

Performance marketing isn’t about traffic, but it can't carry performance alone. The funnel must work and be optimized together.

Curious where others land on this:

Where should marketing usually optimize first in a funnel?
Clicks, leads, meetings, purchases, customers?

#CutThroughTheNoise
#FocusOnImpact

Most tests don’t fail. They’re just never defined well enough to succeed.

A lot of teams are moving fast. Launching new campaigns, testing creatives, trying new audiences and landing pages.

When I’m talking to companies, a few simple questions are usually enough to make things start to break down.

What exactly is this test trying to prove?
What would success look like?
If this works, does it meaningfully change the business?

Too often, those answers aren’t clear.

So the test runs, data comes in… and nothing really changes. Not because the idea was bad, but because the test was never clearly defined in the first place.

When I evaluate growth systems, I’m less interested in how many tests are running. I care more about whether the team is clear on which tests actually matter and what outcome they’re driving toward.

Because speed without conviction creates noise. And noise steals more growth than bad ideas ever will.

Growth doesn’t come from testing everything. It comes from being intentional about what’s worth testing in the first place.

#CutThroughTheNoise
#FocusOnImpact

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