This is the accelerator I wish I had...


The Zero to $10M ARR Newsletter

I've scaled Groove to $5M ARR bootstrapped and will launch 2 new companies in September.

I’m starting a private community to share every playbook, strategy, and decision with founders who want to build alongside me...

👉 Interested? Just reply to this email and I’ll send you the details.

  • 1,000+ slide playbook.
  • Over 200 hours of research.
  • Every step, decision, and strategy that took Groove from $0 to $5M ARR.
  • And, the new playbook I'm using to launch InstantDocs and Helply from scratch.

But here's the crazy part:

Instead of teaching theory, I want to build together.

InstantDocs and Helply are launching September 1st. You'll watch me apply these exact playbooks in real-time. You'll see what works, what fails, and what pivots we make.

It’s a front-row seat to actual SaaS building, alongside me while I do it in real-time.

Zero to $10M Academy: Build for Freedom, Not for Exits

  • $199/month
  • Launches in September 2025 (early slack access today if you commit)
  • Cancel anytime

WHAT YOU GET:

  1. Weekly Zoom calls
  2. Private Slack community
  3. Real-time playbook application
  4. Step-by-step decision breakdowns
  5. Access to my contractors and SOPs
  6. Complete GTM system (1,000+ slides)

WHO THIS IS FOR:

  • $0 ARR founders ready to start
  • $30K ARR founders looking to scale
  • $1M ARR founders hitting plateaus
  • $5M ARR founders optimizing operations
  • Burnt-out founders considering exits
  • Single founders without technical co-founders

I never got into YC. Never had an accelerator. Built Groove completely alone as a non-technical founder.

This is the community I wish existed when I was struggling.

  1. We build sustainable businesses, not rocketships.
  2. We focus on profit, not fundraising.
  3. We grow together, not in isolation.

My hypothesis: If I grow, you grow.

Simple as that.

Interested?

👉 Reply to this email

I'll send you the details.

Let's build for freedom, not exits.

Until next time,

Alex Turnbull

Founder and CEO

Groove and Helply

2 Dearborn, Newport, RI 02840
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Alex Turnbull

$0 to $5M ARR bootstrapped, solo founder. My new challenge: bootstrapping a new SaaS in public from $0 to $10M ARR in 3 years w/ 50%+ profit margins. Founder & CEO @ GrooveHQ.com & Helply.com 👋 I'm Alex, and here's my story in a nutshell: - Founded 3 businesses: one sold for 8-figures, the other valued at $40M+, and my latest is just starting up - Early #buildinpublic founder with Groove’s Journey to 100K blog - Featured in 100+ media outlets 📈 $0-$5M ARR without funding with Groove 🎯My new challenge: Bootstrapping a new SaaS in public from Zero to $10M ARR in 3 years w/ 50%+ EBITDA 💸 Sharing my learnings on building highly profitable, capital efficient, lean, bootstrapped SaaS business What you'll get by subscribing to my newsletter: 🚀 Actionable tips to grow a profitable SaaS business 📚 Education around the future of AI in customer service 🔥 Transparent & actionable advice, no fluff 💼 Exclusive updates on growth Ready to build the highly profitable, capital-efficient, bootstrapped SaaS of your dreams? I’ll be sending a weekly newsletter documenting my journey from Zero to $10M ARR with Helply and business growth tips + tricks - so hit that “Subscribe” button!

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