Unlock the raw, unfiltered story behind going from real estate debt to a multimillion-dollar AI SaaS startup. In this episode of SaaS Dads, Bryce DeCora fighting through credit card debt, a live-in flip, and two toddler boys shares how he built CloseBot, a conversational AI platform designed to automatically qualify leads and book meetings into a bold vision of a $100M company.
Discover how he:
👉 Built CloseBot from scratch, broke, burned out, with kids climbing over him and bills piling up
👉 Turned desperation into innovation, crafting AI that qualifies leads while you sleep
👉 Balanced chaos: team, family, pressure, with no room to fail
👉 Accepted the truth: the grind never ends… but neither does growth
Whether you’re a SaaS founder, agency owner, or startup dreamer, this story will ignite your ambition and show you there’s always room for growth.
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome & how SaaS Dads began
01:57 – What is Closebot and why it matters
05:00 – Transition from property to AI under pressure
09:00 – Building during financial hardship (credit cards, bucket leaks)
12:00 – Family dynamics: struggling but surviving together
16:00 – Claiming the $100M vision on video
18:00 – The shift: users, team, and investor confidence
20:30 – Parenting & leadership: rules vs approachability
23:00 – Teaching kids entrepreneurship, showing metrics, living room lessons
30:00 – Embracing the hard: advice to your past self
34:00 – What the future holds—for business and family
36:00 – How to connect with Bryce (LinkedIn)
🔥Ready to start scaling smarter (not just harder)?
This is where it starts — join our community
👉CloseBot: www.closebot.com
👉 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mycrmsim
👉 myCRMSIM Community: https://portal.mycrmsim.com/communities/groups/mycrmsim/home?invite=68a352f7317a226d854f0196
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