Richard Blundell

What if you could shortcut years of painful trial and error with the hard-won wisdom of Business Software Founders who’ve already been to war? How to Grow, Run, and Raise Capital for Your Software Business is your tactical field guide to building, scaling, and funding a successful B2B SaaS company. Curated by Chris Tottman (MessageLabs and Notion Capital), Richard Blundell, Paul Watson and Daisy Tottman, this isn’t another theory-heavy business book. It’s a raw, practical, battle-tested toolkit built around more than 70 visual ‘BrainDumps’ – frameworks that have racked up over 20 million impressions on LinkedIn and transformed how Founders think, pitch, lead, and grow. Each BrainDump distils a critical startup concept into a punchy, one-page visual. But in this book, for the first time, they’re unpacked in full, with Founder commentary, investor psychology, and step-by-step guidance to apply them in your business. Whether you’re stuck at $150k ARR or sprinting toward your Series A or way beyond, this book gives you the clarity, confidence, and tools to move faster. From defining your Value Proposition to crafting a killer Investor Deck, it’s all here – no fluff, no filler. Loved by Founders, Operators, and Investors alike – this is the book every software CEO wishes they had when they started. "I learned from Chris what thinking in systems was and it changed my life and business. This book encapsulates that and much more – this is a must read for all SaaS Founders.” - Guillermo Flor, VC Investor and author of the top rated ProductMarketFit.tech Newsletter "A book that cuts through the noise of founder advice. Equal parts sweat, scars, and sharp strategy – this is Founder-first content at its finest.” - Ivan Landabaso, Founder, VC and author of 'StartupRiders.com' newsletter "A must have companion for any Tech Founder. It's an honest, tactical, and relentlessly practical toolkit we all wish we had sooner.” - Rachel Turner, author of the bestselling book The Founders Survival Guide “The BrainDumps that took over LinkedIn and the Most Useful SaaS Book I’ve Read In Years. No filler. No fluff. No 300 pages of things you already know. That’s why *How to Grow, Run and Raise Capital for Your Software Business* stands out.” - Ruben Dominguez Ibar, The VC Corner

This volume presents Richard Blundell's outstanding research on the modern economic analysis of labor markets and public policy reforms. Professor Blundell's hugely influential work has enhanced greatly our understanding of how individuals' behavior on the labor market respond to taxation and social policy influence. Edited by IZA, this volume brings together the author's key papers, some co-authored and some unpublished, with new introductions and an epilogue. It covers some of the main research insights in the study of labor supply. The question of how individuals adapt their behavior in response to policy changes is one of the most investigated topics in empirical labor and public economics. Do people reduce their working hours if governments decide to raise taxes? Might they even withdraw completely from the labor market? Labor supply estimations are extensively used for various policy analyses and economic research. Labor supply elasticities are key information when evaluating tax-benefit policy reforms and their effect on tax revenue, employment, and redistribution. The chapters cover empirical and theoretical developments as well as applications to tax and welfare reform, and each represents a substantive research contribution from Blundell's publications in top research outlets.