manage expectations with ambition you got a really really pay close eye to that company was launched in

2008 again bright pearl derrick came in two years ago and helped really right size the business they've got

45 million bucks raised not over 900 customers paying over a grand per month so about 950

called a million bucks a month right now in revenue that's up from from a run rate in 2017 of about 10.1 million

and up from 2016 where they had a run rate ended with a 7.7 million run rate. 13% gross

revenue churn annually said otherwise 102% net revenue retention annually.

Annually, super healthy. Eighty-four people based between Bristol, Austin, Texas, Latvia, and

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