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1752 How $4m ARR CEO Uses $2m in Revenue Based Debt to Scale May 11, 2020

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Co-founding CTO, now CEO of MarketMuse. Former VC Associate at OpenView Partners, Big Data focus. Associate, Analytics practice within Diamond Management & Technology Consultants (now PWC Diamond Advisory). Michigan Ross BBA '07. Computer Science, Washtenaw Community College '03. Born in Debrecen, Hungary.

1751 SendBird Messaging SDK Sitting on $100m Cash, $20m in ARR May 10, 2020

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John S. Kim is the Cofounder and CEO of SendBird (Y Combinator W16), a B2B startup providing a messaging solution for enterprises. The platform currently serves tens of millions of monthly active users and many of the best-known logos around the world, like Yahoo! Sports, GO-JEK, Hinge and one of the most active websites in the world. John is a serial entrepreneur and an expert in the messaging space. Little known about John is that he was Korea's no.1 pro-gamer for Unreal Tournament.

1750 With $12m in ARR Yoast CEO Says Wordpress Couldn't Afford to Acquire May 09, 2020

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Joost de Valk is a web developer, SEO and open source fanatic from The Netherlands. He is the founder and CEO of Yoast, which provides software and training for website optimization i.e. SEO. Yoast SEO, Yoast's main software product, currently runs on over 10 million WordPress websites.

1749 How He Hit $9m Revenues Paying Resellers 24% Kickbacks May 08, 2020

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A successful entrepreneur with a 20+ year track record, Yuryi was previously CEO and founder of YMF, a leading financial software company with 300 employees that was later sold to TOTVS. A well respected authority in the Brazilian technology sector, Yuryi is often called upon to advise firms and individuals on IT best practice and solutions. Before founding YMF, Yuryi spent 8 years in the Investment Bank GARANTIA as a Trader and Portfolio Manager.

1748 "Wouldn't Be Surprise If We Hit $50M This Year" says 3d Home Modeling CEO May 07, 2020

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A.J. Altman is founder & CEO of HOVER, a mobile app that is transforming homeownership by creating 3D home models from smartphone photos. Prior to founding HOVER, A.J. was an engineer at Intel Corporation and served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps.

1747 How Subsidary Hit $420k MRR helping Subscription Companies Scale May 06, 2020

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Kurt has served as CEO of Ubersmith since 2014 and Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners since 2017. Previously, he helped build and scale three startups - Parallels, Worklight (acquired by IBM) and MongoDB (IPO) - into companies worth $6 billion. Earlier, Kurt was a Lead Product Manager at Microsoft.

1746 Infusionsoft Employee #8 Launches New Venture, Passes $175k in MRR, 2500 SMB Customers May 05, 2020

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Dave Lee is a marketing automation pioneer, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. He's the CEO of PlusThis, the #1 campaign toolkit for marketing automation users. Dave has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox television affiliates speaking on marketing automation and small business success. Outside of work, he's usually skiing, kitesurfing, wakesurfing or creating amazing experiences with his wife and three boys.

1745 I wouldn't sell for 3x, CEO passes $1m in ARR May 04, 2020

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Hates to go to, and to go home from parties. Loves skiing and the beer that comes with it. Love travelling with my family and friends. Background in small tech companies, advertising companies, and leadership training. Spiritual but not religious. Optimist and self-critical. Co-founded Learnifier but change how learning happens. Product guy with a passion for aesthetics and ease-of-use.

1744 Zuora for Brazil Hits $5m ARR, Raising $2.5m on $25m Pre Money May 03, 2020

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CEO of Vindi. SaaS & Fintech entrepreneur focused in payments industry in Brazil. Former executive at Itau (major Brazilian bank), angel investor of 5 companies.

1743 Zapier Hits 100k Customers, $50m in ARR, Eye on Doubling YoY with New Partnerships May 02, 2020

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Wade Foster is the CEO and co-founder of Zapier, a workflow automation tool used by over three million people to connect the work apps they use every day. Prior to Zapier, Wade worked as a customer development lead for The Idea Works, Inc. in Missouri. He is an alumnus of Y Combinator and has degrees in industrial engineering and business administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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