Montgomery: CrowdStrike is fastest growing cloud software company ever
Jamie Montgomery · Jamie Montgomery – March Capital (Manager Meetings, EP.26) · Dec 30, 2021 · at 40:27
March Capital Managing Partner Jamie Montgomery discusses enterprise cloud migration and cyber security tailwinds.
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“CrowdStrike is the fastest growing cloud software company ever.”
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