Mansuri: Predicts over 80% of tech companies will miss Q4 2022 goals
Sahil Mansuri · How to hit revenue targets in a recession | Sahil Mansuri (Bravado) · Dec 4, 2022 · at 13:53
Sahil Mansuri, CEO of Bravado, forecasts Q4 2022 revenue misses based on real-time quota tracking data.
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“We would predict based on the data that we're seeing that over 80% of companies will miss their Q four goals.”
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