Merritt: Cloudflare expanded internationally by investing behind existing demand
Chris Merritt · Lessons Learned in Scaling Your Team & Revenue from $1M ARR to $1B+ | Cloudflare CRO Chris Merritt · Mar 1, 2023 · at 40:24
Cloudflare CRO Chris Merritt discusses the company's global expansion strategy during a Q&A session at SaaStr.
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“We were reacting to demand at the beginning, and then investing behind it, and I, that's, I think, a hallmark of our business.”
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