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Çilingir: Expansion revenue should equal at least 30% of acquisition revenue

Hande Çilingir · Top 10 Mistakes in Building Out Your Revenue Organization with Insider CEO Hande Çilingir | SaaStr · Jul 12, 2022 · at 16:17

Hande Çilingir, CEO of Insider, shares SaaS revenue benchmarks regarding account expansion at a SaaStr conference.

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“And by the way, according to numbers, ideally your expansion revenues should consist at least like, 30% of your new acquisition revenue.”

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