Enterprise Drives UserTesting's Revenue Growth, Not Customer Count
Darrell Benatar · Going Upmarket, How To Keep Growing When Your Buyer Is No Longer Your User · Jan 2, 2019 · at 39:58
Darrell Benatar, CEO of UserTesting, discusses company growth metrics and the move upmarket during a panel with Accel Partner Vas Natarajan.
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“Enterprise is, you know, the fastest growing part of our business in terms of revenue, not in terms of customers”
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