Mooring: Astalty reached seven figures ARR with a five-person team
James Mooring · Episode 722 | Bootstrapping a Vertical SaaS to 7-Figures in 18 Mo... · Jul 16, 2024 · at 4:27
James Mooring is the co-founder of Astalty, a vertical SaaS platform for Australia's NDIS sector. He shares the company's current team size and revenue scale with host Rob Walling.
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“So now we're a team of five. We're doing seven figures ARR and, you know, still growing significantly every month.”
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