Howard: Slingshot client base is 60% marketing and 40% People Ops
John Howard · Episode 529 | A Pricing Deep Dive with Slingshot · Dec 29, 2020 · at 41:40
John Howard breaks down the customer composition for promotional merchandise startup Slingshot during a business teardown with Rob Walling.
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“But right now when it's really kind of the balance is probably about 40, 60, 40 being people ops, 60 marketing reps that we're working with.”
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