Brandon Foo

8 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2016 by Brandon Foo · across every show →

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Nov 16, 2016 negative

Insight

Foo: Good grades in school matter less than building side projects

“Honestly, twenty-year, when I was 20, I was in school, and if there was any advice I could give myself, it was probably to try less, focus less on school itself, I think. Where I am today, the amount of work that I put into getting good grades hasn't really he…”

Brandon Foo Nov 16, 2016 ▶ 17:46 EP 480: YC Backed Polymail Raises $1M, hits 20k Users with CEO Brandon Foo

Mar 2, 2023 neutral

Disclosure

Foo: Polymail sold in a small exit to an early investor

“Ultimately we sold it to one of our investors. So again, it was a very small exit.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 2:15 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

Mar 2, 2023 bearish

Opinion

Foo: Email software lacked venture-scale growth potential despite strong adoption

“We had tens of thousands of active users but the email space is tough. And I think, you know, it wasn't necessarily something that had the potential to grow into a venture scale business.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 3:04 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

Mar 2, 2023

Disclosure

Paragon had just one AE alongside CEO Brandon Foo before Series A

“Before our Series A, we were in a position where it was really just me and I think one account executive who was leading sales.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 10:06 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

Mar 2, 2023

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Paragon grew nearly 3x over the prior year from $1M ARR

“So we grew by a little bit close to three X in the last year. So we started, yeah, last year around, I'd say the one million euro range.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 12:26 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

Mar 2, 2023 bullish

Disclosure

Paragon's average ACV is $30k to $40k, moving toward six figures

“On average today, our customers are coming in around 30 to 40 K ACV that has grown over time. And now we're starting to work more towards mid market and even enterprise. So we're starting to work towards six figure plus ACV range.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 5:41 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

Mar 2, 2023 neutral

Disclosure

Paragon's $30,000 tier includes 5 integrations and 1 million monthly tasks

“Typically our 30,000 a year package would include around five integrations up to, let's say a million tasks or requests per month.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 6:01 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

Mar 2, 2023

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Foo: Paragon serves just over 100 customers globally

“So we work with just over a hundred customers today around the world.”

Brandon Foo Mar 2, 2023 ▶ 12:05 Paragon Grew from $1m to $3m ARR Last 12 Months to Help you Connect To your customers apps faster

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