Pietari Suvanto

11 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 24, 2017 by Pietari Suvanto · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Feb 24, 2017 positive
Assertion Supported
Vainu Grew From Three Co-Founders in 2014 to 80 Employees
“We launched the business, 2014. It was three of us that launched it out and now we are 80 people.”
Pietari Suvanto Feb 24, 2017 ▶ 5:22 EP 580: Self Funded Vainu SaaS Hits $400K MRR, 1000 Customers To Serve Up Business Data with CEO Pietari Suvanto
Feb 24, 2017
Disclosure
Over 60% of Vainu's 80-Person Team Works in Go-To-Market Roles
“So around 60, 70% are in sales and the rest of them are in product development. So it's around 50, 60, sixties in sales, marketing, support, CS, and the rest of them are in, in product development.”
Pietari Suvanto Feb 24, 2017 ▶ 9:34 EP 580: Self Funded Vainu SaaS Hits $400K MRR, 1000 Customers To Serve Up Business Data with CEO Pietari Suvanto
Nov 29, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Suvanto: Vainu's net dollar retention is slightly above 100 percent
“The net, yeah, the dollar net retention is, is it's actually a hundred, a little bit over a hundred, and then the gross is on, on 85 to 90.”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 18:53 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022
Disclosure
Suvanto: Vainu charges per account and data point, not per seat
“We charge today we charge practically per account and then per data point. So, I mean, if there's a, let's say you want one million companies and then you want like five different data points, then it has a certain, certain price for it. And then we don't char…”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 6:14 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022 neutral
Disclosure
Suvanto: Vainu currently lacks IP and contact data despite customer demand
“Where we lack things is, yeah, contact data is one, IP-based data is one like outreach tools. I don't, that's something we're not that much into, but of course, if you look at the whole puzzle, I think IP and contact data are the ones that really is being aske…”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 11:10 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Suvanto: Vainu strategically cut its customer count from 2,500 to 1,200
“I think we had 2500 when we talked last time. Now we have 1200. So what we, we've actually, cause we've shifted the strategy a bit. We get rid of those customers that we felt is not good for our strategy and doubled down on those at work.”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 7:09 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022
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Suvanto: Vainu employs 130 to 140 people with three main owners
“So we have like three main owners two founders that are still active and the third one is a shareholder. Then we have around 131 140 people working, and then a very big chunk of those also own the company through shares or option program.”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 12:11 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022 positive
Insight
Suvanto: Let low-tier churn occur naturally rather than actively firing customers
“Well well we don't pay attention to them. So, I mean, if they want to pay, then they do. But of course that, that customer segment that that we don't want to keep typically the journey is very high. And so, so the problem sort of takes care of them. Itself on …”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 7:49 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022
Disclosure
Suvanto: Vainu's average customer pays approximately $10,000 annually
“Is the average customer is around annually, it's like 10,000. So it's gone. It increased a bit. So not that much. But if you look at the spread, how much is the biggest customer paying versus the lowest, that has increased significantly. So we have Customers t…”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 4:04 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022
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Suvanto: Approximately 10% of Vainu is owned by non-founders
“Today, maybe around 10% of the company is owned by, ah, outside founders.”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 13:13 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
Nov 29, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Suvanto: Vainu employs roughly 15 quota-carrying new business sales reps
“New business sales reps, it's, I would say, like, 15 at the moment.”
Pietari Suvanto Nov 29, 2022 ▶ 17:18 How they hit $12m ARR with just $4m Raised helping RevOps teams with Firmographic Data
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