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Steve Pockross

11 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 17, 2019 by Steve Pockross · across every show →

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Jan 17, 2019
Disclosure
Verblio opened first credit line to fund an acquisition
“I just took out my first line of credit Couple of weeks ago to acquire our first company.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 16:56 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Verblio maintains 3,000 active writers with 800 paid monthly
“So we have 3000 writers in our active pool, and we have about 800 that write for us every month.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 10:38 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
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Verblio serves roughly 400 agency customers and 400 SMBs
“So we're working with so we're working, we have a hundred customers and about 400 of them are our agencies and 400 of them are SMBs.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 13:30 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Verblio produces content for 1,500 businesses each month
“And we write for about 1500 different businesses each month.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 13:40 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Disclosure
Verblio requires all freelancers to write on spec to self-match
“All of our writers write on spec. And so basically they match themselves to the client. By doing so, they have every incentive to make sure they match themselves right, or they're wasting their time in their writing for someone else.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 4:57 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Verblio grew 30% year-over-year and 50% over two years
“So we versus a year ago, we're a 30% growth, and we've grown 50% over the last couple years.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 14:39 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Disclosure
Verblio operates with 12 full-time staff and 10 contractors
“We're at 12 full-time full-time workers on the team. And you know, a contractor team of probably 10 or 10 or more that are pretty close to full-time.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 10:25 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Opinion
Sourcing freelance talent is easier than solving client-side operations
“It's amazingly easy to find a great crowd of workers who want to work freelance from home Who are extremely qualified. So most of our challenge is focused on the business solution side.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 4:00 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019 bearish
Insight
Marketplace solutions exit at 2x to 5x revenue, not 10x
“Marketplace solutions are really a combination of the two. So you might be looking at an exit that's more like, Two to three times two to three times revenue or three to five times versus the 10 X that most VCs are looking for.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 12:19 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fewer than 5% of applicants pass Verblio's writing test
“We only accept just under five percent of our writers pass our initial writing test”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 4:30 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
Jan 17, 2019
Disclosure
Verblio has been entirely bootstrapped since inception
“This is all bootstrapped from the very from the very beginning.”
Steve Pockross Jan 17, 2019 ▶ 11:04 1272 How This Pricing Page Drives Big Expansion Revenue with $260k/mo Verblio CEO
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