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Alex Taub

Co-founder and CEO, Upstream · 1 appearance on the record.

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Alex Taub is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded and led SocialRank, a social media audience analytics company acquired by Trufan in 2019, before co-founding community platform Upstream. He previously held business development roles at Aviary and Dwolla and co-authored the book Pitching & Closing.

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SocialRank uses its $50 tier to qualify leads, not drive revenue
“I don't really even care that much about people who pay the 50 bucks, I just see it as a way of qualifying that they're willing to spend anything.”
Alex Taub Jul 6, 2016 ▶ 8:14 EP 347: How Social Rank Hit $50k In MRR In Under 2 Years With CEO Alex Taub
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Taub: SocialRank has over 250k users and north of 50 paying customers
“We have over 250,000 people who have used the, and I don't know that we've shared how many paid customers we have, but it's north of 50.”
Alex Taub Jul 6, 2016 ▶ 4:12 EP 347: How Social Rank Hit $50k In MRR In Under 2 Years With CEO Alex Taub
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Taub: SocialRank grew MRR by 30% each month in 2016
“So, in 2016, so far, we've grown revenue monthly recurring revenue each month by 30%.”
Alex Taub Jul 6, 2016 ▶ 5:26 EP 347: How Social Rank Hit $50k In MRR In Under 2 Years With CEO Alex Taub
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Taub: Majority of SocialRank Premium signups actually want Market Intelligence
“Not every single one, but I'd say a majority of the people who've come in to get premium have actually We've spoken to them, and actually what they really want, at the end of the day, is market intel.”
Alex Taub Jul 6, 2016 ▶ 8:53 EP 347: How Social Rank Hit $50k In MRR In Under 2 Years With CEO Alex Taub
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Taub: SocialRank's Instagram Product Is More Popular Than Its Twitter Product
“I would actually say our Instagram products seem more popular than our Twitter product these days.”
Alex Taub Jul 6, 2016 ▶ 11:23 EP 347: How Social Rank Hit $50k In MRR In Under 2 Years With CEO Alex Taub

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EP 347: How Social Rank Hit $50k In MRR In Under 2 Years With CEO Alex Taub Jul 6, 2016 12m
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