Balogh: MarketMuse has grown to almost 40 employees
Aki Balogh · 1752 How $4m ARR CEO Uses $2m in Revenue Based Debt to Scale · May 11, 2020 · at 17:18
Aki Balogh, co-founder and CEO of MarketMuse, discusses the company's headcount growth with Nathan Latka.
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“40. Almost 40.”
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