Gordon: Salesforce rarely boots partner apps from AppExchange after acquisitions
Dr. Cindy Gordon · SalesChoice Bootstrapped to $1m in ARR on Salesforce, Now Raising $2-3m · Oct 21, 2021 · at 1:56
Nathan Latka questions Dr. Cindy Gordon on the platform risk of relying entirely on Salesforce's AppExchange ecosystem.
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“I don't know if that happens too often. I think within the ecosystem I mean, I'd love to hear your perspective, but I haven't heard those stories.”
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