Mariantis: Surefire Local will reach about $30M ARR by year end
Chris Marentis · How to 5x Your Bookings with a Transactional Sales Model for SMBs · Oct 11, 2022 · at 15:46
Chris Mariantis, founder and CEO of Surefire Local, discusses the company's financial trajectory and capital structure.
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“We'll end this year about thirty million in ARR.”
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