Mikita Mikado is the CEO of PandaDoc, discussing company growth metrics with Nathan Latka.
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“Close to 14,000.”
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PandaDoc was never dependent on any single partner for growth
“We were never dependent on anyone to drive our growth.”
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HubSpot has not been the major growth driver for PandaDoc
“It hasn't been the major driver of the growth. It's a good growth channel. Partnerships in general is a very good growth channel for us, but it hasn't been the major one.”
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Disclosure
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Insight
Operating a SaaS business with 50% annual revenue churn is almost impossible
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