Byers: Formstack rarely loses to Google Forms due to workflow automation
Chris Byers · 1223 Just $1m Raised and $1m+ in MRR as Formstack Grows in Indianapolis · Nov 29, 2018 · at 3:59
Formstack CEO Chris Byers explains how Formstack differentiates itself from free competitors like Google Forms by focusing on multi-user process automation.
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“And so we definitely have, I'm sure we lose business to them, but we don't hear it much because people are really starting to automate a process when they're thinking about form stack versus just quick data collection and quick form collection.”
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