Earl: Bootstrapped Agiloft generates eight-figure annual revenue
Colin Earl · 954 Launched in 1991 How is Agiloft Closing $1.8m Deals? · Mar 5, 2018 · at 7:38
Colin Earl, founder and CEO of Agiloft, shares broad revenue metrics for the bootstrapped enterprise software company.
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“And I'll just say we're a fair way beyond five million or, you know, seven digits. We're into eight digits.”
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