Blair: BuildFire reached nearly $200K pure SaaS MRR in late 2016
Ian Blair · 822: SaaS: 25 Years Old and $250k+ in MRR, Here's Trick to Starting With No Developers · Oct 24, 2017 · at 8:17
Nathan Latka asks BuildFire founder Ian Blair to separate pure SaaS subscription revenue from upfront professional services fees.
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“Yeah, that would be you know, close to the 200 mark.”
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