Mitchell: Yac's goal is to hit $1 million ARR in 2021
Justin Mitchell · Yac Is Audio Slack, Hits 10k Weekly Users, Raising $8m on $30m · Feb 11, 2021 · at 18:49
Justin Mitchell, CEO of async voice platform Yac, shares revenue targets and milestones.
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“You know, it's really the goal for this year is to hit the million AR.”
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