Passageways CEO Parun Chadha describes his company's customer vertical distribution to Nathan Latka.
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Chadha: Talent density rises astronomically after raising large capital rounds
“The talent density goes up astronomically after you've raised money, you know, with some big valuation numbers or big checks because people want to come and work. Your firm, and you are inviting your friends as well.”
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Chadha: Six- and seven-figure secondary payouts transform company culture
“When you really find lots of folks around you in your team have made their first six-figure, seven-figure checks, and they work with you, it will completely change the culture. You don't have to worry. There's a proven culture of financial rewards, extraordina…”
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Chadha: OnBoard closed its fundraising cycle in 1.5 weeks
“For me, ah, the fundraising cycle was a very short one. It was just a week and a half.”
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Chadha: Acquiring over 20% of ARR requires making executive hires first
“When you do an acquisition which is more than 20% of your ARR, it's gonna test you. You almost need to hire execs ahead of that transaction.”
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Chadha: 200 customers in one vertical makes startups more investable
“First of all, stick with a niche. Niches will bring riches. Certainly, you know, I can you know, attest to that. If you have 200 customers in the same vertical, you're going to be more investable than actually being spread over lots of different verticals.”
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Shada: eScribe was doing $5M to $10M in revenue at acquisition
“Yeah, I know. I would say, you know, just short of that, but yeah, that was sort of the revenue range. You know, they were in the five to ten million range, but I don't know the exact specific number this time, but yeah.”