Welde reveals Smartling is way above $10 million in ARR
Jack Welde · 1002 How He Makes $10m+ Speaking Every Language on Earth · Apr 22, 2018 · at 15:55
Jack Welde is the co-founder and CEO of Smartling. He is discussing the company's revenue scale and contract structure with Nathan Latka.
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“We've already broken that. We're way above that.”
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