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Oates: Ovation Works With Over 2,000 Restaurants and 100 Retailers

Zach Oates · Unlocking B2B Influencer Marketing: How I used $20k to get over $1M in ARR · Nov 2, 2022 · at 1:33

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Zach Oates, founder of customer feedback platform Ovation, shares customer metrics during his presentation at the Founder 500 conference.

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“We work with a little over 2000 restaurants, about a hundred retailers and one blood sucking lawyer. Other than that, we primarily work with restaurants.”

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