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Sullivan: Ryver has been the most difficult startup of his career

Pat Sullivan · 1366 ACT! and SalesLogix Founders New Company Hits $1m in ARR · Apr 21, 2019 · at 7:09

Software veteran Pat Sullivan compares building Ryver to his previous entrepreneurial ventures, including ACT! and SalesLogix.

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“By far the majority of companies struggle and river of all my startups have, has been the most difficult.”

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