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Vertical IQ consistently hits 10% to 20% operating margins

Bobby Martin · EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin · Jan 16, 2017 · at 14:07

Bobby Martin, co-founder of Vertical IQ, discusses company profitability and operating margin targets.

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“10 to 20% operating margins is what we aim for. And we normally reach that, you know, some years we just started in 2011.”

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Vertical IQ maintains a 98% annual customer renewal rate
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