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Salesflare hit 100 customers with a six-person team

Jeroen Corthout · 673: Getting Your First 100 Customers with Salesflare CEO Jeroen Corthout · May 28, 2017 · at 8:29

Salesflare co-founder Jeroen Corthout breaks down the company's headcount and operational structure.

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“Ah, so it's three people currently working on building the product, and three people on selling the product, and delivering customer service, and all this kind of stuff.”

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